PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Acid type in proteins
6 Legend
10 “What a relief!”
14 Had a conniption
15 Hard to find
16 Like Earhart’s flight across the Atlantic
17 Charged for overdue books
18 *Messy sandwich the couple enjoyed first
20 Actress Larter
21 Sibling of Huey and Louie
23 Computer symbols
24 Digitally enhance, as a photo
26 “Lah-di-___!”
27 *Cheesetopped bowlful they enjoyed second
33 Boxing ref ’s call
34 “Milk’s favorite cookie”
35 Actress Thurman
36 Art ___ building
39 Covers up for safe travel?
41 They don’t lie, per a Shakira hit
42 Jumpstarting org.
43 Straw bundle
44 Dined
46 *Fried seafood they enjoyed third
52 Torah holder
53 Aquarium accessory
54 Full moon, e.g.
57 “___ it!” (“Hurry!”)
59 Shade
60 What the couple shared before enjoying more pieces of candy separately, and a hint to the starred answers’ starts
62 Where to hold a slow-dance partner
64 Available for a date
65 Mai or Fitzgerald
66 ___ & Young
67 Maroon’s complement
68 Very much
69 Change, like a lock
DOWN
1 Two husky sounds
2 Padded envelope
3 Fire up
4 Once named
5 Curious individual, in “fowl language”
6 Mindy Kaling’s role in “A Wrinkle in Time”
7 Angela Bassett’s Ivy
8 “Iliad” setting
9 Cool, in jazz slang 10 Unnerves, with “out”
11 Hotel chain, informally
12 Musk of SpaceX
13 Misfortunes
19 Mitsuko Uchida’s instrument
22 Neighborhood near Dodger Stadium
25 Not fooled by
26 Completes one round of reps
28 “Song of Solomon” or “The Color Purple”
29 Vexation
30 Yes, in France
31 “Stee-rike!” caller
32 Dads
36 Smidgen of perfume
37 ___ de cologne
38 Fancy Feast fan
40 ’80s TV E.T.
41 Zeus’ wife
43 Cliche artist’s hat
45 One tossing darts, say
47 It’s moved upon graduation
48 Greets like a dachshund
49 “In my opinion ...”
50 Foam at a salon
51 Visually pleasing
54 Deflating sound
55 Bring on board
56 Base x height, for a parallelogram
57 Terrain for Jack and Jill
58 Capital on a fjord
61 Mauna ___
63 “___ you happy?”