The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By Catherine Cetta

ACROSS

1 Igloo shape 5 Least satisfacto­ry 10 Boars’ mates 14 Did a takeoff on 15 “Christina’s World” painter Andrew 16 Witty remark 17 *Divisive political topic 19 Useful Word command for the error-prone 20 “Good __!”: Charlie Brownism 21 Immature newt 22 Cake decorator 23 Biological pouch 24 *Want-ad heading in the London Times, perhaps 28 MADD ads, e.g. 29 Gerbil or hamster, often 30 I-90 in Mass., say 33 Defrost 36 Slack-jawed 40 *Get up and running, digitally 43 Vowel-heavy goodbye 44 Truck stop vehicle 45 About to arrive at 46 Monopoly quartet, briefly 48 HQs for B-52s 50 *Interrogat­e persistent­ly 55 Nor. neighbor 58 Morales of “Ozark” 59 Female in the fam 60 “Darn!” and “Dagnabbit!” are mild ones 62 Easy win 63 “Stand up!” ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues 66 “My treat” 67 Double-curved arches 68 Starting poker pot contributi­on 69 Sign of joy, maybe 70 __-Dame de Paris 71 Went up

DOWN

1 Georgia team, in sports headlines 2 “Aida,” for one 3 Battlefiel­d doc 4 Beat by a hair 5 Early 20th-cent. conflict 6 Yiddish laments 7 Start-over button 8 Assorted items 9 Place to take it from? 10 Water pistols 11 Part of a pound 12 Add a lane to, say 13 Hurling or curling 18 Failing grades 25 Wood strip 26 Campfire remnants 27 Harvest 28 Guy in a popular tongue-twister 30 Not yet known: Abbr. 31 Pea holder 32 Decorative fish 34 Pro 35 Wonder __ 37 Had 38 Princess’ bane, in a fairy tale 39 Goof 41 Grass-and-roots layer 42 Tick off 47 “Already?” 49 Ill-mannered sort 50 ’90s candidate Ross 51 Me.-to-Fla. route 52 Poppa’s partner 53 Drummer for John, Paul and George 54 “The best __ to come” 55 Shorthand specialist, for short 56 Stimulates 57 Cosmeticia­n Lauder 61 Many miles away 64 “__ the ramparts ... ” 65 Take advantage of

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