PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cherry discard 5 Close pals, for short 9 Catchall survey answer 14 Angel’s cap? 15 Vowel-heavy

Great Lake 16 Demi of “G.I.

Jane” 17 Pundit’s column, briefly

18 ___ log (Christmas cake) 19 Singing

cowboy Gene 20 Inapt anagram of “protectionism” 23 Contest

participant 24 The “P” of

USPS

27 Lester Holt

employer 28 Tantrums 30 Regret

31 A human is a

great one 33 Inapt anagram of “evangelist” 36 Cocktail recipe direction 37 “A mouse!!” 38 Cheerios ingredients 39 Inapt anagram of “antagonist” 43 Approves 44 “___ port in a storm” 45 Zest source 46 U.K. flying aces’ org. 48 Habanero, e.g. 50 Ones to keep up with 54 Inapt anagram of “commendations” 57 Cartoonist Edward

59 At the summit of 60 Highest draft status 61 Singer LuPone

62 Part on stage 63 Knife’s companion 64 Indo-___ people 65 Colleague 66 Leather boot brand

DOWN

1 What the sun did yesterday 2 Easiest putt 3 Choose for office 4 1900present, in baseball 5 “Lemonade” singer 6 Lemon, for one 7 “Wonder Woman” or “Aquaman” 8 Ooze 9 Former reality star/political aide 10 Talks up 11 Series of wins 12 Make a wrong turn 13 Marina del ___, California 21 Browser division 22 Makes a decision 25 Uncles’ wives 26 Allows 28 Enthusiast 29 Types of people 31 Make things right 32 What’s thrown after a dumping? 34 In the same ___ 35 Messed

around 36 Crackle and Pop’s partner 40 Mischievous sprite 41 Snobs put them on 42 Highway patrol figure 47 Raggedy doll 49 Michelangelo masterpiece 50 “KOD” rapper 51 Mister, in Monterrey 52 Nail board 53 ___ in the grass

55 It covers the field 56 Great Plains tribe 57 Place for relaxing and waxing 58 Rower’s propeller