PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Rainbows, for

example

5 Like talking in a movie theater

9 Grain bundle 14 Michael of

“Juno” 15 Youngest Stark daughter in “Game of Thrones” 16 Luxury Italian car, informally 17 *Starting to encounter - ? = Situated alongside 19 See 34-Down 20 Spuds

21 Like many a teenager’s skin

23 Part of MOMA 24 Watch closely 25 *Making a landing - ? = Like a genuine person 28 Single: Prefix 29 Stench 30 Fixer-___ 33 Xina

checkbox, e.g. 36 Give five stars,

say

39 Ilk

40 Lists of

commands 41 Bygone Russian ruler 42 Tokyo 2020

sword 43 Travelers’ stops 44 Desert refuge 45 See 56-Across 47 Ian McKellen and others, title-wise 49 *Movies that should be exciting - ? = Romantic feelings 53 Cardinals, on

scoreboards 56 With 45-Across,

the Windy City 57 Char

58 Abhor 60 Canines and

others 62 LGBTQ+ milestone celebrated on October 11, or a hint to each starred clue’s missing word 64 Nail polish

brand

65 Part of,

as a joke

66 “At Wit’s End” author Bombeck 67 Dissuade

68 Ilk

69 It’s

outstanding DOWN

1 Not right or

obtuse

2 “How can I

ever ___ you?” 3 Container

for fruit

4 Wise person 5 ___ d’etre 6 Container

for coffee 7 Vacuum brand 8 Face-plant 9 Killed it on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” 10 Syllable after

“hardy” 11 Humiliate 12 Cancel, as

a launch 13 Back’s

counterpart 18 Zeal

22 Takes a peek 26 Group underrepresented in Congress 27 Parts of hearts 28 Shooting star,

actually 30 Purpose 31 Coke, in

certain regions 32 Most fair 34 With 19-Across, home of the University of Michigan 35 “Avengers: Endgame” co-director Anthony or Joe 37 Mai ___ 38 Workplaces for

some RNs 40 Chop, as garlic 44 Welles who directed “Citizen Kane”

46 Dryer’s companion

48 Skate variety 49 Performed in a

show

50 “We hold ___ truths to be self-evident” 51 Implied

52 Wry humor 53 Word following “App” or “Apple” 54 Gardener’s

“green” digit 55 Allow to attack 59 Like some wine and cheese 61 Common tic-tac-toe result 63 Cleaning tool