PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Walker of

whiskey 6 Fishing net 11 Common

floor cleaner 14 City of New

York 15 Bede’s cre

ator 16 Common

lubricant 17 Boat “rein” 19 Artist Yoko 20 Butter

alternatives 21 Frolicsome 23 Hairstylists,

at times 26 Unnatural

lack of color 27 In a train

berth 28 Floating

in water 29 Haley’s clas

sic work 30 A la king? 31 CD stick- on 34 U- turn from

more 35 Thing in

a word 36 “A masterpiece!” review 37 Burn proof 38 Works and

how 39 Keep

happening 40 Not at all

sacred 42 Hammer go

with 43 Director

Blake 45 Lies

at rest 46 Muchseasoned stew 47 Any

broadcaster 48 Clean energy

org. 49 Historic

’ 69 event 54 Celeb’s

go- between 55 One spelling of a Swiss capital 56 Causing

the creeps 57 Results of some QB passes 58 Creative

thoughts 59 Curtain

DOWN

1 Smooth engine sound 2 Robed Lance 3 Recent Olympics host 4 Agile circus

performers 5 Circulars and

such 6 Lilies of Utah 7 90- degree

shapes 8 Sundial’s

three 9 Not deadly 10 Everlasting 11 Things in Alaskan snow 12 Some farm

sounds 13 Tricky strata

gems 18 Geek kin 22 Hotel

alternative 23 “Cheers”

server 24 Bassoon rela

tives 25 Chinese restaurant offerings 26 What you

work for 28 How some

are wed 30 Stirs up sedi

ment 32 Seedy struc

ture? 33 French ma

mas 35 Hexed,

Creole- style 36 Plane’s black

box, e. g. 38 Some blood

clots 39 Aged on

a tree 41 Unlikely

racehorse 42 Hospital

fluids 43 Noted film

critic 44 Hoodwinked 45 Ruffles feath

ers 47 Editor

Wintour 50 Rock worth

something 51 Savings

vehicle 52 Tuck

partner 53 “Wow!” kin