San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Julian Kwan

ACROSS 1 Paris eateries 6 Abyss 11 Birthday count 14 Rack flavoring 15 Hang in midair 16 Easter beginning? 17 Data-intensive branch of engineerin­g 19 “Positively Entertaini­ng” TV network 20 After-tax amount 21 Unveiling word 22 Iraq War worries, for short 23 God, in Judaism 25 Red-handed 28 Burning crime 30 “__ luego” 31 “Oh dear!” 34 Choir voice 36 Judge on “The People v. O.J. Simpson” 38 Camaraderi­e 41 Avant-garde music genre 43 Annoying kid 44 Greetings from Fido 46 Aired with sharper resolution 47 De-creases? 49 Lariat 52 Winter hike footwear item 54 58 59 Insect-sized superhero Surfer’s Makeover ride result 61 Self-image 62 Approx. landing time 63 “Best thing” bakery metaphor ... and a hint to each row of circles 66 Fish in Japanese unadon 67 Aspect 68 Montana Tech city 69 NFL scoring stat 70 Slanted columns 71 Thumbs-ups DOWN 1 CBS forensic spin-off starring Gary Sinise 2 Sleep concern 3 Elegant Manhattan avenue 4 Environmen­tal prefix 5 Diner employee 6 Spiced tea 7 Emergency phone link 8 Birdlike 9 Jiff 10 Doubtfire’s title 11 Pixar specialty 12 “Glad you spotted that error” 13 Surrealist Max 18 Mineral hardness scale 22 Director Anderson 24 Stinging flier 26 Norse god with a hammer 27 Kevin of “Central Intelligen­ce” 29 “The Simpsons” bus driver 31 MLB’s Diamondbac­ks, on scoreboard­s 32 Covered with plastic, as an ID card 33 Yeses from bosses 35 Space-research org. 37 Gave the green light, briefly 39 Dominates totally 40 __ Hashanah: Jewish New Year 42 Tear gas situation 45 Bilked 48 Be in debt 50 DUI-fighting org. 51 Stuck-up 52 1974 hit “__ Home Alabama” 53 Chilling in a cooler 55 Track competitio­ns 56 Playing marble 57 Connection points 60 Moistens 63 “City by the Bay” airport code 64 Once around the track 65 Lament

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