PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Rivendell residents 6 “Excuse me ...”

10 The 48 in a cup (Abbr.) 13 Wavypatterned fabric 14 Juliet go-with 16 “Aloha Oe” instrument 17 Like many notebooks 19 “Pocketful” bread? 20 Finalized an agreement, perhaps 21 Backsliding one 23 Hinny kin 26 Lung filler 27 Serb neighbor 28 Regatta movers 30 Heady stuff 33 Cream of the crop 34 Three-part cookies 35 Earlier, in 1550 36 Impulses 37 Seniorbased discrimination 38 Ear-related 39 “W-h-a-t-t-tt!” letters 40 Magnificent display 41 Package securer 42 Like some peanuts 44 Hawked 45 Seeker’s target 46 Ride the bench 47 Ukraine-toIran dir. 48 Like a striking snake 50 Bright-eyed 52 Singular 1-Across 53 Convenient sleeper 58 Word with “kiddie” 59 Stuffed with beef fat 60 Daddy duck

61 ___ Alamos 62 New Mexico tourist stop 63 Chafing results

DOWN

1 “Bad” place in Germany 2 Hack off, as tree limbs 3 Seven, one way 4 Goofs 5 Tentacled gastropod 6 Shady area 7 “Peter Pan” pirate 8 Aussie chicken alternative 9 Certain facility 10 Make a comeback 11 Hebrides island 12 Colleague 15 Abhorrent 18 Clark’s coworker 22 Hector 23 “What ___ doing?” 24 Quite serious 25 Work stints ending at midnight 27 Trunk 29 Sci-fi characters 30 Three-note chord 31 Groups of three 32 Leave the union 34 Creepy looker 37 Demonstrated on stage 38 Beat every time 40 Some council members 41 Fours, as groups

43 Be bedridden 44 Vista

46 Is a dragon killer 48 Room for cons 49 Heavily spiced stew 50 Highest male singing voice 51 Green party? 54 Farmer’s field 55 Frequent joke setting 56 Make do (with “out”) 57 ___ Moines