PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 McMahon and Asner 4 Lady in a chocolatier’s logo 10 Nightlife spot 14 Stroke gently 15 Lean toward 16 First-rate 17 Bullfight cheer 18 Baseball film DVD that’s missing the last scene? 20 Fashionable 22 Nanny animal 23 Third Greek letter 24 Celebratory slap that doesn’t quite connect? 26 Socialist Marx 27 Tirade 28 Frantic scramble 31 Rap or rock 34 Rower’s need 35 4-Down suggestion 36 Near-miss remark that’s a clue to 18-, 24-, 50- and 58-Across 41 Santa ___ winds 42 Fitting 43 Alpha’s opposite 44 Crumb catchers 47 2017 World Series champ, slangily 49 At one’s ___ and call 50 Mostly get rid of? 54 Lacking a partner 56 Oktoberfest quaff 57 “Spare tire” 58 Slightly early marital restlessness? 61 Elected officials 62 Innovator’s spark 63 Gossiped 64 Vote of support
65 Org.
66 “I’m all ears!” 67 Roseanne’s husband
DOWN
1 Many, many years 2 New ___, India 3 “Shrek!” author William
4 It aptly bookends “Google Maps” 5 Mount Hood locale 6 Deeply religious 7 “My concern is ...” 8 Blow off steam 9 Sleeve tattoo spot 10 Duck, to a French chef 11 Appear imminent 12 E pluribus ___ 13 Second Greek letter 19 “Omigosh!” 21 Comedian Rock 25 Come to grips with 26 Corn syrup brand 28 “Geez!” 29 Like bachelor parties 30 Queen on Mount Olympus 31 Thom ___ shoes 32 Elbow-wrist connection 33 Political platforms?
34 A giant among Giants 37 Target of a heist 38 FedEx alternative 39 Fortune 500 abbr. 40 “Later!” 45 Nairobi resident 46 Slurpee kin 47 Simmer with anger
48 Old Toyota 50 Voltaire, theologically 51 Long Greek story 52 Literary uncle 53 Buddy who played Jed Clampett 54 Myanmar’s locale
55 Eye shades? 56 Wooden train maker
59 Stir in 60 “Good” cholesterol letters