PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Greet a monarch 4 Targets of certain combs 8 Protestant work ___ 13 “Moby-Dick” captain 15 Latke topping 17 Muslim sect 18 *Political spending on pet projects (note letters 5 to 7 in this answer) 19 Living room piece

21 “No ifs, ands or ___!” 22 Toymaker for Santa 23 *With part of 32-Across and all of 27-Across, American Red Cross founder 27 Heavy weight 30 Dishwasher sound 32 Whom “everybody loves” 36 Three-layer cookie 37 Examines, as a crystal ball 38 *With part of 50-Across and all of 40-Across, expelled from legal practice 40 Main color on China’s flag 41 Leaders of small colonies?

47 Cohort before Gen Y

50 Gym snack 51 By means of 53 Palme ___ (Cannes award) 54 Ancient market 56 According to 57 *With part of 72-Across and all of 61-Across, “It’s quite dark!” 61 Parisian palace 63 Hot-and-cold dessert 68 Take the chance 69 Artisans’ online shops

70 The ugly duckling, eventually 71 “That’s incorrect!” 72 Show, as one’s teeth 73 Some cross aves.

DOWN

1 They start and end on low notes 2 “Fancy meeting you here!” 3 Anticipate 4 Flag pin’s place 5 Nasdaq debut 6 EMT’s specialty 7 Caribou relative 8 Biblical birthright seller

9 Sour

10 “Their

Eyes Were Watching God” author 11 Diamonds, in slang 12 Cartoon frame 14 Not ___ an eye 16 Flow back 20 Repeating exactly 24 Dadaist Jean 25 Issa of “Awkward Black Girl” 26 “Yes,” to a sailor 28 Province by N.Y. 29 Romantic introduction? 31 Meal with a special plate 33 “Turn up the heat!” 34 Without erotic attraction, say 35 Six Flags draws 39 Utter 41 Proof letters

42 Cry in a popular card game 43 Most paranormal 44 LeBron James’ org. 45 Cleaning instructions’ location

46 Hit show initials 48 Some wood cutters 49 Give a mean look 52 Salad basics 55 Actress Witherspoon 58 Small islands 59 As well

60 ___ Geo Wild 62 RB’s gains 63 One may be erasable 64 Judge Lance 65 Crowd around, as a celebrity

66 “... ___ lack thereof” 67 German article