PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Dressed like a superhero 6 Wildly out of control 10 Dentist’s directive

14 By oneself 15 Like venison 16 Approximately 17 *Party whose gifts are mostly for someone who hasn’t arrived yet? 19 Women’s rights advocate Lucretia 20 Superior, e.g. 21 Unexpected problem 23 Moving vehicle? 24 Zeta follower 26 Greed or lust 28 Out of the way 30 “The Big ___ Theory” 32 *1954 thriller set in an apartment complex 36 Mother hen’s offspring 38 Early deliveries 39 Sweet or savory Irish loaf 41 Latin dance popular in the ’60s 43 Classic wafer brand 47 *What may make a square breakfast? 49 Regretted 50 Very angry 51 Not many

53 Thin pretzel shape 54 Squid’s defense 55 Chatters 59 Sunrise direction 61 Thwart 63 *Threatening water level 67 ___ particular order 68 Glow that surrounds “Ace Ventura”? 69 Emulate Cassatt or Kahlo 70 Grassroots initiative for spreading ideas 71 Smell terrible 72 Harmonizes

DOWN

1 Lyft alternative 2 Pie ___ mode 3 Pepper used in chile relleno 4 One-named Irish singer 5 Classroom furniture 6 Long, long ___ 7 Gaping mouths 8 Good or bad sign 9 Sedgwick of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 10 “Pah” lead-in 11 Supply

12 Los ___ Unidos 13 Unoriginal

18 Person in a will

22 Neil who wrote “Stardust” 24 Recede 25 Road covering 27 Kathmandu resident 29 More disparaging 31 Become lenient

33 ___ Day (holiday for planting trees) 34 Put new shingles on, say 35 Diminutive 37 Sharp turn on a golf course 40 Daniel ___ Kim of

“Lost” 41 Without exception 42 Similar in nature

44 Agatha Christie novel subtitled “Poirot’s Last Case,” or what can follow the starred answers’ last words 45 Top exec 46 Like 3, 5 or 35 47 Nintendo “exergaming” product 48 Requirement 52 Hornets and yellow jackets 56 In the distance 57 Navy, for example 58 Like a bad loser 60 Remain 62 Bagel-andcream cheese topper 64 Wine-flavoring wood 65 Health products chain 66 UFO pilots