PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

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1 Apology preceder 6 “Leave It to Beaver” smooth-talker 11 Understand, in hippie lingo 14 Narcotic from poppies 15 Dreamy and unaware 16 Elegiac poem 17 Lush tropical area 19 Zero, in soccer 20 Airport info, informally 21 They’re often asked to look 22 Affirmative action 23 Fortified dessert wine 27 False identities 29 Jackie’s “O” 30 Gunky stuff 32 Dull as dishwater 33 Japanese currency 34 Lilies with bell-shaped flowers 36 Ladies’ men 39 “The King and I” heroine 41 Cone-hatted one 43 “Silent Night,” for one 44 Severely inclined 46 Having regrets 48 Eggs, in bio labs 49 Acting part 51 Roman robe 52 Boy doll 53 Cool cat’s quality 56 Group with no members, in math 58 Nabokov heroine 59 Suit’s bottom or top 60 Myrna of old Hollywood 61 Knight’s honorific 62 What some lotto winners do 68 It may cook your goose 69 Kind of bath salts 70 Princess’ headgear 71 Home for a hog 72 Actions, for a Scout 73 Nail cousin

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1 Olympus figure 2 “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” beast 3 Bygone auto ornament 4 Large-headed match 5 Ipecac and others 6 Australian flightless bird 7 Syndicate head 8 Received ideas 9 Away from the water 10 Blight on the landscape 11 Brawls 12 “Eat crow” or “talk turkey” 13 Neuters, as a horse 18 Jolted 23 Noted pyramid builders 24 “You ___ the only one!” 25 Hosted event 26 Predict, as from omens 28 Indian flat bread 31 Pastry with a hole, informally 35 Twig used in grafting 37 Flood embankment 38 What italicized letters do 40 Ages and ages and ages (var.) 42 Totally swamp 45 Begged 47 Big, awkward klutzes 50 Parole alternative 53 Some door fasteners 54 Word said with a head slap 55 Fool’s lack 57 Word in a song 63 Atlantic catch 64 Bad ___ (German spa) 65 Honey holder 66 Metal-inthe-rough 67 Swerve, as a ship