The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Grant Boroughs

ACROSS

1 Toddler’s call 6 The universal language, some say

10 “Time __ transfix the flourish set on youth”: Shak. 14 Red tide cause 15 Bio, in a way, is

aptly part of it 16 Most populous

Hawaiian island 17 In the event of a

freeze, ...

20 Little pigs or blind

mice

21 Smelting residue 22 Lowland

25 Title choice on a

form

27 Destroy, as files 31 Bitterroot Range

st.

32 Take on

35 Close

36 Rye fungus 38 Underestim­ate,

say

40 In the event of a

freeze, ... 43 Shelter securely 44 Tech support

callers

45 Like those who leap before they look

46 More evil 49 Brown brew 50 Aerodynami­c 52 Parker’s wind 53 Ice cream brand 54 Farm skyline

sight

57 Sharp barks

59 In the event of a

“Freeze!,” ... 66 Jug

67 Michael Douglas’

middle name 68 Daily delivery 69 Sky and Storm

org.

70 Mid-month day 71 Turkey neighbor

DOWN

1 Deface

2 Spanish shout 3 Old British sports

cars

4 Finish choice 5 Orbital period 6 Drives 7 Elementary

sequence 8 Spanish

relatives

9 Web page

standard 10 Baker’s dozen 11 Cereal grain 12 Start of many

band names 13 “Ben-__” 18 Crater borders 19 Faux __ 22 Nielsen ratings

units 23 Epinephrin­eproducing gland 24 “Cooking With

Power” author 26 Seasons in the

sun

28 Member of a league in a Sherlock Holmes title

29 With

enthusiasm 30 Ballroom attire 32 “Love on __-way

Street”: 1970 hit 33 Open __ night 34 Non-native

speaker’s subj. ©2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

37 Theater section 39 Soup du __ 41 “What else?” 42 Electronic­s

pioneer 47 Vessels with

cockpits 48 Final, say 51 Kipling title

orphan

53 A 48-Down may

include one 55 Norse prankster 4/22/21 4/22/21

56 Poet banished by

Augustus

58 Baby seals 59 Beads on blades 60 Have title to 61 State east of

Wyo.

62 Afore

63 First aid skill, for

short 64 16-Across

garland 65 Timeline section

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