PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 No longer edible 4 Annoyances 9 Be victorious in 14 ___ Jima 15 Nebraska city named for a tribe 16 Slack-jawed 17 Unit of resistance 18 Where to throw in the towel? 20 *One may help you adjust your scale 22 Largest pelvic bones 23 Possessive for Captain America 24 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” speaker, familiarly 27 *Convenient meetup spot 33 Most populous continent 34 Not pro 35 *NBA All-Star Weekend competition 42 Musical based on a Verdi opera 43 Elephants have big ones 44 *“Don’t slouch!” 52 Clothing line? 53 See 46-Down 54 Baseball’s Felipe 55 Ribboncutting occasion, and a hint to the starred answers’ starts 60 Guitarist’s distortion accessory 63 Ponytail and bun 64 Martian, e.g. 65 Swears 66 Bush or Obama? 67 “We ___ Start the Fire” 68 Michaels who created “SNL” 69 Go down, as the sun

DOWN

1 “Rocketman” or “Sully” 2 For some time 3 Sphere of influence 4 Preppy shirt 5 Give off 6 Rational 7 “Take ___ Train” (Ellington classic) 8 Don Quixote’s squire 9 Peace Nobelist Lech 10 Frankenstein’s assistant 11 Lil ___ X 12 Animal known for imitating 13 Vietnamese New Year 19 Fashionable 21 Rebellion leader Turner 24 “Gimme!” 25 A whole bunch 26 Make a scarf, perhaps 28 Awesome, in the ’80s 29 Tempe univ. 30 ___-Manuel Miranda 31 Tahoe and Titicaca 32 Flower pic on your arm, say 35 Spot for a merit badge 36 Word on a Miller can 37 Eve’s partner 38 Ending for “Aqua” or “Bat” 39 Whiskered pet 40 Hockey great Bobby 41 Org. that deals with bugs? 45 2014 NBA MVP Kevin 46 With 53-Across, Salt Lake City student 47 One in a long-distance relationship 48 McEwan or McKellen 49 “Flies” like a flying squirrel 50 Novelist de Balzac 51 Yanks, as a pants leg 55 Stefani of No Doubt 56 “Whip It” band 57 Awful smell 58 Lowly board member? 59 End of a threat 60 Fistful of cash 61 Comedian Wong 62 Stashed away