The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

-

ACROSS

1 All-inclusive 5 Inked indication

of approval 10 Son of Seth who lived to 905, per the Bible

14 “Moi? Never!” 15 Hang in midair 16 __ San Lucas:

Baja resort 17 Queen dowager

of Jordan 18 Sports stadium 19 Singer Redding with two posthumous Grammys 20 Street in London’s Brixton Market 23 Caveman Alley 24 Ways in or out 25 Usual way in 31 Fair-hiring abbr. 32 “Old MacDonald”

refrain

33 Indian title

36 Do little

38 Take an oath 40 Travel by

Greyhound, say 41 Three-pointers, in

hoops lingo 43 “Amadeus”

director Forman 45 Cuz and sis 46 Where it’s hard to make a wrong turn

49 When “light through yonder window breaks” in “Romeo and Juliet”

50 Poker pot paper 51 Way to stay safe ... or what each set of circles represents vis-àvis its answer 58 Mall smooching,

etc., initially 59 Lacking

originalit­y 60 Qualities that make deals difficult

61 Legal wrong 62 Desert respites 63 Use a scythe on 64 Targets

65 Flower holders 66 Hot

DOWN

1 Frank with a

diary

2 Hammer or

sickle

3 Midwest native 4 Alphabetic­ally

last birthstone 5 Wrinkly dogs 6 “Cornflake Girl”

singer __ Amos 7 With, on le menu 8 Suvari of

“American Pie” 9 Soviet

newspaper 10 Affordable ride 11 Enjoying-thegreat-outdoors walk

12 Stage awards 13 Shipwreck signal 21 Trade show

giveaway

22 Very long

periods

25 Pool table

surface

26 Raise, as kids 27 Was a bit too

enchanting 28 Selftransf­ormation result, to the self 29 Advertisin­g link

30 Wonka creator

Dahl

34 Romeo’s last

words

35 Like a paper clip 37 Optometris­ts’

exams 39 Optimistic quality 42 Travel with the

wind

44 Cease 47 Same-as-above

marks

48 Classroom tools 49 “Me too!”

52 The “E” in Q.E.D. 53 Get up

54 Part of a

shopping list 55 “A Death in the Family” author James

56 Gently persuade 57 Athlete’s award 58 School

fundraisin­g gp.

 ??  ?? By Rich Proulx 9/7/21
By Rich Proulx 9/7/21

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States