PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sacred spots 7 “As I see it,” briefly
11 “The Puzzle
Palace” org. 14 Warren Buffett, geographically 15 Have to have 16 “I’m ___ ears!” 17 Tropical cocktails (see letters ... 7-11) 19 “Cheap Thrills” singer 20 Recuperate 21 Had a little lamb, say 22 Both parents in some families 23 “There Will Come Soft Rains” poet (... 7-11) 26 Sporty Spice 27 Former Cowboys coach in a fedora 29 On the ocean 32 Like farm country 35 Regret deeply 36 Do an usher’s job 37 Made fancy 38 Guadalajara
greeting 39 Under the
weather 40 Back with a
wager
41 One using
Juuls 42 AriZona alternative 44 “Awesome,” online 46 Lettucedrying tool, or a hint to this puzzle’s theme
(... 2-6!) 50 “High Voltage” rockers 51 City in French Flanders 52 Essential thing 55 Pronoun for Miss Piggy 56 Dessert topped with meringue
(... 5-9) 58 Bumble or Bristlr 59 Factory safety org.
60 Bran cereal fruit
61 “___ Miserables” 62 V.A. hospital concern 63 “Guess I’m missing out”
DOWN
1 One junior to a junior, casually 2 French friend 3 Mommies’ mommies 4 Timothee of “Call Me by Your Name” 5 Tic ___ 6 Like one battery terminal 7 Ridiculous 8 She helped Jason 9 “D’oh!” accompanier (... 3-7) 10 Has too much, for short 11 Congestion relief option (... 2-6) 12 Calculator ancestor 13 “Sad to say ...” 18 Rhyming English class, briefly 22 Longtime anchor Rather 24 Actor Stephen 25 Indian lentil dish 28 2020, e.g. 29 A-apple connector 30 Observatory instrument 31 Chips accompaniers (... 2-6) 33 Japanese veggie that’s one letter short of a noodle 34 Get out of hand 37 Bringing up the rear 38 Poison-pen letters 40 Arthur of “Maude” 41 Otto ___ Bismarck 43 “No Scrubs” singers 45 Slot machine feature 47 Guru followers 48 Entreat 49 Either “Avengers: Endgame” director 50 Human rights lawyer Clooney 53 Aspen equipment 54 Suns 56 Dizzy Gillespie genre 57 Nonclerical