ACROSS

1 Dull pain

5 Actor Willis

10 Was bright

12 Admit

13 Fill in until the boss gets back

15 Squeeze (out)

16 In what way

17 Golf goal

18 Kind of network

20 Despicable

21 Forgo frugality

22 Move slowly

23 Put off

25 Outside: Prefix

28 Command

31 Shop tools

32 Came down

34 Uno plus due

35 “__ a Wonderful Life”

36 Game cube

37 Maintain one’s position

40 “The King”

41 Michelangelo work

42 Like cattails

43 Corrals

DOWN

1 Pale

2 Folds under pressure

3 Find a place to hide

4 Finish

5 Was windy

6 Field worker

7 Perfect place

8 Reef materials

9 Main course

11 Flammable gas

14 Talk at length

19 Mulligans, e.g.

20 “Rigoletto” composer

24 Wiped off

25 Purim honoree

26 Singer King

27 Clock topper

29 Salad green

30 Control

33 Actions

35 Tiny

38 Pulled off

39 Trip around the track