The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 “Like that’s gonna

happen!”

5 Sleeps under the

stars

10 Kid-lit author

Silverstei­n

14 Clif Bar brand marketed to women 15 Catherine of

“Best in Show” 16 Maître d’s

question 17 Hard-to-please

dinner guest 19 “Metamorpho­ses”

poet

20 Take, as advice 21 “Time for us to

leave?” 23 Unadorned

25 Did some

storytelli­ng 27 Poet

28 Honk

29 Handy bag 30 Moderate running

pace

31 Bit of eye lubricant 32 Prattle

33 With 35-Across, anonymous voting method, and a hint to each set of circled letters 35 See 33-across 38 “Listen up, Luis!” 39 Google Maps

alternativ­e 40 Colorful carp 42 Study, with “over” 44 Name on an iconic

New York deli 45 Zeus’ jealous wife 46 Photobomb of a sort involving a V sign 48 Entrance 49 Periodic table item 50 Noble title

51 Land in un lago 52 Early “SNL” star who was one of the Blues Brothers

57 “Oh, brother!” 58 Skating, often 59 Swedish furniture

chain 60 Advantage 61 Polishes, as a

floor

62 Stitches

DOWN

1 Matterhorn, e.g. 2 Fashion designer

Anna

3 Calling the shots 4 Spy’s passport,

say

5 Like Columbia University, since 1983

6 Cry of realizatio­n 7 Yoga studio item 8 Like jigsaw

puzzles

9 Cling wrap

brand

10 Flying polar

predator

11 Attack

12 Political fugitive 13 Strung along 18 Hankering 22 Venetian

Christmas 23 Classic sandwich

initials

24 Vietnam

neighbor 25 Chimney coating 26 Pal of Snap and

Crackle

28 Forest grower 31 Visine target 32 Ella Fitzgerald’s

genre

34 Ears you can get

lost in 35 Baseball clubs 36 “All righty then” 37 Singer __ Amos 39 Card-vs.-card

game

41 Actor McKellen 42 Throbbed 43 What a flamingo

often stands on 44 Single-edged

samurai sword

45 Biden’s VP

Kamala

46 Light brown 47 Subsidize 48 Stir-fry pan 50 Caustic cleaners 53 Veto

54 Versatile

blackjack card 55 Archery wood 56 County prosecutor­s, briefly

 ?? By Rebecca Goldstein ?? 9/27/21
By Rebecca Goldstein 9/27/21

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