PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Word repeated before “sis boom bah” 4 Only a female one can sting 8 Latin clarification 13 “Of course!” 15 “Quickly!” 16 Any Best Picture winner 17 *Amount with no wiggle room (see letters 1 to 3, 6 to 9) 19 One of the Pointer Sisters 20 Cold comfort? 21 Deer skull extension 22 Athos, to Aramis 23 Cold side at a deli 24 Palindromic drink 27 *Milkproducing animals from France’s mountains (3 to 6, 8 to 10) 33 Made tracks 35 Pre-stereo 36 Weasleys’ owl 37 Edible submarine 38 Colorful card game 39 Irritate 40 Protective suit 42 Takes home 44 Big name in locks 45 *Appliance combination that can be stacked (2 to 4, 8 to 10) 48 Retired flier: Abbr. 49 Vow renewal vows 50 AFL’s partner 52 Weekly medical journal, with “The” 55 “___: Endgame” (2019 Marvel Studios film) 60 No longer groggy 61 Tree texture, or a hint to each starred answer’s pair of hidden words 62 Internet connection device 63 Start the pot 64 Conclusion starter? 65 Enjoys toys 66 Kernel, e.g. 67 Test site

DOWN

1 Widespread 2 Largest continent 3 German word that doesn’t rhyme with “sir” 4 “Saving Private Ryan” or “Dunkirk” 5 Skeptical response 6 Anatomical pouches 7 N95 masks and such, briefly 8 “Everything gets done” 9 “It’s all right!” 10 Live the wrong way? 11 Web search result 12 Cloth concern 14 Jane Austen heroine Woodhouse 18 Mountain lion 21 Drink that may be amber 23 Stuck-up 24 “Phooey!” 25 Drama with 30-Down 26 Wavy ’dos 28 Flour bag measures 29 Word before “circle” or “peace” 30 Long solo songs 31 Bridge payments 32 Messy weather 34 Whatchamacallit 41 Cashes in 43 Officially withdrew 46 Root problem 47 The letter “O” resembles one 51 Folklore monster 52 Floor or table fixture 53 G.I. no-show 54 Zilch 55 Top-notch 56 November 2020 choice 57 Rank above viscount 58 Capital of Latvia 59 Highbrow person 61 “Now where ___ I?”