The Mercury News

Crossword

- by Thomas Joseph

ACROSS

1 Years gone by 5 Depth charge, in slang 11 Trade fair 12 Town center 13 Modeling stuff 14 Backed 15 Beer bash need 16 Nanny or billy 17 Got wind of 19 Tourist’s aid 22 Stimulates 24 Play part 26 Liberal study 27 Put up 28 Calendar markings 30 Silences, as a show 31 Quarterbac­k Manning 32 Enola Gay’s cargo 34 Radiance 35 Skilled 38 Mathematic­al array 41 Talk drunkenly 42 Broadway’s Stritch 43 Sailors’ saint 44 Goose’s mate 45 Spot

DOWN

1 Quick kiss 2 Car bar 3 Half of an Italian entree 4 Gift from Santa 5 Concerning 6 Teams 7 Search 8 Scoundrel 9 Common verb 10 Homer’s neighbor 16 Motoring need 18 Otherwise 19 The other half of the Italian entree 20 Writer Rice 21 Cribbage markers 22 Grow dim 23 River of Russia 25 Pal 29 Like tears 30 Cut, as hay 33 Ring combatant 34 Crossword part 36 Water source 37 Hector’s home 38 Ryan of movies 39 Imitating 40 Shoe hue 41 Behold

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