DIAGRAMLESS, 21 X 21
ACROSS
1 Pond algae
5 Prom escort, perhaps
9 “I almost forgot . . .”
10 They cover all the bases
11 Antelope of corkscrew horns
12 Point
13 Penn in ‘’Mystic River’’
14 La __ Tar Pits
15 Intro to “the night before
Christmas”
19 Greek letters
21 Caustic language
25 Black piano key, 2 words
27 Endanger
28 Roof of the mouth
29 Warranty
30 Air purifiers use it
31 Iran’s official language
32 Soothing touch
35 Be still, at sea- 2 words
36 Numbered composition
37 Non-Rx, abbr.
40 “That was —- miss!”- 2 words 41 Like champagne on New Year’s
Eve, 2 words
42 Earlier, in poetry
44 Portal with a butterfly logo
45 Frisbee, e.g.
46 ___ away the hours
47 Astringent or dye
50 Get up
51 Cornwall town (in England)
52 Olympic winners
57 Direct, 2 words
58 Jessica Alba is one
59 Castilian hero, 2 words
60 Herbal drink, 2 words
61 Refuse to cooperate
62 Dry streambed
63 Coagulate
65 Bond opponent, 2 words
69 Club ___ (resorts)
70 Mayor who later served as judge
on “The People’s Court”
71 “Mon ___!”
72 Mid-east priest
73 Metalworker’s tool
74 Afternoon affairs
DOWN
1 ___ Fifth Avenue
2 Lead
3 Stamp of approval
4 Peak in the Cascades, 2 words
5 Itch cause
6 Bahrain bigwigs
7 Recess
8 Court grp.
16 Golden State N.B.A. player
17 Plane measure
18 Channel flip
19 Aircraft
20 Venom
22 Court figure, abbr.
23 Call
24 Memory trigger
25 Middle-east city in conflict
26 Thrash
27 Serving dish
28 Western group
29 Successes
31 Deception
33 Silly
34 Yields
37 Limestone formation
38 Lock of hair
39 Give up
41 Keats’ “___ a Grecian Urn”- 2 words
42 Anticipated
43 Camper’s emergency gear, 3 words
47 Glassware flaw
48 Carmaker from Bavaria
49 Stepped roughly
51 “___ it to the judge”
53 Historic period
54 Worked hard
55 “There’s —- day dawning”- 2 words
56 Duke Ellington’s “I ___ Song Go
Out of My Heart”- 2 words
57 Intensifies, 2 words
61 Indicates
63 U.S.N. rank
64 Sci-fi princess
66 Pantheon locale
67 Sports org. since 1906
68 Electrical resistance units