PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Gets closer to 6 URL opener 10 Chops (off ) 14 Printer brand 15 Most populous four-letter state 16 “By yesterday!” 17 *Solo player in “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (see letters 6 to 9) 19 Teenage bane 20 Mimic 21 Bundles of bills 22 Comfort 24 What creditors do 26 Accompanying 28 Participated in a regatta 29 *Large animals in southeast Asia (3 to 7) 32 Trendy dispensary initials 33 Make a mistake 34 Place to play the ponies, briefly 35 Tool whose name consists of two words meaning “cut” 39 Eventually 42 “I don’t care which one” 43 Edge of a glass 45 “Parks and ___” (Amy Poehler series, to fans) 46 *Current set of circumstances (9 to 14) 53 One ethnic group in Vietnam 54 Pest with wings 55 Double-reeded woodwind 56 More towering 58 Bread often rises in one 60 Spoil 61 ___ vera 62 Advantageous position in some races, and a hint to the starred answers’ indicated letters 65 Bookings for a band 66 Phony 67 Jerks poured them 68 Puts into words 69 “I agree 100%,” in internet slang 70 Arterial implant

DOWN

1 Kathmandu citizen 2 Anaphylaxis treatment 3 Move up 4 Mythical bird 5 Need for a white Christmas 6 Outerwear with drawstrings 7 Prickly plant 8 “___ better to have loved ...” 9 Indoor plants’ places 10 Yellow Teletubby 11 Big props for a movie? 12 Italian bacon 13 Goes past fast 18 Controversial backyard projectile 23 “Those fireworks are so pretty!” 25 “Vice” subject Cheney 27 Word on either matching towel, for some couples 30 Six-pack muscles 31 Proportionately distributed 35 Twitter symbols 36 Humanity’s kingdom 37 Study of cells 38 “Bridesmaids” star Kristen 40 Queens MLB player 41 Amazon smart speaker 44 Snowboard relative 47 Except if 48 18, for Billie Eilish 49 Military forces in shipshape condition? 50 Grate against 51 “Babe” director Chris 52 Absolutely abhor 57 Disagreement 59 Noted loch 63 “I’d rather not” 64 Parking ___