PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Dryly humorous 6 Reread a textbook in one day, say 10 Snare 14 Florida senator Marco 15 Bronte who wrote “Agnes Grey” 16 Entertainer Minnelli 17 Fellow handling multiple instruments 19 Political takeover 20 Cactus with psychedelic buttons 21 Alley ___ 23 Otto minus cinque 24 Contented sort 28 Neither fem. nor neut. 32 Hoped-for proposal response 33 “The Matrix” hero
34 On the subject of 35 What can be mined in “South Korea”? 36 “Consider it taken care of!” 39 Beachcomber’s display that’s unlikely to include the ends of 17-, 24-, 48- and 62-Across 42 Recovered 43 Common cereal grain 44 Stocking shade
45 Soul from Seoul 46 Sister 47 Reps.’ counterparts 48 Occupy the passenger side 53 Singer DiFranco 54 Greek goddess of dawn 55 Has the intention of 60 Managers’ degs. 62 Jeweled Russian treasure 65 U2 front man 66 California’s features a bear 67 49-Down message
68 They may pull a cart 69 Plane-related prefix 70 John who married Pocahontas
DOWN
1 Fall 2 Ancient character 3 Follow orders 4 Party bus alternative, for short 5 Reluctant 6 Vehicle with a meter 7 Protein synthesis molecule: Abbr. 8 Bothers 9 French wine region 10 R.N.’s specialty 11 Squad with shields
12 Sky blue 13 The Inquirer or the Herald 18 Teachers’ org. 22 Freak out 25 Informal fire lover 26 Leave in a hurry 27 Like cheese in a fondue pot 28 Pulverize 29 Tennis great Arthur 30 Hearty, flambeed entree 31 Lassie, for one 35 Checking condition, briefly 36 ___ blanket 37 Quad quarters 38 Unpleasant responsibility 40 Rental agreement 41 “Auld ___ Syne” 46 “Can’t let it go for that price!” 48 Macho “First Blood” role 49 Spam container? 50 Labor leader who disappeared in the ’70s 51 Mideast org., once 52 Nation north of Benin 56 Note from the boss 57 Close tightly 58 “I’m so done with this week!” 59 Eyeball 61 Bart, to Homer 63 Watering hole 64 Freudian focus