The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1 Seminary book 6 E-cigarette output 11 Media-monitoring

org.

14 __-proof: easy to

operate

15 How the cheese stands, in a kids’ song

16 “__ be in touch!” 17 *Fruity ice cream

treat

19 Be litigious 20 Grandstand group 21 Cough syrup, e.g. 23 Chad or Rob of

movies 26 Practical joke 28 Lacking a

downside 29 Immobile 31 Chafing result 33 Smart set member 35 “Great Leap Forward” Chinese leader 36 Storybook fiend 39 Upside-down

sleeper

40 Fixed, like the ends of the answers to starred clues 43 Put a jinx on 44 Messy roomie 46 Nourished 47 House speaker

Nancy 49 Luggage tie-on 52 Shops with slicers 53 Gondolier, e.g. 55 Deviate from a

course, at sea 57 MASH shelter 58 Declares to be

true

60 Carpentry wedge 62 Nautical pronoun 63 *Knock one out of

the park 68 Afternoon social 69 Chopin piece 70 Marble mineral 71 Write “mispell,”

say

72 “Jurassic Park”

critters, briefly 73 Well-known

DOWN

1 Highchair wear 2 Wash. neighbor 3 TSA checkpoint container 4 Shoes sans laces 5 Sicilian volcano 6 Seven Sisters

college

7 Tyrolean peak 8 C-SPAN figures,

informally 9 French crockful with a cheesy crust

10 Captured back 11 *Place for rural

anglers 12 Crossword hints 13 Checkout worker 18 “Life of Pi”

director Lee 22 Common jazz

combo

23 Tree branches 24 Shaq of NBA

fame

25 *Won 10 in a row,

say

27 2/2/20, for Super

Bowl LIV

30 Many coll. lab

instructor­s

32 Roll of bills 34 Egyptian queen

in Tut’s time 37 Amber, for one 38 Be

41 Like fresh nail

polish 42 __ XING:

crosswalk sign 45 Restrain, as

one’s breath 48 Captive’s plea 50 Worked together perfectly 51 Serious cuts 53 Keep moist, as

turkey

54 [none of the

above] 56 Grinch victim 59 Zap with a

Taser 61 Somali-born

model 64 Pointless bother 65 Squeal on the

mob

66 Rugged vehicle,

for short 67 “Game of Thrones” patriarch Stark

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