The Mercury News

Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler

ACROSS

1 Kvetch’s phrase 9 Obstruct

14 Military award

phrase

15 Cut out for marriage? 16 Lombardy skiing

destinatio­n

18 Feed bit

19 “Can I get a word in

here?”

20 Addams cousin 22 One of many standing in a Mexican bar 27 Merged comm. giant 29 Large garden

ornament

30 Viewed warily 31 Looks down on

34 Gas __

36 Gene Autry Easter

song critter 41 Extreme degree 42 Moot point 43 Toulouse-Lautrec’s birthplace

46 Like -trix, at times: abbr.

47 Brief “I think”

48 Carl Orff opus

54 “Law & Order: __” 55 Boy of la casa 56 Farmers’ business:

abbr.

58 Vacation spots found in each set of puzzle circles

64 Stand out

65 Behind closed doors 66 Publicizes showily 67 Car named for a

small warship

DOWN

1 Many times o’er 2 Pirate song snippet 3 Classic circus adjective

4 Site with clickable RSVPs 5 Industrial-sized tank 6 Helen Keller is on its st. quarter

7 Brief chuckle

8 Dry run 9 Cygnus’ brightest star 10 Budget rival 11 Gretchen of “Manchester by the Sea” 12 Presumptuo­us 13 Mortar’s partner 17 Revelation reaction 21 “Chopped” host Allen 23 Ice cream buy 24 “Spenser: For Hire” actor

25 __ particular order 26 Student’s backpack burden

27 Econ. indicator 28 Exec’s accessory 32 Sturdy fabric 33 RR stop 34 Copier need 35 Jungian archetype 37 Stir-fry staple 38 Buddha statues, Japanese silk prints, etc. 39 Periodic table suffix 40 Celestial feline 43 Carrier products, briefly 44 Profuse

45 Like some hillsides 49 Ludicrous 50 Array just before an odometer reaches 100,000 51 “So?”

52 __ acid 53 Family member 57 Dele canceler 59 Cup rim 60 Eclectic musician Brian 61 Original D&D company 62 Prepare to drag 63 Sault __ Marie

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8/9/18

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