PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Unyielding 6 Not so
exciting
10 Dog walker’s
need 13 Hawaiian
porch 14 Tropical fruit often made into jelly 15 Cheer in
Cordoba 16 This alphabetically themed crossword stars ___ from “30 Rock” and “Dr. Death” ... 18 Edge
19 Silent
performer 20 What an iPhone runs on
21 See 53-Across 23 Forms a union,
in a sense 25 Zillions
26 ... ___ from “Annie” and “Charlie’s Angels” ... 31 Got the day
started
35 Tree with
upright cones 36 Like a light
lager 37 Completely
exposes 38 Garment that
has a hook 39 Long cars, for short 40 Deceitful person
41 Calf ’s call 42 Beginning stage 43 ... ___ from “Maleficent” and “The Great” ... 47 Blue or White
river
48 How some specialty items are made 53 With 21-Across, actors’ representatives 56 Obsolescent tape player, briefly 57 Mystical essence
58 Rock in a tram 59 ... and ___ from “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven” 62 Word before
“name” or “pal” 63 Oftenlengthy exam format
64 Coke
competitor 65 Cheerless 66 Like goblin sharks but not goblins 67 Gold, e.g., to
an investor
DOWN
1 Shuts hard 2 “Rocky”
actress Shire 3 Foe
4 Speeds, or
speedy events 5 Ballpoint’s tip 6 Pals
7 What you might lay down, with “the” 8 Style of sun-
glasses
9 “Wait a sec-
ond!” 10 Brought into
existence 11 Came down to
Earth
12 Some stones
in settings 14 Air of despair 17 Opera whose name has the same vowels as 25-Down 22 Low rod on a
cello
24 Cools, as a
drink
25 Opera
highlight 27 Actor Zac 28 Purina
alternative 29 It may soothe
a sunburn 30 ___ for life
(high spirits) 31 Wellqualified 32 Symbol of
thinness 33 Type of hygiene 34 Peaceful 38 T-___ steak 39 Blue bird, for
41 Dog with a silky white coat
44 One of 10
digits, often 45 Like a flea bite 46 Romance novelist Roberts 49 Does a fall job 50 They’re full of
garbage 51 Rub out 52 Rehearsed a
full musical 53 Shirts and
blouses
54 ___ 51
55 Give
temporarily 56 ___ scallopini 60 Intelligence
org.
61 Tax time VIP