PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Nonaggressive Asian snake 6 FBI agent, slangily 10 On the waves 14 Nonoriginal copy 15 System with an LP player 16 They drill through stuff 17 Like a needy one with NOT EVEN A MOUSE? 20 Type of oven 21 The meaty part of menus? 22 Poem of tribute 23 Historic event of 1944 24 Notes from the boss 28 Feature of some man caves 30 Large hawks 32 Hard- nosed and unbending 35 Use a Singer 36 Escapee who was free as a LOST BIRD? 40 Precious stone 41 Product taken for mild pain 42 Bewildered“for words”? 45 “___ you when you’re sleeping ...” 49 Indian honorific 50 Commotions 52 Santa in California 53 Drink for Opie Taylor 56 Boast 57 “I’ll get my high school diploma, DOG GONE it!” is ... 61 ___ vera ( common lotion ingredient) 62 Ireland, to natives 63 Assists a criminal 64 Uttered “not guilty” in court 65 Customs or directions 66 Deli sausage

DOWN

1 Polish metropolis 2 Make a place one’s home 3 Miniprogram for computers 4 Wrinkle- crushing device 5 Word with “little,” “much” or “late” 6 Gold Coast place 7 Not quite crying, but almost 8 One place to love from 9 “Good shot!” 10 Any excessive drug user 11 Manly address 12 Abbr. meaning “and more” 13 Fire residue 18 Second versions of screenplays 19 Rope- making material 23 Carpenter’s groove 25 Arizona city 26 When repeated thrice, a court cry 27 Storm heading, sometimes 29 Blackball 30 “Some time ago ...” 31 Open horsedrawn carriage with one seat 33 Legendary Hall- of- Famer Willie 34 “That’s ___ ya got?” 36 Prefix with “physical” 37 Female domestic worker, in Mumbai 38 Stocking stuffers 39 “Treasure Island” author’s monogram 40 It can be a main feature 43 Exhibited a certain speech defect 44 Certain woodwind 46 Bring-home the-bacon person 47 Approves officially, as legislation 48 Most wise 50 Mimic’s business 51 Antiwar animals 54 Sketched 55 Large continent 56 See 49- Across 57 Alfred E. Neuman dental feature 58 Right- angle bend 59 Female deer 60 Not cooked