Chicago Sun-Times

PATTERN CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 “That’s

unfortunat­e!”

4 Suffix with “snooze” or “Oktober”

8 CBS

procedural

12 Metaphoric­al

fresh start

16 ___ mater

17 “Don’t do anything weird”

18 Drench

19 Issue that’s no longer worth debating

20 Marinara or

pesto

21 Woodwind often made of brass, for short

22 Finish

23 Digital

greeting

25 Employ

26 Free, at a

legal firm

28 Accessible alternativ­e to stairs

31 People who don’t play it safe

34 “Terms of My Surrender” singer John

36 Apt rhyme

for “chop” 37 Name that means “born again” 38 Free, at a

restaurant

41 “The ___ is

history!”

42 Atlantic Ocean, informally

43 Rx writers

45 String with twisted strands

46 What we

breathe

47 Walgreens

competitor

50 Beg

52 Device that generates sparks

55 Actress Cameron

56 Foolish person

57 Handfuls of mashed potatoes, say, in a food fight

58 Part of D.C. with many diplomatic missions 59 Meh

60 Transition off

breastfeed­ing 61 “r u ___?”

(“rly?”)

DOWN

1 Con games

2 Company that produces aluminum

3 Cleanse,

casually

4 Like some people’s gender identities

5 Merit 6 Legislator­s in Sacramento or Salem, informally

7 ___ Aviv 8 Vehicles exploring Mars or the moon

9 State of bliss 10 Apple

desktop

11 Japanese rice

wine

13 Pantry

invader 14 Backs of

necks

15 High on weed

20 Alternativ­e to a foil or an epee

24 ___ liver oil

25 To a great extent, colloquial­ly

26 Not ashamed

27 World Cup

chants

28 P, in a sorority name

29 “___ No Sunshine” (Bill Withers song)

30 Groups with good problemsol­ving skills?

32 Recharging period for an introvert

33 ___ in stone

35 Unenthusia­stic

39 Babe

40 ___ List (PAC)

44 Takes

fore-e-e-ever

46 The lion in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

47 Budweiser

rival

48 Item of headwear that doesn’t prevent a scalp sunburn

49 Vast amounts

50 Smartphone predecesso­rs: Abbr.

51 Swanky ride

53 Idris who was 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive

54 Playfully shy

56 Embroider, e.g.

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