The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Bay Area force:

Abbr.

5 Leaves at the

altar

10 News story

opening

14 Words with bow

or knot 15 Eye-boggling

work 16 Foreboding sign 17 *The opportunit­y to be successful again

20 Defunct luxury New York department store 21 Chinese leader who said, “Women hold up half the sky” 22 Ruby, for one 23 Admission of

deceit

24 *“I’d do the same

thing again” 26 Swedish soprano

Jenny

27 Beast with tusks 29 Color tones 30 Natl. population,

e.g.

31 Swiss high point 32 Director Craven 33 *“Stupid superstiti­on,” for one

39 Like some jokes 40 + or - particle 41 “You betcha” 43 Jones of the

Monkees 45 “Ultimate Driving Machine” vehicles 46 Soccer immortal 47 *“Don’t be so

oblivious” 49 Propose, as a

theory 50 Musician Yoko 51 Stick in a boat 52 Capital of Georgia

(the country) 54 Evening with the kids, or when the ends of the answers to starred clues might be played 57 New Haven

collegians 58 Raze 59 Friend’s pronoun 60 Like creamy

desserts

61 “__ you sweet!” 62 Nos. on an

airport board

DOWN

1 Unmoving Calder

work

2 Last round

contestant 3 Scrutinize using,

as a microscope 4 Became clear to,

with “on”

5 Baby marsupial 6 Some beers:

Abbr.

7 __ Vegas

8 Quake aftershock 9 Brown ermine 10 “OMG, funny!” 11 Asylum seeker 12 Postpones

13 Foe

18 Headed up 19 Grabs a snack 24 When toddlers

snooze

25 Cast out

27 Data

transmissi­on unit 28 Cry after un gol 32 Carries the day 34 Bright star 35 Ethylene __:

antifreeze 36 “That’s big news!” 37 Optometris­t’s

concern 38 Completely

enjoyed

42 Small sizes 43 North America’s

highest peak 44 Type of energy or

reactor 45 Backyard

barbecue staple 46 Considerat­e 47 One picking up the staff lunch order, perhaps 48 Clapton classic 49 Wrestler’s goal 52 Feds under

Ness

53 Sing (out) loudly 55 Kinda

56 Latin greeting

 ?? By Barbara Lin ?? 5/5/20
By Barbara Lin 5/5/20

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