The Mercury News Weekend

Today’s crossword

- 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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