The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Talked into, with “on” 5 Calyx part 10 Typical artist’s apartment 14 Samoan capital 15 Amtrak option 16 Cabinet dept. formed under Carter 17 Doughnut order from a king? 19 Fifty percent up front? 20 Recorded 21 GPS info 23 Pisa possessive 24 Recording device 25 Musicians given to tippling? 28 Writer LeShan 29 Is next to 31 Sergeant Bilko, to friends 32 Tapestry thread 33 Saturn models 34 Set of data within an atmospheri­c analysis? 40 Quarterbac­k Tony 41 Swamplike 42 Protection against Mr. Decay Germ, in old ads 44 Continued violently 45 MDX ÷ X 48 Occupants of a wellinsula­ted nest? 50 One of the Coen brothers 52 “10538 Overture” gp. 53 Ocean bird 54 Gets rid of 55 M’s favorite agent 57 How perfume is sold ... and this puzzle’s title 60 Commercial exchange fee 61 Ames native 62 Future ENT’s exam 63 “You’ve Got Mail” co-star 64 Grabs 65 Turtles, sometimes

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1 Biblical seductress 2 Offered a view 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson portrayer in “Field of Dreams” 4 Mother of Perseus 5 Marquis de __ 6 Prefix with friendly 7 Product with a Simpsons set 8 Last Olds models 9 Andy Panda creator 10 Took charge 11 Two-run homer situation 12 Like “executrix,” e.g. 13 Old TV parts 18 Urban __ 22 “Beauty is bought by judgement of the __”: Shakespear­e 25 Fit and muscular 26 Certain footrest 27 Verve 30 Quilting party 34 Math branch concerned with surfaces 35 Rain forest region 36 Beyond slender 37 Former PBS “Mystery!” host 38 Extractabl­e natural resource 39 Louisiana genre featuring the accordion 40 Grain-based treat 43 “Understood, Cap’n” 44 His stories inspired “Guys and Dolls” 45 Luck 46 Pet that needs a sitter? 47 Many Alaska maps 49 “__ non sufficit”: the world is not enough 51 Outdo 54 Beltway VIPs 56 Put on 58 BOAC competitor 59 Storied cauldron stirrer

 ?? Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler ??
Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler
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Thursday’s Puzzle solved:

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