San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Alexander Liebeskind & Jeff Chen

ACROSS

1 Colbert’s network

4 Chris of “Knives Out”

9 Organic jewelry source

14 Mine product

15 Search engine name

16 Singer’s asset

17 Mexican tradition that will 62-Across?

20 “This meeting could’ve been an __”

21 Sharp

22 Monopoly payment

23 The “N” of the actor known as NPH

25 Tetra- minus one

27 Celebrator­y moments to 62-Across?

33 Axe thrower’s asset

34 Sleep soundly?

35 End of a piece by 65-Across

37 Espy

39 Balances (out)

41 “Paper Girls” actor Corddry

42 Thompson of “SNL”

44 Devour with gusto

46 At most

47 Shopping outing that may 62-Across?

50 Key above ~

51 Karate school

52 Mix things up

55 Place whose state quarter features an astronaut

59 Obama daughter

62 See 17-, 27-, and 47-Across

65 Greek fabulist

66 Coach Jill who won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019

67 Minnow catcher

68 Brings (out)

69 Sierra __

70 Rock subgenre

DOWN

1 Morse __

2 Hat part

3 Creature that may shelter clownfish

4 Shadowy places?

5 Kilmer of “Top Gun: Maverick”

6 “Oh, I got it now”

7 Wine quality

8 Not all

9 “__ Maria”

10 “Song of Solomon” writer Toni

11 Light snack

12 MBA course

13 Take a breather

18 Lost power

19 “Do __ others ... ”

24 One-third of a haiku

26 Aries symbol

27 Blade that might move quickly in a storm

28 “Song of Solomon,” for one

29 “Two thumbs up!”

30 Sophomore’s grade

31 Springy backyard apparatus

32 Kebab often served with peanut sauce

33 Question

36 NYC ave.

38 Ore-Ida nugget

40 Took to court

43 “Old Town Road” rapper Lil __ X

45 “Cross your heart?”

48 Image on a menu bar

49 Cracked open

52 Shutter board

53 Arena level

54 “Assuming that’s true ... “

56 Stiletto, for one

57 __ of Wight

58 Norwegian capital

60 Object

61 Regarding

63 Special __: commando tactics

64 One of 10 in a lane

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