PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 *Wee fly (Hint: Imagine a letter to the right of each singlestarred clue’s answer. These letters spell something thematic.) 4 Wee bit 7 Disney movie
with a genie 14 *A8
automaker 15 Grocery chain 16 Tart drink 17 *Superfan 18 What cards are in after being shuffled 20 *Short-term
worker 21 Italian
volcano 22 *Pennevodka link 23 Many pop songs use the same four 26 Deflation
sound 30 *Strategize 31 Something to
sneeze at? 32 Name hidden
in “believer” 33 Brazilian dance 35 Ball pit, e.g. 37 Roads to nowhere, and a hint to this puzzle’s four thematic elements 40 Where to bring a dirty suit 42 Full 45 Broadcasts 46 Sushi
condiment 49 **Jump from a board
(... a letter to the left of each doublestarred clue’s answer ...) 50 Gentle shot in
golf
51 New York
island
52 **Part of, as
a scheme 53 Incite
54 **“___ fair
in love ...” 55 Budding horticulturist’s field 62 **Be
generous 63 Trunk marker 64 Iowa college 65 **Smallest bills 66 Some detect
motion 67 Terminate 68 **Sparrow’s
structure DOWN 1 Certain fuel
valves 2 Chocolaty spread
3 “Whataya Want From Me” singer
4 Winter wheel wrap
5 Novelist Christie
6 Oikos yogurt
maker 7 ***Often (... a letter below each triplestarred clue’s answer ...) 8 ***Prom
wheels 9 ***Latin for
“love” 10 ***Laura in
“Jurassic Park” 11 ***Duchamp’s
art movement 12 ***Carded 13 ***Infamous
emperor 19 1947 Bacall/ Bogart film noir
24 Pickling
herb 25 Blubbery
mammal 26 Beach, in
Bolivia
27 Up next 28 “Convenience”
charge
29 FDR power
project 34 Great time 36 “Absolutely!” 38 What you read while doomscrolling 39 Mild
expletive 40 Trade
partner? 41 Lucy of “Charlie’s Angels” 43 Adapts
44 Most thick 47 Pronto 48 Guiding light 55 **** Mammals in caves
(... a letter above each quadruplestarred clue’s answer ...) 56 **** Relative of
a troll
57 **** Tiny songbird
58 **** Is
dishonest 59 **** :, in an
analogy
60 **** The Tar Heel State: Abbr.
61 **** Bands’ jobs