Chicago Sun-Times

PATTERNLES­S CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Actor Braff of “Scrubs”

5 Small amounts of paint

9 Skier’s setting

14 Croatia’s currency

15 Guinness of “Star Wars”

16 Buzzing homes

17 Fiber source

18 Journalist Bash on CNN

19 Prevent from happening

20 Indy 500 entrant

23 Be inquisitiv­e

24 Wheel edges

25 Like some breezes

28 “Deck the Halls” contractio­n

29 Trendy, ’60sstyle

30 Owns

31 Gown creator

36 Is the perfect size

37 Sportscast summary

38 Loudness, on a TV remote

39 Tropical ray

40 Love, in Lima

41 Player of recorded music

43 Gameending cry in rummy

44 Curtain holder

45 Anagram of “eon”

46 Like some bases

48 Voucher

50 Smartphone download

53 Have a measurable impact, or what 20-, 31- and 41-Across each do

56 Neutral shade

58 Checkmates an opponent, say

59 Dec. holiday

60 Stubble remover

61 Upscale hotel chain

62 Ice cream container size

63 “___ these flowers beautiful?”

64 Stretch of time

65 German name that’s a palindrome

DOWN

1 Striped Serengeti sight

2 Radiant glows

3 Sidewalk flaw

4 Sharpen

5 Arp’s art movement

6 Sleep spoiler

7 Shows flexibilit­y

8 Lasting mark

9 Like some flavored ice

10 Perk up

11 Analyze excessivel­y

12 ___ capita

13 Boston winter hrs.

21 Like fresh celery

22 Composer Stravinsky

26 Foamy coffee order

27 College applicatio­n part, often

28 Bygone Russian leader

29 Another name for Sporty Spice

31 Moves with a mouse

32 Send in payment

33 Be thrifty

34 Very eager

35 Boxer’s bout enders, briefly

36 Front part of a clock

39 ___ Carlo

41 Fully cooked

42 Becomes a part of

44 Change back

47 Start a workday, perhaps

48 Orangutan relative, casually

49 Reddishbro­wn dye

50 Allow entry

51 Garden growth

52 Basil-based sauce

54 Low pair in poker

55 Trade show

56 Supportive garment

57 Musician’s gift

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