PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Flourish 6 “Rabbit, Run” author 12 Tearjerker 13 Construction piece 14 “Anna Christie” playwright 15 Coats 16 Lima’s

place

17 Father of

Thor

19 Away from WSW 20 Style 22 Lummox 24 Most Wanted List org.

27 Elite alternative 29 Bart’s sister 32 Lincoln’s election year 35 Region 36 Location 37 Storm

center 38 Inseparable 40 Osso buco base 42 A cont. 44 Level 46 Apiece 50 Boardroom

props 52 Prophet 54 Half a storybook duo

55 “My heavens!” 56 Clothing 57 Unlike a rolling stone? DOWN 1 Part of N.B. 2 Lecherous look 3 Poppy drug 4 Lubricate 5 Tunes

6 Wrinkly fruit 7 Challenge for Laurel and Hardy in “The Music Box” 8 Saharan 9 Obsession 10 “Show Boat” composer 11 Gaelic

12 Doo- — music 18 Fool 21 Make a choice, with “for”

23 “The Greatest”

24 Shriner’s chapeau

25 Life story, for short 26 Unknowing 28 Waiting

area 30 Pigpen 31 Nay

canceler

33 Coop

denizen 34 Multitude 39 Old

anesthetic 41 Starts 42 Turkish potentate 43 “Animal House” group

45 Capri or Wight

47 Dogfight participants

48 23- Down’s old name 49 The lady

51 Sixth letter after 53Down

53 See 51Down