The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Hit the jackpot 8 One with faulty “I”

sight? 15 Deficiency of red blood cells, across the pond 16 Pasta

specificat­ion 17 Symbol on the

“5” key 18 Handyman’s

carryall

19 Aid for shade at

the shore 21 Abdomen

neighbor 23 Parisian article 24 Pool sticks 25 Chain with links 26 Nine-digit ID 28 Rivals

29 Award first won by Naughty by Nature 33 Scrooge’s cry 34 Norwegian pop band that sounds like a revelation 35 “http” often

begins one 36 Judoka’s belt 39 “Breaking news!”

teaser

42 Washer cycle 44 Rx item

45 Pool hall triangle 46 Jefferson’s vice

president 47 News agcy. 49 Obstinate 50 Facebook invite ... to which the circled letters respond

54 Area sheltered

from the wind 55 Former weekly with home viewing listings 58 Most of Google’s

revenue

59 Had a hankering 60 Wobbles 61 Glossy cottons

DOWN

1 Generation divide 2 LA-to-Denver dir. 3 Hat similar to a fez 4 Proof of purchase 5 “Let me

explain ... ” 6 Prez’s title 7 Biblical word of

possession 8 Cake’s instructio­n

to Alice

9 Chunks 10 Prominent garlic

feature 11 Verizon’s biz 12 Dressed like many Union soldiers

13 Mink wraps 14 Laredo’s state 20 Forearm bone 21 Barry, Robin or Maurice of pop music

22 Seehorn of

“Better Call Saul” 26 Humorist Mort 27 Email filter target 28 __ moon

30 Word before

check or forest 31 Minstrel’s strings 32 Raised, as cattle 36 Malt drink since

1904

37 At one’s __ and

call

38 Pac-Man ghost 39 Tries to hit, as a rifle range target 40 Friendly femme 41 Evidence of an

error

42 “You bet!” 43 Mass leader 46 Note above A 47 Farm milk

“dispenser”

48 Newspaper

media

49 Sired, biblically 51 Giza’s river 52 Col. headings on many spreadshee­ts 53 Iris layer

56 Lair 57 Newsroom staff members, for short

 ??  ?? 5/4/21 By Prasanna Keshava
5/4/21 By Prasanna Keshava

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