San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By John Lampkin

ACROSS 1 Provoke 7 Clichéd currency 14 Cone site 16 Crop duster, e.g. 17 Unhelpful helper 18 Like garden gnomes 19 Subject for a meteorolog­ist 21 Respiratio­n point 22 It’s often twisted 26 Slangy 21-Across 30 Holy recess 34 Holy jurisdicti­on 35 Rude dude 36 Subject for an oceanograp­her 39 Summed up 41 Nullified 42 Subject for an electricia­n 44 French sky 45 Cycle starter? 46 Cry of enlightenm­ent 47 Homecoming cry 48 Kitchenwar­e 50 Formerly floppy medium 53 Subject for a news team ... and a descriptio­n of 19-, 36- or 42-Across? 61 “Hogwash!” 64 Personal __ 65 Somewhat 66 Femur or fibula 67 Butterflie­s on ankles, say 68 Teammate of Duke and Jackie

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“Concord Sonata” composer 2 Lower-class, to Brits 3 Chowder bit 4 China’s DF-31, e.g. 5 Gift of the gifted 6 Opener for Don Quixote? 7 It has big teeth 8 “Gramma” in the comic strip “Stone Soup” 9 Chowderhea­d 10 He was on deck when Blake was up 11 “And more” letters 12 Masked drama 13 Crack 15 Space balls 20 Raise 23 The way things stand 24 Atone for 25 Tease 26 Wrong move 27 “Wrong, wrong, wrong!” 28 Get the better of 29 Oklahoma tribe 31 Sonar pulse 32 “The Mikado” weapon, briefly 33 Tube traveler 36 Ceremonial accessory 37 And 38 Diplomacy 40 Gay syllable 43 Teased 47 Long cold spell 49 2013 Masters champ Adam __ 51 Airport abbr. 52 Bad bug 54 Biblical connector 55 Move, in real estate lingo 56 Saloon and deli offerings 57 Weird feeling, perhaps 58 Plenty of poetry? 59 Island goose 60 Word with farm or house 61 Stick for 10-Down 62 In the style of 63 Bombed

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