PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sasha or Malia
6 Egyptian biter
9 Cooling systems, for short
12 Evidence
13 Sporty car roof option
15 Seed found in health foods
17 Clean type of energy
18 *Manufacture mannequin toppers?
20 Score, as great seats
22 Update, in real estate lingo
23 Kind
24 *Split ends?
27 “Eww, I didn’t need all those details”
29 Ready to deliver a baby
30 “___ of the d’Urbervilles”
31 Not required
34 PetroCanada competitor
38 *Anticipate a drink at a dance?
42 Fill fully
43 Like a certain continental union
44 Creative writing degs.
48 Rapper ___ Baby
49 Moody music genre
50 *External investor?
55 Device for taping TV shows
56 Feathery fish hook, perhaps
57 Battery in a toy, often
58 Write a letter, or a hint to the deletion that formed each starred clue’s answer
61 Word after “blow” or “spin”
65 Hang on to
66 “Bye-bye,” in Bristol
67 Tapenade ingredient
68 So far
69 Place to park
70 Used a keyboard
DOWN
1 Chances, as for photos
2 Sis’ sib, maybe
3 Dial-up pioneer
4 Polynesian Disney protagonist
5 Scared about
6 Money dispenser, for short
7 Drummer Ringo
8 Prod with a finger
9 Get a perfect score on
10 Lead, as a meeting
11 Move furtively
14 British coins
16 Requests
19 Have the ___ for (find attractive)
21 Pop star Mars
24 Bandleader’s “Go!”
25 What a chicken feels?
26 Deplete
27 Pulls along
28 Film-rating org.’s longtime name
32 Bullet points
33 4G ___
35 Scornful look
36 Phishing attempt, e.g.
37 “That’s not good!”
39 Dance at a luau
40 PlayStation thriller game whose title is a girl’s name
41 Spot that won’t come out in the laundry
45 Nike competitor
46 Act like a grown-up, in slang
47 ___ comma (punctuation mark that sparks much debate)
50 Likelihood
51 Bit of light that burns
52 Cache
53 Japanese box lunch
54 With time to spare
59 Word before “name” or “food”
60 Partake of latkes, say
62 Puppy’s sound
63 Preceding night
64 Like cinnamon candy