PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Common office plant 5 “Success!” 10 Mischievous child 13 Octet of elite colleges 15 Mayhem 16 ___ date (deadline) 17 Food package abbr. 18 Does as one’s told 19 Nurse’s favorite R&B group? 20 Like unsorted laundry, often 22 Group whose aim, per Lauren Bacall, was “To drink a lot of bourbon and stay up late” 24 Childish denial 26 Comedy show sounds 27 Clock radio switch 30 Golfs on a highway, e.g. 31 R.R. stop 32 Harvest 33 Cartoonist’s supplies 35 Challenge to a bluff 39 Word after “time” or “space” 41 Spiral-shaped ear part 43 Lesley of “60 Minutes” 44 Gravy thickener

46 Music player since 2001 47 “___ my pleasure!” 49 Box score stat 50 Prone to snooping 51 Religious leader 54 “Get me?” 56 Surfer’s navigation aid? 58 Wildflower habitats 62 Syllable after “oom” 63 Eatery enticement 65 It merged with Exxon 66 Singer Grande, familiarly 67 Their shells are edible 68 Used foul language 69 Foreign policy advisory grp. 70 Paperless read 71 Must-have

DOWN

1 Done, in Dijon 2 Balanced 3 Moreno of “One Day at a Time” 4 *The Granite State (see letters 3 to 6) 5 *One who’s got the goods? (4 to 6) 6 Part of an airport queue 7 ___ the moon (thrilled)

8 “The Crown” subjects 9 Thrilled 10 Suitcase dangler 11 Landscaper’s bagful 12 Quick kisses 14 Wineglass part 21 Blacksmith’s block 23 Belittling the less powerful, or a hint to the starred answers’ indicated letters 25 Bit of a reprimand 27 Javelin paths 28 What an Impossible Burger lacks 29 Bear with hot porridge 34 *Diver’s face cover (4 to 6) 36 Dog food brand 37 August 6 births

38 Lord’s counterpart 40 Nth 42 Rust, e.g., chemically 45 Suffix for “access” 48 Hieroglyph bug 51 Channel for many a press conference 52 Untruthful sorts 53 Moral code 55 Dog food brand 57 A little, in music 59 High-pitched woodwind 60 Current travels through one 61 Go downhill, perhaps 64 Holstein’s sound