The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

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ACROSS

1 “Sesame Street”

fan

4 Misbehave 9 Chronic lung

disorder

13 Put on __; be

haughty 15 No-goodnik 16 Impassione­d 17 Adhesive 18 Company shunner 19 Cheese made

from sheep milk 20 Inane

22 Cafeteria patron’s

item

23 Uses a spade 24 North American

nation: abbr. 26 Take in __;

handle calmly 29 Least adorned 34 Long-legged bird 35 Parka features 36 Fragrant

neckwear 37 Engagement

symbol 38 Quickness

39 Wild hog

40 Isn’t __ to;

probably won’t 41 Hudson & Winslet 42 Sugar __; NY’s

state tree 43 Bugged

45 Sign of affection 46 Common

contractio­n 47 Insincerel­y

smooth

48 Ignore with

contempt 51 Undercover work 56 Warren or

Holliman 57 Approaches 58 Loud crowd noise 60 Intelligen­t

61 Bird of prey 62 Hemingway’s “The Sun __ Rises”

63 Bench board 64 Woman’s garment 65 1-800-Flowers

competitor

DOWN

1 Price label 2 Squirts WD-40 on 3 __-blue; faithful 4 Assert without

proof

5 __ off; becomes

less angry

6 Ditty

7 Finds a purpose

for

8 Talk into 9 Loose-fitting gown 10 __ the moon;

elated

11 Stuffed bread 12 WWII turning

point

14 __ away;

dismissing 21 Word attached to

bed or country 25 Serena Williams,

to Venus 26 Leftover bit 27 Rubbish; hogwash 28 Carries on

29 Sat for a photo 30 Quite a bit 31 Take the honey

and run

32 Marine mammals 33 Foursome on

a car

35 Abhor

38 Solidified 39 1989-93 U.S.

First Lady 41 Barbie’s beau 42 Primary

44 Pad of paper 45 Shuts

47 Little misses 48 Uses needle and

thread

49 Tack

50 __ Major; northern sky constellat­ion 52 Burn slightly 53 Book leaf 54 Tiger’s forte 55 Vane direction 59 Actor __

Steiger

 ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews ?? 12/15/20
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/15/20

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