The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS 1 O on a stand, say 6 “Pokémon: The

Series” genre 11 Ceremonial exchange 15 “The Nightmare

Room” series author 16 Misses without

exception 17 Dirty work? 18 Scuba diver’s

destinatio­n 19 Paramount paramour? 21 Sandwich title? 22 Watches kids 23 Sit tight 24 Greek goddess

carrying a pick? 26 Applies with force,

as brakes 29 Jelly bean-munching

president 30 Color gradation 31 Modest

acknowledg­ment 32 Wolverine relative 35 In the cooler 36 Program for young readers, and a hint to five puzzle answers 40 Some satellites 41 Back up anew 42 European wine area 43 Mend, perhaps 44 iHeartRADI­O fare 49 Inventor’s cry of success 51 Online scammer’s tool? 53 Jones of film, familiarly 54 Motley 55 Real estate unit 56 Dispensers of horse pills? 59 Bop on the bean 60 Bulb in a balloon? 61 Boffo Moffo performanc­es 62 “No more for me” 63 Cap’n’s mate 64 Stroke in a parlor 65 Boxing family DOWN 1 Start of an oath 2 Attack from above 3 __ Nevada: brewery 4 Clear, as a drain 5 Reaction to a mouse 6 Anticipate 7 “A Walk in the Woods” actor 8 Rowdy rug rats 9 “I couldn’t care less” 10 Facilitate 11 Early Apple audio player 12 Made at home 13 Mineral source 14 __-Caps: candy 20 Coastal inlet 22 Tendon 25 Occurs to, with “on” 26 Early antibiotic 27 Fictional flesh-eaters 28 TV’s “Science Guy” 30 Sly chuckles 33 Buenos __ 34 Crock-Pot dish 35 First-year law students 36 Nutter Butter Cereal maker 37 Starts without a key 38 True-blue teamster, say 39 Dumpty-shaped 40 English R&B singer Ella __ 43 Overhead stadium equipment 45 Greg’s sitcom wife 46 To be safe 47 More spooky 48 Angioplast­y implants 50 Nutritiona­l no. 51 Greek breads 52 “Steppenwol­f” author 54 Greek letters 56 Little lie 57 It may be about nothing 58 401(k) relative, briefly 59 Food collector, at times

 ?? Puzzle by Ed Sessa ?? 12/14/18
Puzzle by Ed Sessa 12/14/18

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