PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The kings of “We Three Kings” 5 “___ Time,

Next Year” 9 Electric bill

listing 14 First family’s

home 15 Wading bird 16 Kind of spray 17 Newborn

boxful 20 Chicago

team 21 Cut-rate

event 22 Homicide detective’s request 25 Silly Putty

container 26 Short and

snappy 28 Peepers 32 Nothing to write home about 37 Become

used (to) 38 It’s full of worship songs 41 UCLA player 42 Wedge’s task 43 Mini-play 44 Very, very

thin 46 Former Chinese chairman 47 Develops

on a vine 53 Like a noted

“son” 58 True inner

self 59 Where reading materials are chosen 62 Offer one’s

two cents 63 Dirty coat? 64 Glasses piece 65 Annoying

ones 66 Quashes 67 Christian Sci

ence founder

DOWN

1 “Purlie” star

Moore 2 It’s bid 3 Gain

access to 4 Freshman

course word 5 Honorific for

McCartney 6 Actress

Olivia d’___ 7 Offend 8 Catches

sight of 9 Disengage,

in a way 10 Easy

dupes 11 ___ Minor 12 Isle of Man

man 13 It may follow

something 18 “Gift” to be

skeptical of 19 Impulse 23 Without

women 24 Abominable

Snowman 27 Reconnaissance, to the British military 28 Difficult duty 29 Word with “job” or “hour” 30 Con ___

(vivaciously) 31 Religious

offshoot 32 Priestly garb 33 Quaint

dagger 34 Pincushion

alternative 35 Go cold

turkey 36 Vase with a

footed base 37 Bad little boy 39 “Beg

pardon ...” 40 The euro

replaced it 44 Multigenera

tional story 45 Raspy 46 Swampy

areas 48 Road crew’s

supply 49 “I give!” 50 Bugged

or vexed 51 Correct,

as text 52 Full of vim

and vinegar 53 Alka-Seltzer

sound 54 Opportune 55 Escalator

developer 56 Bumper boo

boo 57 Capital

of Rhone 60 Atlantic

catch 61 Neutral

possessive