PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Diacritical

mark 6 What it does in Buffalo in the winter 11 Profs’ classroom helpers 14 General vicinities 15 Bone from the knee to ankle 16 “Long,

long ___ ... 17 Preserving, as

machinery 19 Big- time tax

collector 20 Continental

cash 21 ___ pig ( test

subject) 23 People who are not heavy drinkers? 27 Like cornrows 28 Extreme shock 29 “The ___ Queene” ( Spenser work) 30 Equestrian

controls 31 Trunk full of

blood 32 Canine 35 Rustic respites 36 Gators’

relatives 37 Advertising industry award 38 Gerbil or

goldfish, e. g. 39 Performs,

biblically 40 Oarlock 41 “JohnWick”

star 43 Sigourney

or Earl 44 Gradually changes over time 46 Change makers? 47 Try to reach a

talk radio host 48 What a wellbehaved child doesn’t do 49 “By ___

means!” 50 Washington

state volcano 56 “Peggy ___” ( Buddy Holly classic song) 57 Invest, as with

a quality 58 Flapjacks

covering 59 “His”

counterpart 60 Male deer 61 Quite small DOWN 1 Woolen Scottish cap 2 Popular retirement plan component 3 “Stately” flowery wreath 4 Actor Aykroyd 5 Values greatly 6 Just starts to flutter the eyelids 7 Baby boy,

in Spain 8 Luke’s mentor, ___Wan 9 Like lice 10 Arizona’s state

flower 11 1980s Soft Cell

hit 12 Be like- minded 13 “Such a

tragedy” 18 Mystical atmosphere around someone 22 Nero’s

three 23 Word with “mall” or “mining” 24 Cara or Dunne 25 Wall’s color

spreader 26 Humorous plays on words 27 Deprive

of water 29 Pays, as

the bill 31 They can sway

in the breeze 33 Old Houston

NFLer 34 Attachments for “church” or “party” 36 Formal agreement or compact 37 Gab session 39 Formulates or

contrives 40 Most

nail- biting 42 Letter shaped

add- on 43 Genie offering 44 Internet shopping funds 45 Relative worth 46 Friends across

the pond 48 Far from

baggy 51 NancyWalker

on“Rhoda” 52 Caustic liquid 53 “... ___ he drove out of sight ...” 54 “Sister Act”

extra 55 Be a secret

watcher