ACROSS

1 Tilted type

7 Fix a story

11 Second-largest nation

12 Ticked off

13 Swirled

14 Large family

15 Scoundrel

17 Tabby and Spot

20 Garden pest

23 In the past

24 Headline setting

26 Online address

27 Have debts

28 Much of N. Amer.

29 Many profile pictures

31 Day light

32 Patriot Allen

33 Tiara adorners

34 Punctual

37 Satyr’s kin

39 Brain-based

43 Otherwise

44 Inmate’s hope

45 Title paper

46 Hardens

DOWN

1 Bar rocks

2 Wee bit

3 In addition

4 Refuges

5 Concept

6 Bounders

7 Houdini feat

8 Toy store buy

9 Lyricist Gershwin

10 Kayo count

16 Zoo sights

17 Brief rest

18 Snowy wader

19 Turnpike sight

21 Briefly

22 College heads

24 Pen part

25 Really impress

30 Struck out

33 Book category

35 Little devils

36 Ham or lamb

37 Nourished

38 Pub offering

40 Sandal sight

41 Completely

42 French article

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