The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Julian Lim

ACROSS

1 Reward for

giving, perhaps 8 Usually not eligible for tenure, as a professor 15 In sum 16 Heedless of the

consequenc­es 17 Dug

18 “The Meyerowitz

Stories” co-star 19 Xenomorphs, e.g. 20 Switch positions

often

22 Razor handle 23 Uses for snoozes 25 Not lots 27 German article 28 Out of __ 29 Range makeup:

Abbr.

30 Make official 32 Tandoori bread 33 “Looks to be the

case”

35 Safari, say

37 Au naturel 39 Racing Unsers 42 Lectured

43 Mate 44 Flabbergas­t 46 Sch. with a

Phoenix campus 47 “Ashes” (2018)

singer

49 Shaky start? 50 Things to pick 52 Like some

dramatic refueling 54 Some tech sch.

grads

55 Hip

57 2010s TV series that explores hacktivism 59 More than vex 60 Opposite of a

scenic route 61 Frames on a

diamond

62 Whole number

DOWN

1 Drying agents 2 Standing acclaim,

at times

3 Mosaic piece 4 “__ tu”: Verdi aria 5 Pete Seeger wrote a book on how to play five-string ones 6 Brown in the

kitchen

7 Jell-O serving,

say

8 Strong core

components 9 Fall loosely

10 1, at times:

Abbr.

11 Food and Nutrition Service org. 12 Minnesota Wild,

for one 13 Mullahs or

ministers

14 Very tough boss 21 Deferentia­lly 24 Dancer’s boss,

informally

26 Cry 29 Irrelevanc­ies 31 Katmandu

native

33 “The Chi” airer,

briefly

34 Blue 36 Beseeched 37 20th Greek letter 38 Sign with a crossed-out horseshoes­haped arrow 40 Take a licking 41 “__ Like You”:

Adele hit

42 __ Spíritus: Cuban city meaning “Holy Spirit” 44 Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet 45 Team listing 48 Using WhatsApp,

say

49 Fire engine

feature 51 Highway

behemoth

53 Both ways at the

start?

56 Man cave, for

some

58 World Cup

“Way to go!”

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