PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Pepsi, e.g. 5 “Today” weatherman Al 10 Hershey toffee bar

14 Similar 15 Emcee’s bit 16 Sagacious 17 “I ___ the fool” 18 Awards ceremony category for stunt doubles? 20 Funny Meyers 21 Toothpaste form

22 “You are so!” retort 23 Mooed 25 “Inside Politics” channel 26 Worried anxiously 28 “Whoa there!” 33 Amtrak unit 34 Poison shrub 36 Daisy’s cousin 37 Soothing succulent 39 Middle Eastern rice dish 41 Put on staff 42 Shaving woes 44 Cool and distant 46 Half a trumpet duet? 47 Pay after deductions 49 Place to plug in 51 Slugger’s stat 52 “Ban plastic” movement target 53 Boeing competitor 57 Nod’s meaning 58 ___-duck session 61 Dessert wine at a card game gathering? 63 List shortener 64 ___ fide 65 Smooth transition 66 Basketball court pair 67 Tennis star Murray 68 “Forever”

stick-on

69 Tire swing site

DOWN

1 Mushroom tops

2 “The Grapes of Wrath” figure 3 Radio format with mostly pop and rap? 4 “As I was saying ...” 5 Cobbled together 6 No turn ___ (road sign) 7 “Disco Nights” record label 8 Chapter of history 9 Twisty pasta 10 Went for a dip 11 Potter’s firing spot 12 Scandinavian capital 13 “Don’t play,” in music 19 Colorful soda brand 24 Horror director Craven 25 Chocolate source 26 Barely sufficient 27 She played Adrian in “Rocky” 28 Pixar robot film

29 ___ Wednesday

30 Terse comment when miraculous wine-making fails? 31 Spine-chilling 32 Moved furtively

35 City near Hialeah 38 ___ out a living 40 Sound of walking 43 “Beats me” gesture

45 It may fly in a fight 48 Dwell constantly (on) 50 Special gift 52 Syringe contents 53 “Take a Chance on Me” group 54 It’s pumped at the gym 55 Watermelon leftover 56 Brief celebration? 57 Meditative discipline 59 Deck officer

60 If not 62 Teacher’s favorite