San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By C.C. Burnikel

ACROSS

1 Beauty topper queen’s 11 6 Standoffis­h Irish folk dance 14 15 Naysayers “Z: The Beginning of 20 22 23 24 28 16 19 21 17 Everything” Christina Santa *Easy-to-read character “Real channel Triangular pastry Skinny Buzzing Luxury monogram *Cruise Like Scotch much World” __ bag fish stop insect winds Indian star 30 34 37 40 31 Purchase Lowe’s July nonstarter Kagan Court “Grr!,” *Microsoft 4th say of the at 42 43 Outlook service Freight *FaceTime alternativ­e weight 44 45 1988 fish Asian Egypt film part farce of 47 48 50 Assist Goes “Enchanted” to seed 52 fantasy *Emphatic film girl 56 typeface Patriots’ org. 59 60 Put Stool a spell pigeon on 61 Decline participat­e to 64 Cigar refuse 65 Parting words suggested by all or part of the answers to starred clues 67 Peg for a round 68 “Grr!” 69 “Tomorrow” musical 70 Slip up 71 Cozy spots 72 Rent-a-car choice

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1 File projection­s folder 2 Mosaic technique 3 Molecule parts 4 Cough drop name sung in ads 5 Seeks answers 6 “__ you listening?” 7 Soda bottle size 8 Four pairs 9 Spotted wildcat 10 Evergreen tree 11 One-pot New Orleans dish 12 Major chip maker 13 Chairperso­n’s order keeper 18 Place for a campaign button 25 “Waiting for Lefty” playwright 26 Archaeolog­ist’s find 27 Fail suddenly, with “out” 29 Desserts in Little Italy 31 Morning drops 32 Actress Thurman 33 Longtime “CBS Evening News” anchor 35 “There’s __ in team” 36 Building add-on 38 39 Hudson school Went first Riv. tech 41 Worshiped star 46 “Iron Chef Gauntlet” host Brown 49 Devious plan 51 San __: Texas city, familiarly 52 Steaming mad 53 Law enforcemen­t shocker 54 Overflows (with) 55 Yank in Yemen, for short 57 No longer lost 58 Saint __: Caribbean island 62 School bake sale orgs. 63 In that case 65 They’re related 66 Cards checked at the gate, briefly

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