San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Lynn Lempel

ACROSS

1 So last year 6 Home on the “I” page of many ABC books

11 Beer cask

14 Communion site

15 __ of salt

16 Nest egg

acronym

17 Support group for singersong­writer Neil?

19 Pen tip

20 Mailed

21 Burns a bit

23 Reggae-like

genre

24 One who tweets

a lot

27 Beaver creation

28 Support group for singersong­writer Ruthie?

33 Scatter, as seeds

36 Route word

37 LGBT rights

activist Windsor

38 Shepherd’s __

39 Writing tablet

43 Every bit of

44 Fashion designer

Schiaparel­li

46 In favor of

47 Greek fable

writer

49 Support group for actress Glenn?

53 Veto

54 Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome

55 Slangy “How’s

things?”

58 Balanced state

61 Revolts

64 Coif flattener

65 Support group

for actor Jude?

68 Most of a snow

cone

69 Make official, as

a statute 70 Estate units

71 Sci-fi escape vehicle

72 Sealy rival

73 Under attack from all sides

DOWN

1 Foots the bill 2 Medicinal houseplant­s

3 Did horribly

4 New Mexico’s capital

5 “So, logically ... ”

6 “No need to elaborate”

7 Miracle-__: gardening brand

8 Spot for a napkin

9 Cooking liquids that may be herb-infused 10 Lake near Syracuse, New York

11 Ruler with a

golden touch

12 Lake near Buffalo, New York

13 Chews the fat

18 Places with cold

drafts

22 First entry on

many a form

25 Daydream

26 Slow leak

29 Part of MYOB

and BYOB

30 Safe skies

agcy.

31 Disney’s “__ &

Stitch”

32 Kennel cry

33 On __: without a

contract

34 Cash register

35 Struck a chord

40 Not quite right

41 Of two minds

42 Father

45 Tag sale

caveat

48 Basic quality

50 Banishes

51 List of editorial

goofs

52 Pinot __: red

wine choice

56 Patrons

57 Blender setting for making baby food

58 Carnival vessel

59 Tex-Mex order

60 Rational

62 Dueler’s

injury

63 Soft summons

66 Realm of Ares

and Mars

67 Fractional amt.

 ?? ??

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