San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Robyn Weintraub

ACROSS 1 Shoots down 8 More than just passed 14 “My two cents ... 16 Variation of the Latin square puzzle 17 Motherboar­ds, etc. 18 They may be ribbons 19 You usually can’t see your shadow on it 20 Scornful grin 22 Underhande­d type 23 Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid,” e.g. 25 High wind? 27 They get checked at airports, briefly 28 One on the E. Coast? 31 Mechanic’s supply 34 Does some yard work 35 Shreds comics? 36 561-piece White House, for one 38 Works on, as comics 39 Shortcuts 41 Sun Devils’ sch. 42 Grammy winner James 43 It has a Yakutsk card 44 Be prudent 48 Dodge two-seater 50 Yemeni neighbor 51 Grinch victim 54 Not coastal 56 Habitat that comes and goes 58 No. 2 terminus 59 Like some stag party members? 60 Blush producer 61 Venus, say DOWN 1 “George’s Marvelous Medicine” author 2 Morales of “La Bamba” 3 __ call 4 Amer. capital 5 Old 34-Down preceder 6 Name that means “cool breeze” in Hawaiian 7 Parts of some stable relationsh­ips 8 Hieroglyph­ics creature 9 Maledictio­ns 10 Minneapoli­s suburb 11 One or two may arrive on Valentine’s Day 12 Furniture giant 13 Mastodon feature 15 Have trouble balancing 21 Engine concern 23 60-Across supply 24 Grammarian’s concerns 25 Goes on first 26 It’s often labeled “B” 29 Suggestive dance 30 Insurance co. requests 31 Second-largest branch of Islam 32 Nickel-and-dime 33 “Given the circumstan­ces ...” 34 Fox product 37 President for 200 days 40 Swahili word for “problems” 42 Bacon recipient? 45 Form for a letter? 46 Seeking damages 47 Heighten 48 Hotel upgrade option 49 Cross letters 51 Sported 52 Does some yard work 53 Auto pioneer 55 Hang on a line 57 Walker, for short

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