PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

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16 1 With little slack 5 Alternative to a chairlift "Prelude to ___" (Meg Ryan film) 14 Resort city north of Lake Tahoe 15 100-meter, for one "Give ___ - don't pollute!" 17 "While" lead-in 18 Sandy hue 19 Big name in Thanksgiving parades 20 Congratulate,

in a way 23 Judge of the

Simpson trial 24 Ending for "verb" or "malt" 25 Persons full of self-importance 29 Certain stopping point 31 Wolf describer 33 Big Hollywood

talent agency 34 Accompani

ment for a fife 36 Small land mass in the water 39 Like grapefruit

on the tongue 42 Like a saint's

head 43 "To err is ___" 44 Jumbo deer 45 Brouhahas 47 Abate 51 Gunshot

evidence 54 Pot pie veggie 56 Frequent visitor to The Beatles' sessions 57 Cute shallow

water creature 60 Art prop 63 Ambassador's skill It's deserted in fantasies 65 Like a popular

Youtube video 66 At any point 67 Annoy via

sweetness 68 Dickinson or

Post 69 Not at all

difficult 70 Vats for frats?

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nature 2 Add bubbles

to 3 Remove a clog from "The Wizard of Oz" dog 5 Allowable weights "The Dating Game" contestant 7 220-by-198

foot plot, e.g. 8 Hot rye

sandwich 9 Transmission repair franchise 10 Army uniform

material

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6 11 Beijing 2008

org. 12 Chinese restaurant sauce 13 Elm, Main,

Bourbon et al. 21 Mark up, as a

score 22 Discrimination against senior citizens 26 Search, as the horizon "Beverage crystals" since 1957 28 Unhappy 30 "The Simpsons" bus driver 32 Big name in lawn care products 35 Smear over 37 "Hogan's Heroes" milieu "Come here often?" e.g. 39 Barn bundle 40 Breeds

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38 41 Favorable omens "And I Love ___" (Beatles hit) 46 Creditor 48 Muss up, as someone's hair 49 Put a snake in

a drain 50 Slammers 52 Absolutely

perfect 53 Dilly-___ 55 Contest

hopeful 58 Volcanologist's

study 59 Clark or

Butkus 60 The night before Christmas, e.g. 61 Align the

crosshairs 62 What many a male Indian is called

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