San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Lewis Rothlein

ACROSS

1 “Born From Jets” automaker

5 Fiscal exec

8 Sign of danger

14 Like letters in an outbox

16 Transport again

17 Connecticu­t home of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

18 Nobody special

19 One may reveal a secret

20 Inconsiste­nt

22 Pro Bowl side: Abbr.

23 Past regulation, briefly

25 Land in the ocean

26 Cal Poly setting, initially

27 Morlock prey

29 Area 51 figures, supposedly

30 Way to earn interest?

32 Recipe amts.

34 “1984” superstate

36 Find

39 Lab tubes

40 Comparable things

42 “Black Narcissus” figures

43 Word on mail from Toledo, maybe

44 Abate

46 Just the best

49 __ thai

50 Mystery novelist Paretsky

51 Sine qua non

53 One often chosen for lightness

54 Arced woodshop tools

57 Mex. title

58 Hercule’s creator

60 “Join us for lunch?” regrets

62 Put back in the fridge

63 Hair problem, and what three short puzzle answers each has

64 Drafted

65 Many a quote, for short

66 “South Park”

co-creator Parker

DOWN

1 Temaki or futomaki

2 San __: Texas city nickname

3 Explosive mixture

4 “Kapow!”

5 Thicken, as cream

6 Martha’s Vineyard arrivals

7 Most unexpected 8 Slow up

9 Counting word

10 “Sure!”

11 Internet recovery program

12 Flee in fear

13 Utility abbr.

15 Possibles

21 As a bonus

24 Came to

26 Applies carelessly

28 Puerile retort

30 Artful dodge

31 Prof.’s aides

33 Fielder’s strong throw

35 PC brain

36 SoCal ball club, on scoreboard­s

37 Short report

38 Turtle shell, e.g.

41 Letter closer

42 Curry and Antetokoun­mpo, recently

45 Sear and simmer

47 Vex

48 Cool

50 Resell to desperate fans, maybe

52 Fine partner

53 Shortening, maybe

54 French cabbage

55 Hide

56 Roman numeral?

59 Garage service

61 ABA member

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