PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Show agreement 4 Easy to bend 10 Legendary Yankees shortstop, informally 14 Dominican lover’s word 15 Hang around 16 Manage somehow 17 Devotion to circular take-out food? 19 Group of families 20 Feeling relaxed 21 100%

22 “___ up to you” 23 Distinguished British women 26 Have mercy on 29 “Of course, Ms. Boop”? 33 Less feral 34 Skirt lines 35 Starter for “horn” or “string” 36 ___-Wan Kenobi 37 Ruckuses 38 Hammer’s cleaning partner 39 Bone that’s longer than a radius 41 (Stay away from my pride!) 42 Sound pollution

44 Cat that may bring you a wrench? 46 Fiery crime 47 About to fall out, like a tooth 48 Actress LaRue or Longoria 49 Ancient art venues 52 Allotment 56 Name whose last three letters are a limb 57 Really large place to land? 61 Additional 62 “Don’t ___ it” (caution about strenuous activity) 63 UFO crew 64 Part of a certain necklace 65 Chevy SUVs 66 Friend of Larry

and Curly

DOWN

1 California wine

region 2 Exclude

3 Nod off

4 It may contain lime and water 5 Moves with long strides 6 Three, on a sundial 7 Enjoyed empanadas, say

8 Work without a ___ 9 Make an effort 10 Points a finger at

11 Piece of sushi 12 Outback gemstone 13 Reject as false 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo, once 21 What starts with 2/1: Abbr. 23 Assignment information 24 Site of stored weapons 25 State of untidiness 26 Heavily built 27 Cellist Casals 28 ___ acid (protein component) 29 Emergent plants 30 Bangkok residents 31 Abdomen’s body section 32 Oman neighbor

37 Group such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer 40 Not yet proven 42 Some Arizona natives 43 Speak pompously, perhaps 45 Boxing stats 48 Wear away 49 Its teeth may touch a brush 50 With 51-Down, soothing plant 51 See 50-Down 53 Something purchased 54 Palindromic German name 55 The Big Board in the Big Apple: Abbr. 57 Quickly note (down) 58 State sch. southwest of D.C. 59 “Unimpressive” 60 “Dude!”