The Mercury News

Today's crossword

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ACROSS

1 Surge of

adrenaline 5 Regent’s order 10 Mil. branch with

wings

14 Tactical political research, for short

15 Birthplace of

pesto

16 Issue at the ATM 17 *Critical juncture 20 [New paragraph] 21 “Handling that

now!”

22 Take to the sky 25 Friend __ friend 26 Midnight to

midnight 27 *Record

32 Not just some 33 Kitchen scale

button 34 Frangipani

garlands

36 Water taxi 38 Longtime “One Life to Live” actress Renée __ Goldsberry

40 Red sign above

a door

42 Mantis quintet 44 Literary magazine contributo­r, perhaps

45 Status update fig. 46 *Online

discussion site 50 Fellow

52 Tres menos dos 53 As appropriat­e 54 Garden

container? 56 Isaac of “Dune” 60 Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues 65 Show up 66 Record company 67 God who took a

bow

68 Half of all

blackjacks

69 Did half of a

biathlon 70 “Seasons of

Love” musical

DOWN

1 Tire swing line

2 Right after 3 Doner kebab rod 4 “No fooling!” 5 Boosting target 6 Dict. entry 7 Airbnb alternativ­e 8 Soft murmur 9 Trade hindrance 10 Biblical

prepositio­n 11 Audio engineer’s

equipment 12 Heart duo 13 Rihanna’s

fashion brand 18 Slangy britches 19 “Inbox zero” killer 23 Collezione della

galleria

24 Expert

25 Top rank in a

tournament

27 __ franc

28 Plant with lace and soap varieties 29 Qualifying

contest, perhaps 30 Star-studded

hunter

31 Name sewn onto some jeans pockets

35 In __: unmoved

37 Number of Canadian provinces 39 Caesar’s rebuke 41 Edinburgh topper 43 Wounded by a

jellyfish

47 Marx collaborat­or 48 __ de Mayo:

Christmas orchid 49 Raw bar offering 50 Muslim holy site 51 __ committee

55 Spanish model

Sastre

57 Medical research

objective 58 Quote book abbr. 59 Have a nap 61 Tree on the Connecticu­t quarter

62 CBS crime

drama

63 Service charge 64 Played out

 ?? By Billy Ouska ?? 2/15/24
By Billy Ouska 2/15/24

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