PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Apex 5 Treat horrifically 10 State of irritation
14 Take a gander 15 Wicker furniture weaver 16 Two-color cookie 17 Waterway since 7/4/1776? 20 “Bill and ___ Bogus Journey” 21 Anatomical backs 22 “___ you being helped?” 23 Be incorrect 24 Aromatherapy setting 26 Shocking bombshell 28 Sheep sound 29 Kenyan river 31 Some bye earners 32 Quick nosh 34 Tie-___
(promos) 35 Do a tailor’s
task
36 Boat salesperson’s cornball come-on? 41 All males 42 Overnight
stopover 43 Security for a
debt
45 Blade sharpener 48 Secretive contracts, briefly 50 Hope unit 51 Hills with only one scarp 54 Kind of bran 55 Ozone layer depleter, briefly 56 Baseball offic. 57 More sick 59 Hero’s next status
61 Rio Grande seafood entrees make it a ...? 65 Pare or peel 66 Busy German city 67 Presidential option
68 Eye inflammation 69Drops, as
poundage 70 Old start with
“while”
DOWN
1 Kentucky
sports legend 2 Airplane’s
wake
3 Not
excessive 4___ out a victory (barely won) 5 Club over a king 6 Modified handkerchief 7 Reverse an action 8 Crystalballers 9 Painter Max 10 Farming tool 11 Polished and suave 12 Viewed as terrifying 13 Lobbies 18 Sibilant “Ahem” 19 Made occur 23 Tide’s weak action 25 Water vessels 27 Circular staircase part 30 Invite through the door 33 Group’s tenets 35 Largest city of Yemen 37 Tank type 38 More than just voted for 39 Military help from up high 40 One-page ads 44 Gotham letters 45 Ballroom floor marks 46 Noisy disturbance 47 Second viewing
49 Not quite puree 52 Common balm ingredients 53 Kind of secret fund
58 Old World language 60 Half gainer, e.g. 62 Drainopening liquid 63 Bonnet center? 64 Decay