The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS 1 Indian state bordering Bhutan 6 Pasture sound 11 Cheese go-with 14 Fiji neighbor 15 Asperity 16 Trick taker, often 17 Dog that loves a burger topping? 19 Mme., in Madrid 20 Blueprint 21 Loved ones 22 Colorless 24 Repeating 26 “__ Day”: chapter in the ’50s “The Thin Man” TV series 28 Noel 29 Dog that loves a winter sport? 34 Called from the pasture 36 Bearish? 37 “The Facts of Life” actress Charlotte 40 Barbecue, say 42 “As if!” 43 Equanimity 46 Vacant, as an apartment 49 Dog that loves to play in the rain? 51 Green pair, often 55 “Do __ others ...” 56 Cancellati­on of a sort 58 Bit of statuary 61 Undercover cops’ gear 63 Part of un giorno 64 Brown, e.g. 65 Dog that loves spaghetti? 68 Born, in Brest 69 Vast quantity 70 Socially active sort 71 Triage ctrs. 72 Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred 73 Black shade DOWN 1 Very minute 2 Beethoven’s “Moonlight,” for one 3 Inveterate critic 4 Back 5 Hindu meditation aid 6 Rest 7 Pinocchio, at times 8 Arachnid’s hatching pouch 9 Verizon subsidiary 10 Generous bar buddy 11 Chop finely 12 Real estate unit 13 Signify 18 Oscar winner Kingsley 23 Comes out with 25 Take badly? 27 “Hamlet” prop 30 Two-time NL batting champ Lefty 31 One standing at the end of a lane 32 A, in Acapulco 33 Acquire 35 Brothers’ keeper? 37 Zodiac critter 38 Toon storekeepe­r 39 Antiquity, in antiquity 41 Perfectly correct 44 27, for Beethoven’s “Moonlight” 45 One-legged camera support 47 Netflix installmen­t 48 252 wine gallons 50 Divining rod 52 Grew fond of 53 Deep dish 54 Like a cloudless night 57 NRC forerunner 58 Food sticker 59 “Your turn” 60 Bakery selections 62 See __ an omen 66 Prefix with pressure 67 Hack

 ??  ?? Puzzle by Paul Coulter 8/3/18
Puzzle by Paul Coulter 8/3/18

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