San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Mark Feldman

ACROSS

1 Brawl 6 See 27-Down 11 L.A. Galaxy’s org. 14 Alpine climber’s need 15 Asinine 16 Goal 17 Shrewd person, to a food critic? 19 African antelope 20 Hide 21 Like skunks and zebras 23 Hitching post? 25 44-Across VIP 26 James Bond’s school 29 Important person, to a food critic? 33 Prevent, as a robbery 36 Female neigh sayer 37 Betray 39 Avian symbol of pride 44 High school dance 46 Doze off 47 Despicable person, to a food critic? 52 Math average 53 Fencing sword 54 Witch trial town 57 Impressive banquet displays 61 Acknowledg­ed a military superior 65 Weeding tool 66 Lazy person, to a food critic? 68 CIA forerunner 69 Vaudeville show 70 “He loves me” piece 71 Tetley product 72 Class-ending pair? 73 Rub off the page

DOWN

1 Uncategori­zed stuff: Abbr. 2 Repeat 3 With the fat trimmed off 4 Auditory passage 5 Kick out 6 Where DNA tests are performed 7 Singer Yoko 8 Acorn sources 9 Make using yarn 10 Reader of tea leaves 11 Member of the crow family 12 White sale goods 13 Blotch 18 “Cool” hipster 22 President married to Mamie 24 Outer edge 26 Out-of-this-world beings, in brief 27 With 6-Across, records that might be “cooked” 28 Wise bird 30 Space 31 Rep on the street 32 When repeated, “Great speech!” 34 Weapon in Clue 35 Spoil 38 Water-testing digit 40 Traveler to work 41 Must pay 42 Civil War org. 43 Boy doll 45 Classic British sports cars 47 Did over, as a movie scene 48 Be against 49 Revered Mother 50 Casual top 51 Deep cuts 55 Once around, in a race 56 Secretly tie the knot 58 Land parcel 59 “Easy __ it!” 60 Santa Fe and Tucson, in the auto world 62 “Cheerio!” 63 Greek vowels 64 Give (out) sparingly 67 Prompt on stage

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