The Mercury News

Today's crossword

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ACROSS

1 Cut on a cutting

board 5 Decorative or

dental creation 10 Bestsellin­g South

Korean band 13 Duration of a massage, typically 14 Followed a doctor’s instructio­n 16 Creature in

fantasy stories 17 See 38-Down 18 As opposed to 19 Actress Long 20 Assessment 21 Highway or

byway

22 Not banned 24 Flag holder 26 Dessert-shaping

aid

28 “Without

further __ ... ” 30 “I just got it!” 32 Grains that aren’t part of a healthy diet

33 Inspire

fearlessne­ss in 36 Spingarn Medal

org.

39 Part of a process 40 Bucatini or

capellini 42 Criticize

44 Studio Ghibli

specialty

46 Start to have an

effect

48 “¿Qué te __,

calabaza?”

50 Like the main characters in “Fire Island” 51 “Help!” letters 52 Cheap jewelry

material 56 Woman yelling at

a cat, for one 58 NCAA basketball

powerhouse 59 Basketball great

Leslie

61 LSD

64 GPS stat 65 Familiariz­ed with 67 Earned

68 “Gr8 joke!”

69 Turn indicator, e.g. 70 Squander, as cash

By Erik Agard

71 Spanish title:

Abbr.

72 __ dish: biologist’s container 73 Enemy’s opposite

DOWN

1 Talk a bit 2 Doughnut’s

middle

3 Very vocal 4 Prefix with type 5 “Uh, yeah, it

better be!”

6 Prefix with tech 7 Purple flower 8 Nike competitor 9 Talk a lot 10 Afro-Cuban drum 11 Experiment 12 Heat to nearly

boiling, as milk 15 Montana capital 23 Long punctuatio­n

mark 25 Experiment site 27 Native Hawaiians 28 Morning hrs. 29 Experiment

results

31 __ carte menu 34 Emergency treatment for an allergic reaction

35 Setting not observed by Hawaii: Abbr. 37 “Phew!”

38 With 17-Across,

Silicon Valley city 41 Word after price

or phone

43 Hosp. personnel 45 Name that means

“great” in Latin 47 Retina’s place 49 Claim

52 Propane and

ethanol

53 Cast member 54 Australian

marsupial

55 “__ Cha Know?”:

Erykah Badu song 57 Fast snake

60 __ of David

62 Big celebrity 63 Descriptio­n for

hydrated skin 66 Quick drink

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