The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Matt McKinley

ACROSS

1 Parson’s home 6 Wall St. hedgers 10 Seize with a

quick motion 14 Carne __: burrito

filling 15 Anklebones 16 Piece that starts

next to a knight 17 Set of blank pages for notes and doodles 19 Rowboat pair 20 Discards as useless or obsolete

22 Bro’s sibling 23 Ones elected to

office

24 Make illegal

25 It comes before the ques. on “Jeopardy!” 26 Unfilled calendar

slot

31 Desire

33 Going __: fighting 34 Mangy mutts 35 What people are

saying

38 Deuce topper 39 Riles up 40 Snakelike fish 41 Diminutive

two-seater 43 Morning moisture 44 Furniture wood 45 Come out on top 46 Musical gp. that performs summer programs at Tanglewood 49 Through many

experience­s 54 Persia, now 55 Car showroom

site 56 Route-finding app 57 Baseball Hall of

Famer Willie 58 Appliance brand 59 Do as ordered 60 Fashion monthly 61 Battery components, to a doctor

DOWN

1 Surgeons’

protection 2 Computer data

acronym 3 Feds busting

dealers 4 State known for 60-ft.-high presidents’ faces 5 Erodes, as profits 6 Musketeer pal of

Aramis 7 Engrossed 8 Uninterest­ing 9 Auxiliary wagers 10 Airplane maintenanc­e group

11 Lion’s warning 12 Choice of two 13 Novels and such:

Abbr.

18 Amazon delivery

boxes: Abbr. 21 Recycled

container 25 Longtime “60

Minutes” closer 26 Significan­t __ 27 Crusted desserts 28 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author Jean 29 “__ chic!”

30 N.J. winter hours 31 Wriggling bait 32 General vicinity 33 Gillette razor 35 Lb. and kg. 36 “Stevie” for

Stevie Nicks, e.g. 37 Former magazine aimed at adolescent­s 42 Greek cross 43 Conked out 45 Start of a question of possession 46 Gauchos’

weapons 47 Bloodhound’s

pickup 48 Gumbo

vegetables 49 Speedy steed 50 Level, as an abandoned building

51 For two countries,

as citizenshi­p 52 “Chat soon,” in

texts 53 Unconvinci­ng,

excuse-wise

54 __ Jima

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5/18/20

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