PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 *
5 Apt rhyme for “trim” 9 Widen, as one’s nostrils 14 Strong of “Ben
10”
15 Game akin to
bingo 16 Primate such as Madagascar’s aye-aye 17 “Goodness me!” 18 Flowt sandal maker 19 River mammal 20 Taboo topic (Hint: Start by reading this answer’s middle 8 letters) 23 Acts as peacemaker 24 Boxing venue 27 “Yes, monsieur!” 28 “___ a trap!” 29 ___ carte 31 Ride the breeze
34 Final mistake that contributes to a failure (... middle 4 letters) 38 Speak at length 40 “The Matrix” hero 41 Lugged along 42 Song originally dedicated to Marilyn Monroe
(... middle 6 letters) 45 Comic ___ (font in many memes) 46 “What’d I
tell ya?” 47 Craft kit initials 48 Snitch
50 One of 50
in America 52 Admirable sort 57 Having divided loyalties (... middle 6 letters) 59 Religion for
Malcolm X 62 Stockpile in a
zombie movie 63 Idyllic garden 64 Take
suddenly 65 Like excellent
eyesight 66 “Woe is me!” 67 Mental fogs 68 Like, forever 69 ___ mortal
DOWN
1 Leave angrily, with “off ” 2 Sierra
Nevada lake 3 Ready for
a duel 4 “Goodfellas”
actor
5 One with
reservations 6 Cafe con ___ 7 Ancient Peruvians
8 It isn’t made of
green cheese 9 Burns
rubber
10 “I’ll handle it” 11 Qty.
12 Feel remorse
over
13 Bark up the
wrong tree 21 ___ de cologne
22 “So long, old
chap!”
25 ’90s commerce treaty
26 Crop circle creator, some say
28 Privy to
30 No ifs, ___
or buts 31 Dazzles 32 Sagittarius : archer :: ___ : ram 33 Diamond side 35 No more than 36 Finder’s ___ 37 Ran low on
energy 39 When meetings wrap up
43 Conked out 44 Fantasy creatures that hoard gold 49 “Pokemon” protagonist Ketchum 51 Stupefy 52 Short appearance in a movie 53 Lightbulb unit 54 Throw for
a loop 55 Unambiguous 56 On pins and
needles 58 Word after “crumb” or “crab” 59 Suffix with
“self”
60 Briny deep 61 Congresswoman Cheney