The Mercury News

Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke 12/17/18

ACROSS

1 Hindu royals

6 Tool with jaws 10 Mixer with Scotch 14 Lightweigh­t vacuum

first sold to hotels 15 Pianist Gilels

16 Eve’s second son 17 Peppy-sounding

cracker brand

18 El __: ocean current 19 Completely occupy,

as an arena 20 Well-to-do

23 Above, to poets 24 Drinks with crumpets 25 Instructio­n to a bank to make periodic payments

31 Loving squeezes 32 Beer whose logo s uggests a prize winner, initially 33 Chopping down 36 Ocean east of N.C. 37 Central Illinois city 40 Funny Tina

41 Rep’s sales target 43 + or - particle 44 Criticize sternly 45 Pink slip

49 Picnicker’s worry 50 Spanish “that” 51 Ship’s required nighttime illuminato­rs __ B’rith “Paula’s Home Cooking” host 59 Extremist sects 62 Puts frosting on 63 Tall and skinny 64 Audibly

65 Pageant body band 66 Greek Cupid

67 Body areas that may be irritated by shirt tags 57 58

1 2 3

DOWN “Frasier” role “All bets __ off” Zooey’s “New Girl” role 4

5 6

7 8 9

10

11 12

13 21 22 25

26 27 They “speak louder than words”

Did figure eights, say Start of Caesar’s boast

“Sign me up!” Woo with a tune One who gets hitched in a hurry Sensitive high school health lesson

Last bio Shoulder muscle, briefly

Partner in war Poppycock Storm-tracking device Former NBA big man, familiarly

Ballet skirt Beaming 28 29

30 34 35

37 38 39

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44 46 47 48 51 52

53 “SNL” network Not enough salt to taste, perhaps Hunter’s weapon Within shouting distance Places with elliptical trainers

__ Lama

Get dolled (up) Remove a fastener from

Become discolored, as silverware Diner flipper Amazon e-reader Out of neutral Trash holder Sluggers’ stats Donald Duck, to his nephews Glasgow denials Jay with a TV “Garage” Tattoo artist’s supplies

56 Sty fare

60 Election Day day: abbr. 61 Militant ’60s campus org. 54 55

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