PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Prep for a marathon, with “up” 5 Lightweight modeling wood 10 By way of 13 Nike rival 14 Helps at a heist 15 Engrave 17 *Open a champagne bottle 19 Caramel-filled candy 20 Spanish for “January” 21 Tracks down like a bloodhound 23 Hooting bird 25 Cuba libre mixer 26 *Roaming Asian food seller 32 Wind instrument in “Peter and the Wolf” 33 Hamm who helped the U.S. win two World Cups 34 Amazing achievements 37 It’s cut down at the end of March Madness 38 *Use few words 41 Call, in poker 42 Overused 44 Affirmative action 45 Talk with a bot 46 *Notre Dame’s team 50 Hideout 51 Clean Air Act org. 52 Patent seekers 57 More than enough 61 Murmurs lovingly 62 Cold cut, or a hint to the word bookending each starred clue’s answer 64 “Como ___ usted?” 65 Offering site on Dia de los Muertos 66 She, in Colombia 67 Tree seen in “eyewitness” 68 Romanov rulers 69 “I agree to your terms!”

DOWN

1 Canaveral or Cod 2 Shakespeare’s river 3 Ready for picking 4 Climbing aid for the Dark Knight 5 Romantic boo 6 Kindergarten lesson 7 Name hidden in “femaleonly gym” 8 Inflexible about rules 9 Request, as advice 10 Milan-based fashion house 11 “___, am America” (Langston Hughes) 12 Rights org. 16 Scorching 18 Call of the wild? 22 Marshmallow spread 24 Fruit served with tequila 26 “Stop it!” 27 Lyft alternative 28 Recurring story element 29 Pen tip 30 Bouquet ___ (herb bundle) 31 GOLEAN cereal brand 35 Black and green drinks 36 Meyers on NBC 38 Commenced 39 Physics particle 40 Border 43 Tool for cutting ceramic squares 45 Pulled an allnighter, say 47 Swings for 48 Cyber troublemakers 49 Apple product since 2010 52 ___ skates 53 Overly curious 54 Election Day action 55 Dove with a Pulitzer 56 Lasting mark 58 Late Brazilian athlete hailed as “O Rei do Futebol” 59 “Ooh” or “tra” follower 60 Latin listender 63 Speech fillers