The Mercury News

Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Knot remover

8 Not pointless? 15 Took too many

courses? 16 “Marvelous”

17 Sent along

18 One pulling his weight around Christmas

19 Caper

20 Stuff on the deck 22 Proactiv target 23 European undergroun­d nickname

25 Forbids

26 Flood insurance,

once upon a time 29 Copycat’s talent 30 Alley goop 31 Toasting candidate 33 Grizabella the Glamour Cat’s solo 36 Single from Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks”

38 Some navels 39 Puerto Rico’s __ de

Morro

40 Hosp. sections 41 Warehouse supplies 42 Darn things

43 Vince with 18 CMA

Awards

45 Lacking versatilit­y 47 Raised eyebrow, e.g. 48 Nine Inch Nails

founder Reznor 49 Stomach

53 Brewery sugar 55 Where old records

may be kept 57 Congo line?

58 Do an inside job? 59 Fair rewards 60 Small restaurant­s

DOWN 1 “Brothers & Sisters” matriarch 2 Square

3 Gael, for one 4 Nocturnal Asian snake

5 Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time 6 Sporty truck, briefly 7 Framework for retiring 8 “Yowza!” 9 “Honestly!” 10 Matching 11 Toronto’s prov. 12 Party bites from the toaster oven 13 Maroon at a chalet, maybe 14 Coppers 21 Hybrid roast 24 Olympic gear 25 Film fawn 26 Basic studio class 27 “Deadpool” actor Reynolds

28 Group concerned with good breeding 30 Camper’s anchors 32 Speakeasy circulator 33 Bungle

34 Word with home or slide

35 Stinging response 37 House coat

41 Ugly looks

43 Xbox devotee 44 Kirkuk native 45 Name on “The Magnificen­t Ambersons” theater poster

46 Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic 48 Terry’s role in the original “Wizard of Oz” 50 Structural beam 51 Inflict on 52 They’re split 54 Check for drinks 56 Org. with an “Odd News” webpage

 ?? Puzzle by Patti Varol and Doug Peterson ?? 8/25/18
Puzzle by Patti Varol and Doug Peterson 8/25/18

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