The Mercury News

Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Fall sign

6 Medic 9 6-Across’s “Pronto!” 13 Keep clear of 14 Sorta cousin 15 “Leaving on a Jet __” 16 *“Righto!”

18 “Nick of Time” singer Bonnie

19 Enters the wrong area code, say

20 *Big boss 22 Unburdened (of) 23 “Mean Girls” screenwrit­er Tina 24 Coder’s conditiona­l

construct

25 Navy builder

27 Ink spot?

29 Uses Google Hangouts, briefly 30 Apple’s virtual assistant

31 Lose one’s shirt 34 *2005 Emma Thompson magical role 37 Hurricanes and blizzards

38 Enjoy, as benefits 40 Mauna __ 43 Mattel product 44 Tippi of “The Birds” 46 Parkway feature 49 Spring sign 50 Con’s opponent 51 *Cold-water salmonlike fish 54 Summer sign? 55 High-tech eye surgery 56 Ultimate satisfacti­on, and a hint to the answers to starred clues

58 Far from klutzy 59 Refuge for very old couples?

60 1973 Stones ballad 61 Dropped in the mail 62 Oui or hai 63 Western flatlands

DOWN 1 Features of lasagna and tiramisu 2 They may be tickled 3 Late host of “Parts Unknown” 4 Corduroy ridges 5 Citrus suffix 6 Unpredicta­ble 7 Whistle blow er protecting org. 8 Landlocked African nation

9 Bias 10 Meditative exercise regimen 11 Country music? 12 “Grand” mountains 15 Duke VIP

17 “How do I love __?”: Browning 21 Ask (for), as money 48 23 Deceptive move 26 Tops in a lingerie 49 catalog 52 27 “Pinball Wizard” show 53 28 Basic skills 31 Greek lamb sandwich 54 32 Rip to pieces 57 33 Really annoyed, with “off” 35 Unacceptab­le to some, for short 36 Protection from snorers 39 Italian city that hosts the annual Eurochocol­ate Festival 40 Eucalyptus munchers 41 Really rile 42 Inverse trig function 44 Offended 45 Snacks

47 Not straight up Greenberg or Golic of sports-talk radio Catches some rays Potter’s medium His nap cost him the race Stained-glass piece Felon’s flight

 ?? Puzzle by Debbie Ellerin ?? 1/9/19
Puzzle by Debbie Ellerin 1/9/19

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