PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Jump when frightened, e.g. 6 Bridge positions
11 Solo in sci-fi 14 Elegant wall hanging 15 Flexible 16 Altar statement 17 Concrete crackers 19 Fleur-de-___ 20 Anvil site 21 Do ___ disturb 22 Classic “I’m Sorry” singer 23 Ball’s bearing? 27 Go nuts at the store 29 Human body molecule 30 Biblical birthright seller 32 Vanity case, way fancy 33 Grandfather clock point 34 College VIPs 36 Flies off the shelf 39 Stallion, earlier 41 Cuts corners? 43 1:00-2:00, e.g., on a schedule 44 Famous
46 It can lead to a landing 48 Frigid cap material 49 “___ and Loathing in Las Vegas” 51 Eagle variety 52 Just get by (with “out”) 53 On the other hand
56 Any consumer 58 Alias relative 59 Potent finish? 60 “Velvet” suffix 61 Chapeau 62 Charles Bronson’s ex 68 Mighty animal 69 Betelgeuse’s constellation 70 Fake ID seeker 71 Kindly gentleman 72 Placed atop 73 Unnatural, as
a play
DOWN
1 British rule, to
Indians 2 Historical
time 3 Parenthesis
formation 4 Bakery staples 5 Like a crucifix 6 Nightmare street
. 7 “Ready, ___ …!” 8 Gregg specialist, cut 9 Flourished 10 Sonnet endings 11 People from the backwoods 12 French farewell 13 Prying without a bar (var.) 18 Surfaces 23 10/31 option 24 Pungent veggie
25 Prop for this theme 26 Indian flatbreads 28 Bemoans and regrets 31 Bring together 35 Cool bowling feat 37 Thinking John or acting Sondra 38 Beef bovine 40 Overly cute, to a Brit 42 Backslider, biblically 45 Some Arizona natives 47 Turns in coupons 50 Move to a warmer climate? 53 Laughter syllables 54 Striped African creature 55 Fired up a butt, e.g. 57 U-turn from 55-Down 63 Water closet, chap 64 Guesthouse relative 65 Biography snippet 66 Winter beverage, cut 67 Hang out on a line