PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cold War
initials 5 Puts on a few
pounds 10 Bell emanation 14 Dashboard
dial, for short 15 "The game is
___" 16Troll's larger kin 17 Challenging
way to race 20 Auburn hair
dye 21 Like the moon 22 Gem with a
play of color 25 Ceylon and
green, for two 26 Kramden's
vehicle 29 Downwind at
sea 31 American Express or Kia product 35 Nibbled on 36 They sound
batty 38 Many microbrews 39 It's produced under pressure 43 Today's Persia 44 Spooky 45 ___-fi 46 The art of film 49 Car wash
supplies 50 Soak up some
rays 51 Grass roots
environment? 53 Application
entry 55 Full or half
dives 58 A nest on a
cliff 62 Wall safe
feature 65 Ill-fated son of
Adam 66 Cognizant 67 Fencer's weapon, sometimes 68 Enjoy the
banquet 69 More cunning 70 Poor grades
DOWN
1 Mormon state 2 Savory spice 3 CAT
procedure 4 Zoo behemoth 5 It may be natural or noble 6 Back, at sea 7 Extremely
small amount 8 Pitched a perfect game against 9 Not mono 10 Guiding
principle 11 They often
clash 12 Parabolas,
e.g. 13 What to spend
in Albania 18 Smell in "Apocalypse Now" 19 Applaud 23 Hand cream
ingredient 24 Africa's Sierra
___ 26 Like some
training 27 Reproductive
organs 28 Many a family
car 30 Go inside 32 Gambler's words of lament 33 Where some
pilgrims flock 34 Don't leave at
the doorstep 37 Plastic-wrap
brand 40 Spoiled, as
food 41 Latvian capital 42 The boss'
"echo" 47 Maxi's
opposite 48 Concert settings, at times 52 Fish with a big
net 54 Sought
lampreys 55 Asia's largest
desert 56 Revival
meeting shout 57 Command to
a dog 59 You can skip it 60 Slurpee rival 61 ___ out a living (just gets by) 62 Love-'em-and-
leave-'em type 63 Anger 64 " ___ the
ramparts ..."