San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Matt Skoczen

ACROSS

1 Olympic Buster played who Buck swimmer 7 Rogers Naughty 10 Queequeg’s captain 14 “Yowzah!” 15 365 días 16 Place for a long winter’s nap 17 Restaurant review pricing symbol 19 __ bar 20 Physicians’ gp. 21 Cheese couleur 22 Like some bread 23 Out of __: not together 25 Grad’s memento 28 Wagering parlors: Abbr. 31 Printer problem 32 Key with no sharps or flats 35 Slatted window 40 British Columbia’s capital is on it 42 Where a tennis server’s doubles partner is usually positioned 43 Most cordial 44 Like this ans. 45 Diamond bag 46 Equal chance 51 Slide __ 55 Slangy negative 56 School whose a cappella group is the Whiffenpoo­fs 59 Albany is its cap. 60 Nabisco cracker 61 “Baby Got Back” rapper, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles 64 Extra 65 66 Boxing Catty? legend 67 Cookie monster? 68 Center of Austria? 69 Fly to flee

DOWN

1 Musical endings 2 Unlike most airline seating 3 Poe’s middle name 6 4 5 Statement Spoil English the nobleman surprise amt. 7 Olympic skater Oksana 8 Country in SW Afr. 9 Put on 10 Place to say “I do” 11 Port-au-Prince’s country 12 Singer whose fans are called Claymates 13 __ to light: reveal 18 “Just a few __” 22 Gradual absorption 24 Marine snail 26 Open a bit 27 City in central Kansas 29 Not the least bit challengin­g 30 Mimosa time 32 Glamorous Gardner 33 Yoga class need 34 Statement amt. 35 Hot tub water agitator 36 Stomach problem 37 RSVP convenienc­e 38 Officehold­ers 39 July hrs. in Georgia 41 “Bates Motel” actress Farmiga 45 Shine 46 Terra __ 47 Self-evident principle 48 Opening words 49 Reduces to rubble 50 Four-time NBA All-Star __ Irving 52 Not illuminate­d 53 Rhone cathedral city 54 Lauder of cosmetics 57 Emotional boost 58 Former union members? 61 Posed (for) 62 __-de-France 63 Oktoberfes­t quaff

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