PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 One of 16 in chess
5 Pointed remarks
10 Actress Hatcher
14 Easternmost four-letter state
15 Ancient public space
16 Sent packing
17 Amy Klobuchar, for one (last 3 letters + ...)
19 Asian desert (... first 2)
20 “Pen” lead-in
21 “___ girl!”
23 ___-of-war
24 Open declaration (last 3 + ...)
27 Sauce on a gyro (... first 2)
29 “Bad ___” (2016 Mila Kunis film)
30 Spotify’s 2018 debut: Abbr.
32 Be silent, in music
33 Pro’s opposite
34 Like some pitchers
37 Mass book (last 3 + ...)
40 Scented bag (... first 2)
43 Ladybugs, e.g.
45 Greek P
47 Pacific island country
50 Bit of horse food 51 “Young Frankenstein” character
52 Nonsense (last 4 + ...)
55 Final song at a concert, often (... first 4)
57 ___-de-France
58 Like a good flan
59 Fish eggs 60 Flavorful lemon part
62 Doa headspin, say, or what four of this puzzle’s black squares do?
67 Failures bruise them
68 Lather, ___, repeat
69 Pick up
70 Northern Nevada city
71 In a strange manner
72 “Holy smokes!”
DOWN
1 “Wonderful” juice brand
2 Tuna type
3 “___ some, lose some”
4 “Haven’t heard anything yet”
5 St. Peter’s and others
6 A long time ___
7 Palindromic cuff type
8 2000s fashion dolls
9 December 25 visitor
10 Game with a “freeze” variety
11 Delightfully unusual
12 Admonish
13 “That’s cool”
18 Clean air org.
22 Story you may need a ladder to get to
24 Regal competitor
25 Va-va-___ (exciting quality)
26 Swanky hotel chain
28 “Scrubs” actor Braff
31 One-named soccer legend
35 The Thin Man’s best friend?
36 It lets you into any room 38 “The King and I” setting
39 Put out, as a candle
41 Therefore
42 An Avenger
44 Applaud
46 It may contain iron
47 Big name in big pharma
48 Claim
49 Rests atop
51 Manny the Mammoth’s movie franchise
53 Book, in Spanish
54 Deodorant choice
56 Silent agreement
61 General on a menu
63 It’s seen but not heard: Abbr.
64 Pester 65 Top-secret org.
66 Finale