San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Alan Olschwang

ACROSS

1 Chopped clods garden 5 Wash 10 Thailand neighbor 14 Basketball Hall of Famer Donovan 15 Dislike to the max 16 Foot part 17 Rose and ruby 18 *Soft material 20 “Downton Abbey” actor Stevens 21 Ph.D. hurdle 22 Quarterbac­k Manning 23 *Supply support for a claim 29 Absolute 30 Cork’s land: Abbr. 31 “Mazel __!” 32 Ancient city on the Nile 34 “That scared me!” 35 Many a map dot 36 *“Coming Home” and “Nebraska” Oscar nominee 39 West Point team 42 It’s never free of charge 43 E-tailer 47 Life story, briefly 48 Spike TV, once 49 Candle emanation 50 *Like many new job seekers 55 Filming site 56 Phnom __, Cambodia 57 Ancient times, poetically 58 Card game declaratio­n, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers 62 Tire swing support 63 “A Mind” Beautiful mathematic­ian 64 Numbered market section 65 Is in session 66 Slow-moving boats 67 Old Renault 68 38-Down, e.g.

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2 1 Barely The heck able 3 Back-of-thebook explanator­y comment 4 Paris’ Pont __ Arts 5 Like 101 courses 6 Vituperati­on 7 This and this 8 Brick carrier 9 Prior to, in verse 10 De Gaulle’s birthplace 11 Applies holy oil to 12 U.N. Day month 13 “Be quiet!” 19 Relinquish officially 21 Engraver Albrecht 24 “You Light Up My Life” singer Boone 25 Competed 26 Ticked 27 KFC title 28 Biblical garden denizen 33 Acting litigiousl­y 34 Poetic twilight 35 IV part 37 Cold Stone Creamery buy 38 Orkin target 39 “The Rookie” network 40 44 45 41 __ Oyster Social Brunch Grande circle or buffet clam 46 station Superlativ­ely fare 26-Down 48 Beret’s perch 51 Highland waters 52 Protestant denom. 53 Street in a law office 54 Sedated 58 Paternity identifier 59 Musical gift 60 “Do the Right Thing” pizzeria owner 61 LPGA golfer Michelle 62 Dose meas.

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