The Union Democrat

THE daily Crossword

- Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis for the Los Angeles Times

ACROSS

1 Be indecisive 6 Crop-raising

business 10 Tightly closed 14 San Antonio

landmark 15 Almay rival 16 Whittle (down) 17 Screenwrit­er’s

creation

19 Ferris wheel, e.g. 20 Oblong pastry 21 Outback and

Legacy autos 23 Outdoor gear

giant 24 Chickadee kin 27 Beam of light 28 Gucci or Versace,

notably

33 Nest egg letters 35 Office sub 36 Poker pot pay-ins 37 Leave high and

dry

39 “Are we on for the

project?”

41 Social slip-up 42 Cole Porter’s “Well, Did

You __?”

44 “Of course!” 45 Grand Central,

for one

48 Civil War side:

Abbr.

49 Poker table

giveaway 50 Vanilla extract

meas.

53 “That’s

deplorable!” 57 Strange thing 59 Supermarke­t section with a scale

60 Math student’s

plotting sheet 63 Sailors’ patron

saint

64 “That stings!” 65 Partner of well 66 Mathematic­ian

Turing

67 Have to have 68 Botox targets

... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have

DOWN

1 Communion bread 2 Wonderland

visitor

3 The 4 Seasons

frontman Frankie 4 Jane Austen

classic

5 Spanishspe­aking Muppet 6 Tit-tat link 7 “Thrilla in Manila”

victor

8 Knocks hard 9 “I’m up!” 10 Artificial bronzing

product

11 Beauty salon

focus

12 Pakistani tongue 13 Many shortsleev­ed shirts 18 “The Count of

Monte __” 22 Iranian faith featuring a 19-day feast 25 Big place to surf 26 __ card: smartphone component 28 Stories by

devoted readers 29 Percocet, e.g. 30 Great Salt Lake

state

31 Genesis creator 32 That, in Toledo 33 Letter-shaped

beam

34 Tennis rival of

Roger, familiarly 37 Actor’s rep. 38 Like thick fog 40 1862 Tennessee

battle site 43 Brewery vessel 46 Former name of Vietnam’s most populous city 47 Longtime chum 50 Easy hoops shot 51 Tech mogul Jobs 52 Combustibl­e

heaps

53 Thought

54 Land down under? 55 __ mater

56 “T” on a test 58 Surrealist

Salvador

61 Top pitcher 62 Scholar’s deg.

 ?? By C.C. Burnikel ?? 12/16/19
By C.C. Burnikel 12/16/19

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