PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Mary Tyler Moore character 6 Superior

monk? 11 Spring month 14 Have no reason to argue 15 Wilkes-___ ( Pa.

city) 16 Be in debt 17 Type of insurance for a doctor 19 Confusing,

loud noise 20 Blame,

old- school 21 Do some executive recruiting 23 Hits,

old- school 26 Pond scum

organism 27 Miraculous solution out of nowhere 32 Rounded section of a church 33 Not started, as

fire logs 34 Abbr. in cookbooks 37 Wet- dry thing 38 Seance VIPS 40 Old president

to like? 41 Letter with no

curves 42 Shop talk 43 It can send you up the creek 44 Fortified

ditches 48 “Arabian Nights” surname 50 Raspy 51 Like an unbreakable contract 56 Nog type 57 Bucharest currency 58 Direct

opposite 63 Prohibit 64 Available to fill glasses or mugs 65 Something you might hear on Dec. 24 66 Like a Hemingway title man 67 Avian

lodgings 68 Like some

previews

DOWN

1 Escapee’s run 2 Khan’s title 3 Web addr. 4 Do again, as a

role 5 Produce fizzy

pop 6 Child’s first

letters, often 7 English resort

town 8 Camembert

relative 9 The“Free Willy” creature 10 Prepared for a

long drive? 11 Key changes 12 Blowing away 13 Gossipy news

spreader 18 Topmost tip 22 Sci- fi Solo 23 Flower part 24 Like a pro

weightlifter 25 Indistinct fingerprint, e. g. 27 DeBusschere orWinfield of sports 28 Negatively charged particle 29 Hold on to for

dear life 30 The dude over

there 31 Seekers in a

kid’s game 35 One way to be

a glider 36 They’re not allowed in many places 38 It can clean

your sole 39 Make a mistake 43 Famous Ingmar 45 McCarthy or

Goldin 46 A gardener, at

times 47 Voodoo, illusory feats and wizardry 48 Baggins in

“The Hobbit” 49 “___ live nephew of my Uncle Sam ...” 52 Informal “Let’s

go!” 53 Queue 54 “Crafts”

go- with 55 “Curses!” 59 Photo ___ ( planned publicity events) 60 “Blessed- the

meek” link 61 ___ long way ( be quite successful) 62 Beast that has no problem bugling