The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Floats on the

wind

6 Campus houses 11 “¿Qué pasa?” 14 Assign, as time

for a job 15 Columbus’ birth

city

16 Spanish “a” 17 Tend, as a fire 18 Great __

Mountains 19 “Fresh Air” airer 20 The quaking

aspen is one 22 Yucatán years 23 First-aid

organizer 24 Vintage violin 26 Bad way to act 28 Cartwright son, in

a TV Western 31 Coffee server 32 Words after hole

or all

33 “__ Maria” 34 Restrictiv­e type of

ceiling

36 Music holders,

briefly 37 Unleavened

bread

39 Hockey’s

Stanley __ 40 Lindsay of

“Mean Girls” 43 No-winner result 44 Bowie’s weapon 46 Put on __:

postpone 47 Washer cycle 49 Sis may have

one

50 Gush 51 Commercial

ambassador 52 Like a feeling of

déjà vu

54 Witch

55 Auto parts giant 57 Ditch

61 Picks out of a

lineup

62 Tries to lose, in

a way

64 “__ Mio” 65 Brookville, N.Y.,

campus 66 Stopped playing 67 First “perfect 10” Olympic gymnast Comaneci 68 Cubs’ home

69 They hold your

horses 70 Cleaned the floor

DOWN

1 Nasty stinger 2 Sax type

3 Failed venture 4 Stein partner

Alice B. __ 5 What’s picked up when you accelerate

6 NFL threes

7 Still hasn’t lost 8 Shortly, quaintly 9 Michener’s “The

Bridges at __” 10 Throws in the

towel

11 Titanic, e.g. 12 Disentangl­e after

a tackle 13 Political faction 21 Castro of Cuba 25 Follow the

footprints of 27 Extinct flightless

bird

28 Bad actor

29 Egg cells

30 Daily phenomenon ... and a hint to the puzzle circles

34 Fails, as a

business 35 Steeple topper 38 Some reds,

briefly 41 Opening day

pitcher 42 Improved

companion? 45 Sumter or

McHenry 47 Band van

traveler

48 Friend of Jerry

and George 50 Up-and-down

ride

51 50-Down rider,

often

53 Wrinkle removers 56 Mani mate 58 Connecting point 59 Film excerpt 60 Warm up, as food 63 Militant ’60s

campus org.

 ??  ?? By Jerry Edelstein 10/13/20
By Jerry Edelstein 10/13/20

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