PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Big game species 4 Lasting impression? 8 Dog command that’s the opposite of “Come!” 12 Fallback option 14 Fingerwagging phrase 15 Place for a piercing 16 Adjust the fit of 17 Low female voice 18 ___ place (“8,” for “18”) 19 Baptism or wedding 22 Lower digit 23 Clever humor 24 Exchanged 27 Unofficial poll 31 Foe 32 Slangy pet name 33 “___ volunteers?” 35 Wolfed down 36 Deduction on an IRS form 40 ___ Wednesday 42 Give in to gravity 43 Night before 44 Primitive fishing tool 47 Faded, as fabric 52 Became furious 54 Golf benchmark 55 Prefix related to mono56 One half of a noted aviation team 60 Move to tears, say? 62 In the near future 63 “Yup” 64 Rubs the wrong way 65 One of 52 in a deck 66 ___ Dame 67 Robin’s residence 68 Praising poems 69 Comforting touch
DOWN
1 Mama Cass 2 Former’s counterpart 3 Proposal joint 4 Suddenly become attentive 5 Coca-___ 6 Tiny home invaders 7 Hen’s perch 8 “Just Do It,” for example 9 Insensitive 10 16th prez 11 Hoped-for proposal answer 12 Components 13 Treatment for upper facial hair, informally 20 Journalism basics 21 “Where ___ you?” 25 Lifesaving fig. 26 Make blue, say 28 Org. for lawyers 29 Subarctic forest biome 30 Sleep apnea doc 34 Rodeo cry 36 “Everything” pizza order 37 Beyond rare? 38 Infested, as with weeds 39 Placed coins into 40 Long-eared animal 41 Business offering a 13-Down 45 Put handcuffs on 46 Cause to go “vroom” 48 Enjoys a shopping spree 49 “Why I ___ ...” 50 Not injured 51 Churchgoer’s contribution 53 Late ’70s dance music 57 Laundry unit 58 What you might pass on 59 All-day breakfast chain 60 Storage container 61 Valuable vein contents