The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

- By George Jasper

ACROSS

1 Jigsaw puzzle unit 6 Rome’s Fontana di __ 11 Baseball’s Ripken 14 Fizzy mixers 15 Whirlybird part 16 Ike’s WWII arena 17 The orange one is often called a yam 19 Court of __ 20 Beach souvenirs 21 Golf ball position 22 Complete 24 Words with mode or carte 26 Stylish suits 27 Hidden Hogwarts corridor 32 Many a stray pooch 33 Nonetheles­s 34 Art class subjects 37 “T” on a test 39 Blunted fencing blades 41 Carpet thickness 42 “There you have it!” 44 “Fame” singer Cara 46 World Cup cheer 47 Behind-thescenes investor 50 Business event using Zoom, perhaps 52 La Brea goo 53 Trouser measure 54 D.C. fundraisin­g group 56 Like much tea in summer 60 Cry from Homer 61 Group looking for a missing person 64 MSNBC co-anchor __ Velshi 65 German industrial city 66 Words of defeat 67 Syrup source 68 Tremble 69 Annual athletic achievemen­t awards, and a phonetic hint to 17-, 27-, 47- and 61-Across

DOWN

1 Attention-getting hiss 2 Des Moines’ state 3 Starter home for Adam and Eve? 4 Salad variety 5 Superlativ­e ending 6 Picard’s counselor 7 Mechanical learning method 8 LAX posting 9 People filling out ballots 10 Ripken nickname based on his durability 11 Canadian-born singer with the 2019 album “Courage” 12 Gaming pioneer 13 The Home Depot competitor 18 Nebraska river 23 Prepare to score from third, say 25 French article 26 Out for the night 27 Old Canadian skit show 28 Italian money 29 Vacation vessel 30 __ hot: steaming 31 On the lookout 35 Fashion monthly 36 Visionary 38 Cream of the crop 40 Grab quickly 43 Assumed names 45 Pitcher’s stat 48 Catch in a net 49 “All Rise” procedures 50 Golden-touch king 51 __ Gay: WWII bomber 54 Educ. for tots 55 Teen’s bane 57 Field yield 58 Craftsy etailer 59 Hair salon colors 62 Clean __ whistle 63 Dessert pastry

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