ACROSS

1 Influence

6 Social blunder

11 Directional sign

12 Benefit

13 Measure

14 Buffalo team

15 Comfort

17 On the ocean

18 Track figures

20 Locale

22 Garden visitor

23 Squid’s cousin

26 Like bar beer

28 Hag

29 Mascara holder

31 Haul into court

32 City of Colombia

33 Loses light

34 Tender touches

36 Novel need

38 Similar

40 Oneness

43 Exploding stars

44 Studio work

45 Prom crowd

46 Hog the mirror

DOWN

1 Comic bit

2 Historic time

3 HBO crime anthology

4 Forum garments

5 Has debts

6 Yak it up

7 Ace, e.g.

8 Result of a faulty test

9 Dossier

10 “Frozen” queen

16 PC key

18 Bassoon’s kin

19 Turn down

21 Longing

23 Milky gem

24 Coin word

25 Beholds

27 Nome native

30 Tentative taste

33 Campaign supporter

34 Gasp for air

35 Lotion additive

37 Oatmeal feature

39 Twisty shape

41 Bind

42 Longing

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