DIAGRAMLESS, 21 X 21

ACROSS

1 Neo-soul singer,

Erica 5 Brave New World

narcotic 9 Andy of the comics 13 Sign on for another

tour, say 14 Breathing fire 16 “As the World

Turns” actress 17 Keystone’s place 18 Inert gas 19 Indicator of happiness 20 Tyson or Oldfield 21 Watson of “Red Dragon” 22 Goes underground 23 Cottonwoods 26 Brief and to the

point 30 Rouse 31 It may be put in a bun 32 Kind of drum 33 ‘’___that special!’’ 34 Band leader Miller 35 School grps. 36 Bureau compartment 42 Staring intently 43 Investigate 44 Without a companion 45 Extends 47 Swenson of “Benson” 51 Attila and crew 55 Try to persuade 56 Banana-like plant 58 Sea eagle 59 Post-embryonic 60 Short, witty saying 63 Piano piece 64 Capri, e.g. 67 Unwilling 70 Lofty works 72 Pointed at the top 73 “___ Jacques”

(children’s song) 74 D.E.A. agent 75 Lively 76 Singer, Lavigne 77 Inter ___ 78 Prefix with physics 79 Part below a

fetlock 80 Future atty.’s exam

DOWN

1 “Dracula” author

Stoker 2 Skateboarding tricks 3 Young quacker 4 Violent change 5 High rolls 6 Utah city 7 Salon job, briefly 8 Land surrounded by

a body of water 9 “Blondie” or “Cathy” 10 Betwixt 11 Former World Cup

star 12 Desserts 15 New Ager who often sings in Gaelic 16 Slogan carriers 24 Only 25 Upright, as a box 27 Flake 28 Brewer’s kiln 29 Russian “Anna” 37 Doppler ___ 38 Lithe 39 Part of a train 40 Electronic magazine 41 Freshen 46 Mine passage 47 It’s found in the

Arctic 48 “Me neither” 49 Clique 50 Downsizer 52 Global taxi service 53 Like some holidays 54 Gossip fodder 57 African country adjoining the Mediterranean 60 Cherubini opera 61 Goes with Romeo 62 Change shape 63 Top ___ margarita 64 Silo weapon 65 Bad loser 66 Doing what needs to be done 68 ___ dynamic 69 Destiny’s Child, e.g 71 Jazz vocal style