San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Prasanna Keshava

ACROSS

1 Hit the jackpot

8 One with faulty “I” sight? 15 Deficiency of red blood cells, across the pond 16 Pasta specificat­ion 17 Symbol on the “5” key

18 Handyman’s

carryall

19 Aid for shade at the shore 21 Abdomen neighbor

23 Parisian article 24 Pool sticks

25 Chain with links 26 Nine-digit ID

28 Rivals

29 Award first won by Naughty by Nature

33 Scrooge’s cry

34 Norwegian pop band that sounds like a revelation 35 “http” often

begins one

36 Judoka’s belt

39 “Breaking news!”

teaser

42 Washer cycle

44 Rx item

45 Pool hall triangle 46 Jefferson’s vice

president

47 News agcy.

49 Obstinate

50 Facebook invite ... to which the circled letters respond

54 Area sheltered

from the wind

55 Former weekly with home viewing listings 58 Most of Google’s revenue

59 Had a hankering 60 Wobbles

61 Glossy cottons

DOWN

1 Generation divide 2 LA-to-Denver dir. 3 Hat similar to a fez

4 Proof of purchase

5 “Let me explain ... ”

6 Prez’s title

7 Biblical word of possession

8 Cake’s instructio­n to Alice

9 Chunks

10 Prominent garlic feature

11 Verizon’s biz 12 Dressed like many Union soldiers

13 Mink wraps

14 Laredo’s state

20 Forearm bone

21 Barry, Robin or Maurice of pop music

22 Seehorn of “Better Call Saul”

26 Humorist Mort

27 Email filter target 28 __ moon

30 Word before

check or forest

31 Minstrel’s strings 32 Raised, as cattle 36 Malt drink since

1904

37 At one’s __ and

call 38 Pac-Man ghost 39 Tries to hit, as a

rifle range target 40 Friendly femme 41 Evidence of an

error

42 “You bet!”

43 Mass leader

46 Note above A 47 Farm milk

“dispenser”

48 Newspaper

media

49 Sired, biblically 51 Giza’s river

52 Col. headings on many spreadshee­ts 53 Iris layer

56 Lair

57 Newsroom staff members, for short

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