PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Mine

entrances 6 Use, as

a plate 11 Apprehend 14 Hindu holy

man 15 Stress- free

vowel 16 Anger or fury 17 Not so smart

with zilch? 19 Negative linking word 20 Entree side

orders, often 21 “OK”

response 22 Top spot 23 Barre or banister 25 Winter luxury

wear 27 Lane on “Desperate Housewives” 31 Make waves? 32 ___ polloi ( common people) 33 Warble 34 Deadly snake 37 Birds that give

a hoot 39 Pent up in

a pigpen 42 Bird of love

and peace 43 Drinks common in the 1950s 45 Proofer’s mark, sometimes 47 Black gold 48 Calendar span, typically 50 Like quality

tissues 52 They get infants’ attention 55 Common

dress of India 56 “___ Brockovich” 57 Health resort near a spring 59 Narrow strips

of land 63 Be under

the weather 64 Not so smart with a little laughter? 66 Application form abbreviation 67 Shakespeare’s

loverboy 68 Suit material 69 Stallone’s

nickname 70 Early development sites of humans 71 Hair unit DOWN 1 Gives a proper “Jeopardy!” response 2 “The X- Files”

agent Scully 3 “American ___” ( TV show) 4 Foil 5 Some ice cream shop selections 6 Suffix with

“rich” or “poor” 7 Sore 8 Petty criminal 9 Confesses

( with “to”) 10 Carp at 11Not so smart with a free center? 12 Bouquet 13 French military wear 18 Egyptian god of the underworld 22 Pungent to

taste 24 Clothing fluff 26 Gun, as

an engine 27 “For ___ the

Bell Tolls” 28 Midwestern

state 29 Not so smart

with rhymes? 30 Tend cattle for

a fee 35 Good’s nemesis 36 Have faith in

( with “on”) 38 Mug 40 Some Biblical

verb endings 41 Wreck 44 Actor Mineo 46 Least wordy 49 Photographed

over 51 “Take your

pick” 52 Butchers’ offerings 53 Architectural

projection 54 Sea foam 58 Tablet maker 60 “Catch!” 61 Fancy wheels 62 Bad day for Caesar, as an understatement 64 French vineyard 65 Fancy pond

fish