San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Bill Zagozewski

ACROSS

1 Reduce drasticall­y 6 Skyscraper girder 11 Bobby on the ice 14 Willowy 15 Impudent 16 Baltimore Ravens mascot named for an author 17 Attendant who invites Hamlet to duel Laertes 18 Blubbers 19 Potato part 20 NOTHING 22 “Stillmatic” rapper 23 Equinox mo. 24 Secure at the pier 25 Small bite 27 Sulky state 28 L.A.’s region 29 Jessica of “Fantastic Four” films 32 Waimea Bay island 35 First sound of the day, for many 38 Provide missing info ... and what four clues do to their answers 41 Author Asimov 42 Ratio phrase 43 Boxing stats 44 Explosive experiment 46 Vote for 48 “I wanna go too!” 50 “Psst!” kin 52 These, in Nantes 55 Roadside respite spot 56 NAUGHT 59 Word with Iron or Bronze 60 Enter on a laptop 61 Tropical porch 62 Hi-__ image 63 Año Nuevo month 64 Ham it up 65 Cockpit abbr. 66 Building leveler, to a Brit 67 Like horses

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1 Neatniks’ opposites 2 Stocking thread 3 “It’s __!”: “They tricked us!” 4 Climb, in a way 5 Badger from the bleachers 6 Anvil-shaped ear bone 7 Ocean bed? 8 Burnett of CNN 9 ACTIVE NATURALS skin care brand 10 Otherworld­ly 11 SPACE 12 Fit for a queen 13 Piece maker? 21 It may be passed 26 Golf ball material 27 Sense of taste 28 Bird feeder food 29 John Williams won its 2016 Life Achievemen­t Award: Abbr. 30 Fleur-de-__ 31 EMPTY 33 Busy, busy, busy 34 Dept. that oversees the FDA 36 “Citizen Kane” studio 37 Ed.’s backlog 39 Fridge feature that needs water 40 Bergman’s “Gaslight” co-star 45 Title Tejano singer in a 1997 biopic 47 Starbucks’ mermaid, e.g. 48 Sparkly crown 49 Broadway backer 50 Blazing 51 Roll out the red carpet for 52 Pachelbel work 53 Related on mom’s side 54 Hit the slopes 57 Caustic cleaners 58 Tibetan spiritual adviser

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