DIAGRAMLESS, 21 X 21

ACROSS 1 Three-time All-Star

pitcher Pappas 5 ‘Desperate

Housewives’ vixen 6 The Kinks classic 7 “Take ___ a sign” 11 Pouch 14 Innocent 16 Acquire wisdom,

so it’s said 17 Light wood 21 Spinal 23 Dairy spread 24 Regarding 25 Place for a pin 27 Actor Sharif 28 Cordelia’s father 29 Place to lie in summer 33 Brazenly spiteful

quality 38 Saroyan’s “My Name is ___” 39 States 40 Bank take-back 41 Not orig. 42 Loses it 43 Many ages 44 Figures subject 47 Tennis great Evert 51 Raison d’ ___ 52 Rhône’s capital 53 Manicurist’s concern 55 Portable music

device Uncalled-for 56 60 Investigate 65 Reptiles 68 Confusion 69 Pry 70 Between rampart and moat 71 ___-dieu

(kneeling bench) 72 Restaurant 74 Facebook members 75 W.W. II org. 76 A Christian denomination 80 Like fresh polish 81 Auto brands 82 Shout 83 Fairy tale villain 84 Like a yenta DOWN 1 Toast 2 Billy, of Rock and Roll 3 “Zorba the Greek” Oscar-winner Kedrova 4 Santa’s reindeer, e.g. 7 Graff of

“Mr. Belvedere” 8 Land 9 Michaelmas daisy 10 Compass point 11 Jessica Parker or

Michelle Gellar 12 Open-mouthed 13 Star for short 15 Moral wrongnesses 17 Blessing 18 Mater lead-in 19 Pastoral expanses 20 Somewhat,

slangily 22 Counter offer? 26 Experience 30 Region 31 Andy of the comics 32 Managed care

grps. 34 Penn and others 35 Lost fish 36 ___ Brokovich: Julia Roberts starred 37 Concordes 42 Kind of life 44 Children’s ___ 45 Rat- ___ 46 Chamber group 47 Fast pace 48 Shot shooter 49 Corner piece 50 Rameau’s “Les ___

galantes” 54 Insults 56 Founder of the Ottoman Empire 57 Former Hungarian premier Nagy 58 Film __ (somber

cinematic genre) 59 Scrapes (out) 61 Following 62 Kind of mythology that influenced Tolkien 63 Words to a bride and groom 64 Go (for) 65 Home 66 ____ mechanism 67 Inquires 73 Moniker 74 Five-time All-Star second baseman Chase ___ 77 Ending with tele78 “Othello” plotter 79 Knights