PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Get-together,

slangily 5 Studied (up) 10 Santa ___ Beach Boardwalk

14 “That’s

hilarious!” 15 Winning

slightly 16 Vacuum

extension 17 Name hidden

in “hypnotist” 18 Heart-tohearts

20 Salon request that hints at the letters to write

(or imagine) above the starred clues’ answers

22 Safe job, say? 23 Android alternative

24 Keys in 26 Makes

an offer 28 Looking at 32 Lead-in to

“back” or “foot” 35 High beams

display? 38 Orangutan, for

one

39 With 59-Across, another themeappropriate salon request 41 Spanish shout of support 42 Situation that’s really out of control 44 Word after “life” or “time”

45 Gymnastics moves requiring flexible legs 46 Huff and puff 49 The “N”

of TNT 52 Afternoon

refresher 56 Apple

desktops 59 See 39-Across 61 One who searches for bugs 63 Marshmallowy

Easter treat 64 Privy to 65 Connect with 66 It might be lesser or necessary 67 Grand totals 68 Twenty-fifths

of quarters 69 Refute DOWN

1 Japanese

paper screen 2 *Put in the microwave, say

3 ___ kebab 4 “No question!” 5 *Shared a

border with 6 Abbr. next to 0, on an old phone 7 Tag player’s words 8 Them, to us 9 *Metaphorical lightbulb 10 Gruyere and gorgonzola 11 Indian flatbread

12 *Deceptive schemes 13 Shavings in

marmalade 19 “___ here!” (“Our guests have arrived!”) 21 Young Skywalker’s nickname 25 Banana “wrapper”

27 Moved

on ice 29 All-day breakfast spot 30 Crescent City,

for short 31 Pioneering

journalist Ifill 32 Some are checked at airports 33 Each

34 “It’s been ___!” 36 Put away some groceries? 37 Train

destination 39 Sculptor

or singer 40 At sea 43 Low-tech mobile phones? 44 Brewed,

as tea 47 Houston baseball players 48 Medical

research org. 50 Word War II

riveter

51 Time and

again

53 “12 Years a Slave” director McQueen 54 Front-wheel

alignment 55 Exert

56 Sacred bird of

Egypt

57 It may be written daily on a chalkboard 58 Bit of matter 60 Boba ___ of

“Star Wars” 62 “... you get the

picture”: Abbr.