ACROSS

1 Richard of “Chicago”

5 Cavalry base

9 Insipid

10 Shaq of the NBA

12 Spoken tests

13 Temple leader

14 Roof features

16 Chicken Ñ king

17 Hideous

18 Sway

21 Catch sight of

22 Kayaks’ cousins

23 Moscow money

24 Rather

26 Vietnamese New Year

29 Singer King

30 Surrounding glow

31 Epitome of easiness

32 Dark-furred martens

34 Bed boards

37 Between-meals nosh

38 Principle

39 Circus structures

40 Hot, in a way

41 Mine rocks

DOWN

1 Mechanic’s place

2 Facilitate

3 Political meeting

4 Different

5 In favor of

6 Stop Ñ dime

7 Money-back offer

8 Cafe fixtures

9 Fake

11 Teller of tales

15 Horse houses

19 Just

20 Foot part

22 Area under a wave

23 Carnival city

24 Aesop’s output

25 Secret

26 New Orleans university

27 Builds

28 Chores

29 Group of actors

30 Dogpatch boy

33 Regarding

35 Cowboy nickname

36 Pig’s place