San Francisco Chronicle

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- By Erik Agard

ACROSS

1 Cut on a cutting board

5 Decorative or dental creation

10 Bestsellin­g South Korean band

13 Duration of a massage, typically

14 Followed a doctor’s instructio­n

16 Creature in fantasy stories

17 See 38-Down

18 As opposed to

19 Actress Long

20 Assessment

21 Highway or byway

22 Not banned

24 Flag holder

26 Dessert-shaping aid

28 “Without further __ ... “

30 “I just got it!”

32 Grains that aren’t part of a healthy diet

33 Inspire fearlessne­ss in

36 Spingarn Medal org.

39 Part of a process

40 Bucatini or capellini

42 Criticize

44 Studio Ghibli specialty

46 Start to have an effect

48 “¿Qué te __, calabaza?”

50 Like the main characters in “Fire Island”

51 “Help!” letters

52 Cheap jewelry material

56 Woman yelling at a cat, for one

58 NCAA basketball powerhouse

59 Basketball great Leslie

61 LSD

64 GPS stat

65 Familiariz­ed with

67 Earned

68 “Gr8 joke!”

69 Turn indicator, e.g.

70 Squander, as cash

71 Spanish title: Abbr.

72 __ dish: biologist’s container

73 Enemy’s opposite

DOWN

1 Talk a bit

2 Doughnut’s middle

3 Very vocal

4 Prefix with type

5 “Uh, yeah, it better be!”

6 Prefix with tech

7 Purple flower

8 Nike competitor

9 Talk a lot

10 Afro-Cuban drum

11 Experiment

12 Heat to nearly boiling, as milk

15 Montana capital

23 Long punctuatio­n mark

25 Experiment site

27 Native Hawaiians

28 Morning hrs.

29 Experiment results

31 __ carte menu

34 Emergency treatment for an allergic reaction

35 Setting not observed by Hawaii: Abbr.

37 “Phew!”

38 With 17-Across, Silicon Valley city

41 Word after price or phone

43 Hosp. personnel

45 Name that means “great” in Latin

47 Retina’s place

49 Claim

52 Propane and ethanol

53 Cast member

54 Australian marsupial

55 “__ Cha Know?”: Erykah Badu song

57 Fast snake

60 __ of David

62 Big celebrity

63 Descriptio­n for hydrated skin

66 Quick drink

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