San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By David C. Duncan Dekker

ACROSS

1 Most massive of all known elementary particles 9 Storage spot 15 Place frequented by John Jasper in Dickens’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” 16 Bird of baseball 17 Aptly named heavy-footed bird 18 Wow 19 High school gp. 20 Areas of interest 22 Night sch. staple 23 Twelve __: neighbor of Tara 25 Pre-fax communicat­ion 26 One who isn’t a pro 27 Repeated phrase in Ecclesiast­es 29 Nile reptile 30 Body part 31 Stood for 33 2000s “SNL” alum 35 Eastern way 36 Game console with a Mini version 37 Where many have gone on vacation 41 __ zoo 45 Get going 46 Pickup hr. 48 Mexican title 49 Animal house 50 Polynesian people 52 Value 53 Take responsibi­lity for 54 California city mentioned after Kingman in the song “Route 66” 56 “Yo!” 57 Aficionado­s’ creations that may infringe on copyrights, for short 59 Oscillatin­g curve 61 Cactus spine source 62 Takes advantage of 63 Persian king 64 Hiker’s shelter

DOWN 1 Steinbeck protagonis­t 2 Run 3 Game item made of cow leather, actually 4 In the capacity of 5 Ballpark figures 6 Take responsibi­lity for 7 Lucille Ball, e.g. 8 Gets down, in a way 9 Scrolls successor 10 Prominent periods 11 Tina’s “30 Rock” role 12 Cough syrup alternativ­e 13 Home Run Derby competitor 14 Unsteady 21 Counts while working out 24 Overwhelm 26 Decision maker 28 Online biz 30 Skips 32 Extended period 34 Amaze 37 U.K.-based personal organizer brand 38 “That comes as no surprise” 39 Fidget __ 40 First or second, say 41 Bach work 42 Confused 43 “Nice try!” 44 Most dreary, in Dublin 47 Anybody’s guess 50 Medieval clubs 51 Like the Jefferson Memorial’s columns 54 Nastiness 55 Old TV host with an accordion 58 Kit maker 60 Quick thinking

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