PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Soak (up) 4 Bottle lid 7 It cuts with the grain 13 One might be fraternal 15 National bird of Australia 16 Pop star Grande 17 Place that accepts plastic 20 Yearly 21 Colorful fish in a pond 22 Stitches 23 Last letter in the Greek spelling of “Cyclops” 24 Sch. in Cambridge 26 “___ Week” (Barenaked Ladies hit) 28 Worker with a stop sign 35 Peter Hernandez, ___ Bruno Mars 36 Catch some rays 37 “Wowzers!” 38 What a bloodhound tracks 40 Toupee, slangily 42 Astronomer Carl 43 Dehydrate 44 Org. with many return envelopes? 46 Web destination 47 Hook, line, sinker, etc. 51 Keanu’s role in “The Matrix” 52 Arid 53 Chatterbox’s “gift” 56 SIMPLE savings plans, e.g. 60 Graffiti, to some 62 Llama’s smaller relative 64 Stereotypical nerd accessory, or a punny hint to the football positions at the ends of 17-, 28- and 47-Across 67 Look up to 68 Curve 69 Like feet after a long hike 70 Less shallow 71 “I’m not impressed” 72 ICU workers
DOWN
1 Helmet fastener 2 Olympic legend Jesse 3 Folks with a blanket and basket, say 4 Musician such as Yo-Yo Ma 5 Buddy, in Bordeaux 6 Trick, slangily 7 Competing on a track 8 Wrath 9 Strikes topple them 10 Make full 11 Once more 12 Armed conflicts 14 Sch. in Greenwich Village 18 Clothing for hunting, briefly 19 Hoodlum 25 Pre-Soviet ruler 27 They often clash in Hollywood 29 Dude ___ (vacation spot) 30 Arctic native 31 Option if one wants to make a move? 32 Site with content from many sites 33 Genuine 34 Locale for thieves 35 Inch-long berry 38 Coppertone letters 39 Like insubstantial evidence 41 June honoree, familiarly 45 Hit the cue ball into a pocket 48 More tidy 49 Trail mix 50 Actor Chandler 54 Part of a squirrel’s hoard 55 Uncovers 56 Tablet with a mini variety 57 Traveled on a Harley 58 Peak 59 Ditch, as a class 61 Airport conveyance 63 Alternatives to Macs 65 Before, in a sonnet 66 Mineral deposit