PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Unexpected

win

6 This instant 9 Tijuana’s peninsula, informally 13 Authorized

substitute 14 The “A”

in UAE

16 Bad day

for Caesar 17 Uvula’s location (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 4)

19 Beds that aren’t luxurious 20 Reason for couples therapy (... first 3 letters + last 3)

22 Digital communication, for short? 23 Martial arts

masters 24 Guess ___?

(board game) 27 Diplomatic

delicacy 30 What’s left at the end of a meal? 31 Sioux City’s

state

33 Clog or wedge 35 Lubricate 39 Certain American employee (... first

3 letters

+ last 2)

42 “Old MacDonald” refrain 43 Work, like

a bar

44 Word after “baking” or before “bread” 45 Young ’un 47 Hurt badly 49 Maritime

distress call 50 Cure-all 54 Madre’s

brother 56 “Death on the Nile” author (... first 4 letters + last 1) 61 Hunter’s attire,

briefly 62 Impossible to change, or like 17-, 20-, 39and 56-Across? 64 At least once 65 Orangenosed muppet 66 Repairs 67 Some wines 68 Key by the

space bar 69 Wipe away

DOWN

1 FedEx rival 2 Event with

teen royalty? 3 Den fixture

with cushions 4 Actor in

a crowd 5 Keyboard whiz 6 Simba’s mate 7 Taken by

mouth 8 Lightbulb units 9 Teeth bordering canines 10 Photoshop

maker 11 Martial artist in

2020’s “Mulan” 12 Beasts of

burden

15 Hat worn

in Paris 18 “Finally!” 21 Gibson garnish 24 One of six for

Henry VIII 25 Colorful Hindu festival 26 Injury, to a

45-Across 28 Have a

conversation 29 Spiritual

emblem 32 They stir things

up

34 Volcano known as Vulcan’s chimney 36 Neighbor

of Vietnam 37 Ctrl+Z

38 Grps. involved with Scholastic Book Fairs 40 Illegal liquor 41 Add to a photo, perhaps 46 Provoke playfully

48 Longdistance lover’s query 50 Indiana

baller 51 Source of mescal and tequila 52 Appointed 53 Train along the Northeast Corridor 55 Furry, aquatic

frolicker 57 Web page

code 58 Hilarious

person 59 Gaels’ Division I college

60 Partner of

“odds” 63 Language suffix