PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Concluding 5 “This is terrible!” 9 Classic ballroom dance 14 Prepare to consume, as a novel 15 Consume, as a novel 16 State north of Utah 17 Painting that shows all of a farm’s nannies and billies? 19 Barbecue site 20 ___fashioned 21 Overconfident racer in a fable 22 Starts 23 Owner of a mum-andpoppy business 25 Check the books of 26 Mist-ify? 27 Earth in a pigpen? 31 “___ Miserables” 33 Depend (on) 34 Spotted cube 35 Soreness 38 Adolescence, e.g. 40 Alluring 41 Feathery neckwear 42 Pirate’s booty 43 Baby Archie, to Meghan Markle
45 Athletic shirt that says “Got Milk?”? 48 Sources of inspiration 52 Cousins’ mothers 53 Like a beautiful crossword theme 55 Work periods 57 Course of action 58 Pharmaceutical oversight org. 59 Nintendo character in a green hat 60 Ovine origami order? 62 Everything considered 63 Natural balm 64 Slanted type: Abbr. 65 Fragile window parts 66 Comforter stuffing 67 Apt rhyme for “fire”
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1 Sign out 2 Greek sun god 3 Experienced sailor 4 Explosive letters 5 Shamu’s relatives 6 Home, metaphorically 7 Place to pick up a puppy
8 Pindaric poem 9 Use a towel on 10 Slow movement? 11 Leeway 12 Word before “crust” or “skin” 13 Places to see lions, tigers and bears 18 Gleam 22 Military musicmakers
24 Stir up 25 Gets on in years 28 Give an address
29 Veto
30 “L.A. Law” actress Susan 32 Has on 35 TV channel, or the start of a series 36 Imitate a dove
37 Like Barack Obama, by birth 39 “Bonanza” nickname 40 Cozy 42 Some legumes 44 Portents 46 Vine region? 47 A primary color 49 Refuge offering 50 Make beloved 51 Paper clip alternative 54 Weighed down 55 Minor error 56 ___ salad (sandwich filling) 57 Horseplay? 60 Crosswords, e.g., in the 1920s 61 In the know