The Mercury News

Crossword

- by Eugene Sheffer

ACROSS

1 Departed 5 “Gosh!”

8 Capri or Wight 12 Wheelbase terminus 13 Scepter

14 Mast

15 Punishing, in a way 17 Erstwhile acorns 18 Fares, at times 19 British P.M., 194551

21 “— the season ...” 22 Crucifix

23 Lived

26 AAA job

28 Grand tales 31 Rose fruit 33 Unruly bunch 35 Within (Pref.) 36 Give a speech 38 Kids’ card game 40 Understand 41 Hear the alarm 43 Decay

45 Film festival city 47 Rock concert staffer 51 Low-pH 52 Sending unwanted emails

54 Hindu royal 55 Work unit

56 Taro root 57 Indication 58 Born

59 Tofu beans

DOWN

1 Final 2 World’s fair 3 Antiaircra­ft fire 4 Doctrine 5 Astronaut Gus 6 A billion years 7 — Allan Poe 8 U-235, e.g. 9 Big name in sporting goods 10 Victoria, for one 11 Gaelic 16 Make bootees 20 Sock part 23 Personal question? 24 Atmosphere 25 Generating 27 “Holy mackerel!” 29 B-F link 30 Drunkard 32 Stunt double, e.g.

34 Rapid outpouring

37 — out a living 39 Space 42 German city 44 Domesticat­es 45 Lot wares 46 Antioxidan­t berry 48 “Thank You” singer

49 Race place 50 Hollywood clashers 53 Opposite of “post-”

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