PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sings without

words

5 Put coins into, like a parking meter

8 Paltry 12 Underway 14 Ready for business

16 Blue hue

17 --- code 18 Puerto ___ 19 Many “Sister Act” characters 20 Financial professional who specializes in government levies 23 Cleaning cloth 25 Knotted neck

wear

26 Facial hair for Jafar or Tony Stark 27 Dodged 29 Lacking

color

30 Make a mistake

31 Athlete who

does axels 35 “Frozen” reindeer

36 Crew’s

control? 37 Colored part of

the eye 41 Expert in helping patients form healthy eating habits 46 Pop star Grande, to fans

49 Word after “pepper” or “coffee” 50 “To Sir, With Love” actor Poitier

51 Film genre with love and laughter 53 Move

merchandise 55 “Golly!” 56 Attempts at achieving something that satisfies everyone ... or what 20-, 31and 41-Across are, in their own ways 59 Stench 60 Slack-jawed 61 Helvetica

alternative 64 What yeast makes bread do 65 Shredded 66 Olympic gold medalist Comaneci 67 Broadway

backdrops 68 Cabernet color 69 Certain hair salon offering

DOWN

1 Denver omelet

ingredient 2 Vehicle for

an E.T. 3 Monthly housing payment, for some 4 Nickname for Chicago rapper Chief Keef 5 Compel 6 Sweeping

sagas 7 Geometric art style of the 1920s 8 Stingray relative

9 Think of as

similar 10 Marathon

participant 11 Holiday with

egg hunts 13 Smartphone

typist

15 Part of a Snickers bar 21 Helper

22 Zilch 23 Whistle blowers

24 Hebrew for

“spring” 28 Country duo

Brooks & ___ 29 Witch’s blemish

32 Excel

command 33 “Cobra ___” (TV sequel to the “Karate Kid” films) 34 Orange peel 38 Like some expensive seats at a boxing match

39 “Got it”

40 Eye affliction 42 Atop

43 Male meower 44 “Confessions ofa Shopaholic” star Fisher 45 Lubricant

container 46 Shady spots 47 Band

assistant 48 “You’re not

making sense” 52 Gives a hoot 53 Sound from

a sleeper 54 Urged (on) 57 “The Rite of Spring” composer Stravinsky 58 Golf hazard 62 Tire filler

63 On the ___

(fleeing)