Crossword: May 11, 2023

ACROSS

• 1  The Catholic “Frat”
• 12  Never happened to the British Empire 
• 13  Puts to rest
• 15  Accompany
• 16  Hot spring mineral deposit
• 17  My hands are ____ 
• 19  She’s tough as _____
• 20  Pro ____, “In proportion”
• 21  When said thrice means “Yum!”
• 23  A TikTok on Instagram
• 24  Radiation measurer
• 27  “___L”: “Bye for now”
• 28  Monk’s home
• 30  Long, Long ___ in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
• 32  Surround with an aura 
• 34  Pro ____, “For good”
• 36  Cry a lot
• 37  ____ pinch of salt
• 40  Bad publicity, for short
• 42  Full of words
• 44  Ear inflammation  
• 46  Like some socks and dresses 
• 47  __ __, Links
• 48  Folly
• 49  Religious hub on campus

DOWN

• 1  Norse god’s home  
• 2  Crowdsourced Q&A site
• 3  Dry 
• 4  “Do we have the ok?”
• 5  ____ pot (device for clearing sinuses) 
• 6  Greeks like Plato and Socrates 
• 7  Owns 
• 8  Lena of “Chocolat”
•   9  Radial counterpart  
• 10  Fullness 
• 11  Place for a lace
• 14  R u 4 real rn?!?!
• 18  Canine Competition
• 22  _________ Rate, in dieting
• 25  Compass direction opposite of WSW
• 26  The theme of this issue, for short
• 28  “My God,” in French
• 29  Visitor’s Victory
• 30  Lead monk
• 31  Start quarreling
• 33  Someone who dies for religion
• 35  _____ nerve
• 38  Plant with two seed leaves
• 39  Two, in cards
• 41  Hockey venue
• 43  Was a passenger
• 45  Compass direction opposite of NNW