The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Architectu­ral recess

5 Good enough

9 Grad

13 “A New Day Has Come” singer

14 Like Erté’s art

15 Compensate

17 Full of anticipati­on

18 Subject to being wiped out

20 Source of some

TV content

22 Kardashian matriarch

23 “We __ alone”

25 Genetic

connection 27 Bridge protectors

30 Promotiona­l giveaways

32 Explosive initials

33 “Bob’s Burgers” sibling

35 Fellows

36 Sports bet based on total points scored ... or a hint to answering four puzzle clues

39 Chamonix peak

41 Retro ski resort sight

42 Inexact no.

45 Like a busy chimney sweep’s clothes

47 Collide with

50 Impediment to walking down a hallway

52 Bleeping editor

53 Hawkeye State campus town

55 Recommenda­tion for better health

58 Evil fairy played

by Angelina Jolie

61 Kurylenko of “Quantum of Solace”

62 In a heap

63 Bravo preceder

64 It’s not optional

65 Tibetan honorific

66 Alka-Seltzer jingle word

67 Internatio­nal gas brand

DOWN

1 Hardheaded 2 Blast furnace

output 3 With the least delay

4 Word with steam or fire

5 Many a poem by Sharon Olds

6 NBA coach Steve

7 Amazon berry

8 Alpine song

9 Continuing story line

10 Source of inside info, perhaps

11 Criticize severely

12 Casts in a bad light

16 Green lights

19 “You sure of that?”

21 Soak (up)

24 Thames gallery

26 African river to the Mediterran­ean

28 Topsoil

29 Treats with disdain

31 Hammer home?

34 Uptight

36 Go (for)

37 Nair rival that originally had “N” as its first letter

38 Horror icon, for short

39 Web service since 1993

40 Parsons of old Hollywood gossip

42 Stores on a farm

43 Trio in funny shorts

44 Storm often chased

45 Mischief-maker

46 “Sorry Not Sorry” singer Lovato

48 “Give __ break!”

49 Chant

51 Summarize

54 Come across as

56 Inspiron maker

57 Lowdown

59 HHS agency

60 Touchscree­n touch

 ?? By Dylan Schiff and Mark McClain ?? 1/8/21
By Dylan Schiff and Mark McClain 1/8/21

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