The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Ed Sessa

ACROSS

1 Pete Seeger’s instrument

6 Biblical song

11 Chocolate dog

14 Hunter in the night sky

15 Radio station, e.g.

16 Physicians’ gp.

17 Creator of unique gallery pieces

19 Jake Tapper’s channel

20 Adam’s first home

21 Neptune’s domain

22 “Amen”

24 “Louder, please”

27 Cry out loud

30 Make a choice

31 Ctrl+Z, in Windows

32 Ruin’s companion

34 Blonde or pale beverage

35 Slime

39 TV soap for

54 years ... and a hint to the puzzle circles

43 Mug for a selfie

44 Nile viper

45 Race prelims

46 Behaves

48 One of two for a downhill run

50 Movie filming site

51 Free on request

56 Playground bully, e.g.

57 Butter square

58 Waikiki Beach location

62 “Little Birds” author Anaïs

63 Motorcycli­st’s state-of-the-art gear

66 First day of spring, in Hanoi

67 Conical plains shelter

68 Car alarm sound

69 Biblical beast of burden

70 Scornful look

71 Modern storage units

DOWN

1 Tibia or humerus

2 Dry as a desert

3 Naughty’s opposite, to Santa

4 First of 21 Popes

5 Number that’s its own square root

6 Mother or grandmothe­r, e.g.

7 Occupy, as a desk

8 Phoenix MLB team, on scoreboard­s

9 Eased

10 “The Wind in the Willows” amphibian

11 Cagney’s TV partner

12 OB/GYN procedure

13 African language group

18 “Instantly!” letters

23 Irish accent

25 Pepsi rival

26 Main body of the Constituti­on?

27 Give and take

28 Thereabout­s

29 Ones hanging out in caves

33 Ignores the rules

34 Dada co-founder

36 Like some traditions

37 Not fooled by

38 Hissed “Over here!”

40 Guys in the fishing business, e.g.

41 Mount of Greek myth

42 Pizza crust order

47 Places for ribs

48 One doing axels

49 Kin’s partner

51 Fruity soda brand

52 Village Voice awards

53 Littlest littermate­s

54 “Shop ’til you drop” affair

55 “Wowie!”

59 Amo, amas, __

60 “Take it!”

61 Tribe with a state named for it

64 Impersonat­e

65 Tidal flow

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12/8/20

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