The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler

ACROSS 1 Trap 6 Leaps in tutus 11 “Major Barbara” monogram 14 Dress style 15 Think the world of 16 Roger’s relative? 17 Surveillan­ce camera? 20 Set of pieces 21 They’re for members only 22 When the break rm. gets busy, perhaps 23 Opposite sides 26 Fine art and antiques, say 27 Desires more from Us? 28 Slithery danger 30 Holmes and Watson, e.g. 31 Interconne­cted irrigation channels? 35 Garage sale term 37 Actor Stephen 38 Lose impact 39 Member of Cassidy’s baseball team? 42 One-time connection 43 Put in 44 Signal on the road 48 Religious discourse 51 Had it up to here 52 Org. offering puppy love? 53 Tenerife, por ejemplo 55 Nutritiona­l fig. 56 Obsessivel­y uniform French fries? 60 Gardner on screen 61 Ahi et al. 62 Take a little off 63 “Think you I am no stronger than my __”: Portia 64 Part of a caddie’s burden 65 Unwelcome company DOWN 1 Bazaar figure 2 “Primary Colors” screenwrit­er May 3 Bit of winter wear 4 Business end? 5 Bk. after Ezra 6 Two-faced god 7 Verge 8 Barnyard males 9 Diamondsta­t 10 Groups breaking away 11 Began to overtake 12 Inherently 13 “Nothing wrong that I can find” 18 Clarifying words 19 8-Down, for instance 24 “M.A.S.H.” figure 25 “Would that it were true!” 26 Dian Fossey subject 28 Down the road 29 Complicati­on 32 Street __ 33 Occasional­ly newsworthy comment 34 Bazaar array 35 Crash insurance? 36 Short-lived 1760s levy 39 Commonweal­th off Florida 40 Big name in chips 41 WWII peril 45 Like much sandstone 46 Gung-ho 47 Toys with 49 Global sports org. concerned with wickets 50 “Chicago Hope” Emmy winner 51 Give short shrift to, with “over” 53 Access-providing fig. 54 Go across 57 NATO HQ locale 58 Handy program 59 Half of sei

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