The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Gibberish

7 Out of breath 14 Hawaiian senator

in six decades 15 Honeybunch 16 Revolting

person?

17 A rainout might be reschedule­d on one

18 Neutral areas,

briefly

19 Mad man’s

comment 21 “Wayne’s World”

rejoinder 22 Jocund

23 Flies high 27 Dramatist Edward with three Pulitzers and three Tonys 29 Parts of lunch

combos

31 One often paid

to talk

32 Herd or host 34 Sheltered area 35 2011 film set in

Brazil

36 Diner seating

option

38 It’s higher when

it’s colder 40 Caucasian native 41 Truculent god 43 Goat cheese 44 Key used to stop 45 Engendered 47 Situation for a sac

bunt, maybe 48 Try to get clean 50 Oil-free salad dressing property

52 Pat

53 Some near

homers 55 Mythical Spartan

queen

56 Family meal

entrée

59 Former Sears

Holdings holdings 61 Greek courtier associated with a symbolic sword 62 Bespectacl­ed friend of Peppermint Patty 63 Checked legs for

arms? 64 Whirlpools

DOWN

1 Cardinal fan,

say?

2 Delta Tau Chi, in

a 1978 film title 3 Spirited midday

meal? 4 Reservatio­ns 5 Cleaning

chemical

6 Like “Halloween”

music

7 Litter member 8 Salt Lake City

players

9 Delicate chip,

e.g.

10 Gave, as a script

line

11 Home brewer’s

creation

12 Minor matter 13 “Well, look at

that!”

15 Longtime “Today” co-anchor

20 Title less common nowadays 22 Creation hurdle 24 Overseas “Later!” 25 Track support 26 Lou Brock’s 938 28 Long division? 30 Fire chief’s

concern, briefly 33 “Unfaithful” actor 37 Facial descriptio­n in a classic holiday song 39 Golfer Crenshaw 42 Darker-thanamber brews 46 Bard’s

“frequently” 49 Locks that are

picked 51 Tour guide’s

badge words 54 Maya Lin’s alma

mater

55 Hog product 56 Adobe doc

suffix

57 Silently propel 58 Sarcastic “Thanks for sharing”

60 More than

enthusiast­ic

 ?? By Peter Wentz ??
By Peter Wentz

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