Here are the answers to Thomas Joseph Crossword Puzzles Monday March 23, 2020

African expanse – SAHARA
Beat at chess – MATED
Bening of ‘Captain Marvel’ – ANNETTE
Busy one in Apr – CPA
Cavalry sword – SABER
Chases off – SHOOS
Cheerleading stunts – HANDSPRINGS
Chicken — king – ALA
Church speeches – SERMONS
Cookout spot – PATIO
Cut off – LOP
Do refinery work – SMELT
Donated – GIVEN
Fashionably dated – RETRO
Flung – TOSSED
Following – RETINUE
French friend – AMI
Friend of Threepio – ARTOO
Genesis woman – EVE
Ingenuous – NAIVE
Join the crew – ROW
Kitchen come-on – AROMA
Kris — (Santa) – KRINGLE
Louvre entrance designer – IMPEI
Martini garnish – OLIVE
Objective – AIM
Origami need – PAPER
Pesto herb – BASIL
Powerful people – INS
Relaxing retreat – SPA
Resort city of California – PALMSPRINGS
Rink material – ICE
Sandwich meat – HAM
Sings like Ella Fitzgerald – SCATS
Smooth-talking sorts – COAXERS
Stands up to – RESISTS
Stubborn animal – MULE
Take in – SEE
Top-notch – AONE
Tussle – SCRAP
Urban oasis – PARK
Uses a needle – SEWS
Valentine’s Day flowers – ROSES
Velocity – SPEED
Vigilant – ALERT
Want badly – CRAVE
Wasn’t thrifty – SPENT
Woodsman’s tool – AXE
Work of fiction – NOVEL
— loss (confused) – ATA