San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Jeffrey Wechsler

ACROSS 1 Quick blow 4 Weary worker’s sigh 8 Dives 15 4 x 4, briefly 16 Six-ton predator 17 Leopard spot 18 ICU staffer 19 False claim about one’s pioneer ancestors? 21 Taking courses? 23 Crest box abbr. 24 Crafty 25 Medieval German spendthrif­t? 30 Honey, in slang 31 Zip 32 Lot choice 36 Wall St. event 38 Enforcer of some ACA provisions 39 Vague unease 41 Transmitte­d documents with Red Riding Hood’s location? 45 Bending movement 46 __ clear 47 Large receptacle 48 Nods, maybe 49 It was precious to conquistad­ores 50 Oliver Twist or Tiny Tim 52 Beauty treatment for poultry? 58 Half-hearted 61 “There’s __ in team” 62 Laundry employee 63 Big-screen entertainm­ent for angels? 68 Hurdle for srs. 69 First religious leader of his title to be called “The Great” 70 Guy 71 Charlottes­ville sch. 72 Tools for some crossword solvers 73 500-mile race 74 Furry friend

DOWN 1 Derby cocktail 2 For face value 3 Japanese takeout orders 4 Many an offcampus local 5 An Allman brother 6 Suffix with robot 7 Budgetary excess 8 Fendi rival 9 Seuss activist 10 Amer. capital 11 Bk. before Esther 12 Classic muscle cars 20 14 13 Shorthand unlisted Alluring With papery 35-Down, items for 22 constructi­on left Filmmaker alone best 26 Lupino Blacksmith wear 27 For fear that 28 Capital on a fjord 29 Patricia of “Hud” 33 Tending to, as the loot 34 Like pirates, often 35 See 20-Down 36 Uncertain 37 Part of IPA 38 Midori in a rink 39 Gourd fruit 40 Piercing tool 42 Corner off. occupant 43 44 49 50 51 Share Fabled Dust migrant Dancing Kitchen maker Bowl juicy braggart gadget dinosaur details 53 54 55 __ Pacific Brandish circle salmon 56 57 Guts “That’s talking about!” what I’m 58 59 Sanitizing Latin love cloth 60 California tourist valley 64 Kisses, in love letters 65 Paris’ __ de la Cité 66 “What __ missing?” 67 FedEx fleet member

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