PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

1 Zeus’ wife 5 Tree of knowledge site 9 Hathaway of “Ocean’s Eight” 13 Yemen

gulf port 14 Cat, in

Costa Rica 15 French farewell

16 *Cat’s

elusive prey? 18 Happen

again

19 Blond shade 20 Inquire 21 Recycle

container 23 Charlemagne’s realm: Abbr. 24 Coatrack

features 26 *Crow with few feathers? 28 Starting

poker stake 29 ___ and whey 31 Wrist-elbow

connector 32 ___ nous 34 Amherst sch. 35 They often involve switching initial letters, as in the starred answers 38 She’ll teach

you a lesson 40 Disco’s Summer 41 “Dream on!” 42 12-year-old, e.g. 44 Salon goos 48 *Animal whose muscles are fawned over? 50 Jason betrayed her 51 Labradoodle sound 52 Dye tank 53 Because 7 ___ 9 (pun punchline) 55 Chicagobased station 56 Miles per hour, say 58 *Particularly bumpy hopper? 61 Pennies 62 Opposite of pro63 Table d’___ 64 Guesstimate words 65 Mess up 66 Skunk emission

1 “That’s a good one!” 2 Tesla’s rival 3 Untouchable? 4 Singer DiFranco 5 Some are scrambled 6 Chocolate choice 7 Airport posting: Abbr. 8 “Nicely done!” 9 Lime suffix 10 December 25 saint 11 Brain cells 12 Cries of epiphany 15 Obama education secretary Duncan 17 “Stillmatic” rapper 22 E-file org. 25 Avoid, as a lawn 26 Puppy-raising person 27 Root around 29 Silicon Valley VIP 30 Coffee vessel 33 Neither’s partner 34 SEALs’ org. 35 Becomes rigid

36 ___ v. Wade 37 Holiday ___ Express 38 Hot sauce brand 39 Throne seizer 42 “Coffee or ___?” 43 Sponge alternative 45 1994 Johnny Depp film 46 Hardly staccato 47 Smoothing tool 49 Library movie offerings 50 “Whatevs” 53 Bike lane encroacher 54 Preweekend cry 57 Ike’s battleground 59 Singer Yoko 60 Nonetheless, briefly