PATTERN CROSSWORD
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.