The Mercury News

Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by David Alfred Bywaters 12/13/18

ACROSS

1 “__ just won’t do” 5 “What a relief!”

9 New Zealand mystery

author Ngaio __ 14 Automaker whose name means “Hark!” in Latin

15 Peace of mind 16 Expiate, with “for” 17 Should we name the kid after the eldest Brady son or the James Bond author? 19 Done in

20 “Cray” and “totes

adorbs,” e.g.

21 Same old routine 22 Moans and groans 23 Trip letters

25 __ it coming 26 Should we roll this old piano away or put it in order?

34 Word in many hymn

titles

35 Bit

36 Unheard-of? 37 ’50s-’60s car features 38 Continenta­l currency 40 As it happens 41 Swampy area 42 Places for me-time 43 Some party reminders 45 Should we read a religious pamphlet or watch a movie ad? 48 Operate

49 Neutral possessive 50 Sharp

53 Mass vestment 55 Swear words 60 Self-reproach 61 Should we work on the experiment or go for a swim?

63 Low prime

64 Lying on

65 Austen’s aspiring matchmaker Unexpected pleasure Mailed

Move slowly 66 67 68 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

10

11 12 13 18

24 DOWN License plates Spew, as insults Notion

One finger for a fastball, say According to Salon creation Isaac’s eldest Departed

It may run during a sad movie Classic song title words before “my love has come along” Bust a gut Tonsorial sound Cooped-up layers Looks untowardly toward Consider overnight 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 40 42 44 46 47 50 51

52 Uncomforta­ble situation More twisted, in a way Quick Draw’s co-creator Oktoberfes­t cubes Guinness adjective Rock’s __ Fighters Make one

Not once

Ovine animals

[It disappeare­d!] Old Mideast org. Short, for short Campus figure Sun screen Black Sea peninsula Colorful prize Second: abbr.

Pop diva in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Wild party 53

54 56 57 58 59 62 Word often said with a sigh

Stuck in traffic, say Big primates Weighty work Browser button Manual comeuppanc­e Choose

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