The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Sticking point? 5 Mixed __ 10 Surveillan­ce

network, briefly 14 Adonis

15 Finals, e.g. 16 Vibe

17 Minty green

cocktail? 20 Plunging neckline

type

21 Island chain 22 Annoying

23 Not an exact fig. 25 __ King Cole 27 Easier to

swallow? 36 Panache 37 Número after cero 38 “Gypsy” (2008)

Tony winner 39 Airs

41 Pinnacle

43 “The Goldfinch”

novelist Donna 44 Code prohibitin­g

singing?

46 Trashy newspaper 48 Hard to find 49 Puritan preacher involved in the Salem Witch Trials?

52 Old records 53 Bobs and weaves 54 Eye color 58 “Barry” channel 60 Major religion of

Indonesia

65 1934 Oscarnomin­ated film whose title hints at the wordplay in three other long answers 68 Rackets 69 Yankee Candle

emanation 70 Retailer with a meatball recipe to make at “höme” 71 Nervous

72 Frisky swimmer 73 Whimper

DOWN

1 Libya neighbor 2 Deceptive ploy 3 Poker entry fee 4 Sitcom radio

station 5 Brave adversary? 6 Over the moon 7 Take a risk 8 “Feeling good” 9 E-cig’s lack 10 Sleeveless

garment 11 Starbucks stack 12 Cause of blisters,

perhaps

13 Your mileage

may __

18 Word after bowl

or blow

19 Decline to

participat­e 24 Early Beatle

Sutcliffe 26 Oft-torn knee

part

27 “Lion’s share” originated from a story of his 28 NBA replay aid 29 Group of pundits 30 Seeing red 31 Demi of “Ghost” 32 Separated 33 Word from the Hebrew for “teaching”

34 __ nous 35 Discourage 40 Designer

McCartney 42 “Please repeat

that?” 45 Egyptian viper 47 Controvers­ial

food letters 50 Many a souvenir 51 “That’ll be the

day!”

54 Conceal 55 Surrounded by 56 “Oh snap!” 57 Handmade goods

website

59 Abrupt dismissal 61 __ to none: bad

odds

62 Go for

63 Several

64 Event with

courses 66 Eastern “way” 67 Shell mover

 ??  ?? By Nancy Stark and Will Nediger 7/17/20
By Nancy Stark and Will Nediger 7/17/20

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