The Mercury News

Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Dull paint finish 6 Make furious 11 Cry loudly 14 Handle on a rap

sheet

15 Short and sweet 16 Actress Longoria 17 “Born to Be Wild”

rock band

19 Mo. after

February

20 Like a poor loser 21 Figure in red ink 22 Submit tax

returns online 24 Single-handedly 26 Clear kitchen

wrap

28 One of the

political Bushes 31 Cold-weather

neckwear

35 Is crazy about 37 FDR’s successor 38 Pants, in slang 39 Gives the

thumbs-down 40 Egyptian boy-king 41 Gesture while

giving directions 42 “__, Brute?”

43 __ out: depress 44 Texas border city 45 Flash of

lightning

48 Part of the Trinity 49 Aired again 50 Former

52 Flag maker Ross 54 In Touch Weekly

twosome, usually 56 Film spool 60 Every bit 61 Gobble down food, and hint to the ends of 17-, 31- and 45-Across

64 Fail a polygraph

test

65 River of Lyon 66 Role player

67 __ Cruces,

N. Mex.

68 Less loony 69 V-formation fliers

DOWN

1 Sunday service 2 Voice above

tenor

3 Stadium level 4 Cassettes and

eight-tracks 5 Sixth sense

letters

6 When both hands are straight up 7 Anchor’s delivery 8 Icky to the max 9 Bilingual subj. 10 Mentions, with

“to”

11 Schools for

ministers-to-be 12 Mirror shape 13 Uncarpeted 18 New York Harbor’s __ Island

23 The “F” in SPF 25 Hasn’t paid yet 27 Music or dance 28 Pop star Jackson 29 Writer Wharton 30 Hard-shelled

terrarium pets 32 “Opposable” digit 33 Lively sonata

movement 34 Bed that’s easily

stored

36 Attends homecoming, say 40 Activate the TV,

say

41 New England

NFL team 43 Arthur of “The

Golden Girls” 44 Andean pack

animal 46 Laundromat

array

47 Bottle cap

remover 51 Feud ender 52 Matzo __ soup 53 Kazan who directed “On the Waterfront” 55 Fork prong 57 One-named Art

Deco notable 58 Erotic god 59 Ancient harplike

instrument 62 “Caught ya!” 63 Witchy woman of

folklore

 ?? By Fred Piscop ?? 10/11/21
By Fred Piscop 10/11/21

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