PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Charge
alternative 5 Airplane wing
features 10 Musician
Clapton 14 Historical von
Bismarck 15 “Twilight”
heroine 16 Minute particle 17 Question from an insecure artist? 20 Sleeper’s breathing problem 21 Genesis name that’s also presidential 22 Gym org. that’s also a classic disco hit 25 Military order
( with “at”) 26 Santa ___
winds 29 Definitely not
sweet 31 Features of some cocktail dresses 35 Not as dry
as brut 36 Village wise
one, often 38 Brutish creature of folklore 39 Question from an insecure amusement park rider? 43 Word with “go
bragh” 44 Surpass, performancewise 45 Hard, precise throw, in baseball 46 Arctic expanse 49 Former tadpole 50 “Able was I ___ I saw ... “51 Essentially
forever 53 Wartime
threats ( abbr.) 55 Part of the Czech Republic 58 Sign into law 62 Question from an insecure prude? 65 Prefix with “matter” or “skid” 66 Tripoli’s country 67 Give a
facelift to 68 Blush shade,
sometimes 69 Scornful look 70 Lowly domino
DOWN
1 Leaves with an
addiction? 2 On the highest
point of 3 Make one slap
one’s forehead 4 Unable to hold
water 5 “___! Open up,
now!” 6 Diminutive suffix 7 Jessica with The Honest Company 8 West Point tyro 9 Israel natives 10 Unavoidable
choice 11 Composer Nino of “The Godfather” 12 Agenda thing 13 Daytona
participant 18 Miss in distress? 19 A major direction 23 Refrigerated 24 Visual leader? 26 Anything valuable 27 “Gandhi” character 28 Flip ___ ( test
fate) 30 Counter in
a debate 32 Hanging open 33 Nosy Parker with a crowbar? 34 Rushlike plant growing in wet places 37 Haul back to the garage once more 40 Form the base
for 41 Namer of the animals in Genesis 42 Food for livestock 47 It may have a dirty fork in it 48 Smithy staples 52 Type of ’ 60s
protest 54 Something
a bull will do 55 Not quite
stereo 56 Face- saving
loopholes 57 Monastery
resident 59 Sincere
flatterer? 60 Relinquish
legally 61 Homer’s classic
locale 62 Part of WWI 63 Peacock- tail spot 64 It’s as low as two in miniature golf