The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Matt McKinley

ACROSS

1 Golfer __ Thompson, who had her first LPGA tournament win at age

16 5 College sports channel

10 Inquires

14 Have too much, briefly

15 Surgical tool

16 “Ignore that dele” mark

17 Half a million in annual pay, say

20 South Korean capital

21 Proverb

22 Put the kibosh on

23 Carry with effort

25 Like citizenshi­p maintained in multiple countries

27 Chromatic basis of much modern music

35 Victory

36 In __: unborn

37 Sets straight

38 Mallorca o Menorca

40 Med. research agency

41 Part of Q.E.D.

42 Spanish girl

44 Like a chimney needing sweeping

47 Garden of Eden woman

48 Big rig

51 Shoe or foot part

52 __ de toilette 53 Inveterate imbiber

55 Impertinen­t

59 Copy on transparen­t paper

63 Around the clock

66 Bonn article

67 “I’m innocent!”

68 Captain hanged for piracy

69 Toward the setting sun

70 Op-ed piece, e.g.

71 Fruity beverages

DOWN

1 It’s often covered by insurance

2 Actress Falco

3 Hugs-and-kisses symbols 4 Paid __: completely settled

5 Heart test: Abbr. 6 Blighted inner city area

7 Law office hire, for short

8 Ariz. neighbor

9 Potential for profit

10 Comm. system with hand motions

11 Oliver Hardy’s partner

12 “The Americans” actress Russell

13 River of Hades

18 Candy heart sentiment

19 Not optional

24 Obtain 26 Farmland measure

27 A couple of times

28 “__ could help”

29 Gives spiritual insight to

30 Past, present or future

31 Mythical hunter

32 Not at all

33 Depart

34 Compound with a fruity aroma 39 Nagging pain

43 Nuclear weapon trial

45 First word in many Grisham titles 46 Dublin-born poet 49 Comic Boosler 50 California’s motto 53 Slow-cooked dish

54 Scrape, in totspeak 56 Mysterious sci-fi ships

57 Collapsibl­e beds 58 Arizona city on the Colorado River

60 Gung-ho

61 Formally turn over

62 Concludes 64 Ping-Pong table divider

65 Spanish throne occupant

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08/12/19

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