DIAGRAMLESS, 21x21

ACROSS

1 Road marker 6 Cable channel for Congress

11 Tutor who helps one

develop skills 12 Characteristic of rich

soil

13 Top-notch

14 Desert highlight 15 Describes an

atmosphere

16 It may be blowing in

the wind

17 Take a nap

24 Lasso feature 28 Business partner of

Marcus 29 Community spirit 30 Novelist Charlotte, of

Jane Eyre

31 Priest’s urging 32 Eagle’s nest, var. 33 Clock adjust 34 Twisted

38 Rodeo participant 41 Grand Ole ___ 42 Massey of old movies 43 Wedding reception centerpiece

47 Roe opponent 48 Store selection 49 Memorial notice 50 Latched, say 51 Alaskan islander 52 Equal

53 Black hole

54 Flow controller 55 Move furtively 58 “Fixing ___” Beatles 62 First African-American major-league coach 63 Penitent

64 Desert animal

65 Ape

66 Not separately 67 Grain-cutting implements 69 Pigeonhole

73 Toys with tails 78 Simmering

79 Like a nerd 80 Tubular pasta 81 “Little House” author 82 Silver, to the Lone Ranger

83 Wearer of three stars, abbr.

DOWN

1 Served past 2 Character

3 Type of coat or forest 4 Fall months, abbr. 5 Early invention 6 Narrowly spaced, as the eyes 7 Continuing daytime drama

8 __ Robles, California 9 Mideast chief, var. 10 Wall St. letters 18 Laid up 19 Uncanny 20 Stylish Christian 21 Hotel chain 22 Monet subject 23 Compass direction, abbr.

24 Turkey and environs 25 Aquatic mammal 26 Cries of surprise 27 Loudness unit 34 Sends, in a way 35 Deep-sea fish 36 Pakistani tongue 37 Russian refusal 39 Moves like honey 40 Kind of drill 42 Figure skater Brasseur 43 Nightclub of song 44 Biblical brother 45 Capital of Ukraine 46 Raison d’ ___ 53 Sci-Fi/horror combo from the 70s 54 Captain Nemo’s creator 55 Self-styled

56 ___ few words as possible 57 Infomercial 59 Pleasantly comfortable 60 “. . . and step ___!” 61 Genesis wife 63 Foolish beast in fables 68 Head bone

69 Pool exercise

70 Act in collusion 71 Matter of contention 72 An article in Munich 74 ___ the finish 75 Petty criminal 76 Dublin’s home 77 Bridge