PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Flip-flop 6 Green dip, for

short

10 Catchy song,

or a jazz style 13 Uintah and ___ Reservation (tribal home in Utah) 14 Largest dolphin

15 Chow chow

choice 16 *Altercations accompanied by irritable remarks? (Hint: What comes between R and T?) 19 Home to Gateway Arch Nat’l Park 20 Captain Hook’s henchman

21 Like the “z” in

“rendezvous” 22 Cow chew 23 Weighed

down

24 *“I need to watch hoops!”? (... between A and C?) 29 Beetle or Viper 32 Diva’s solo 33 Mystical glow 34 Submit taxes

digitally 36 Bugler’s “lights

out” signal 37 Rotary phone

parts 39 Behind schedule 40 Adorable aquatic mammal

42 Exam on which Elle Woods scored a 179

43 Grows older 44 Outdoor gear

co.

45 *Advice to someone building a computer? (... between C and E?) 48 Gives up, as

land 50 Egg-shaped lip balm maker 51 Welcomes at

the door 53 Barely open 55 “Yeah, right!” 58 Compromise, or what two letters of a phrase do to form each starred clue’s answer? 61 Like a comedy sketch about comedians 62 Modern cry of

excitement 63 Pumbaa’s pal 64 Green-lights 65 ___ Club (Costco competitor) 66 Leaves out

DOWN

1 Throw

2 Go after prey 3 Spoken exam 4 Siesta 5 Mineral in

some plaster 6 Not here

anymore 7 Compulsion 8 Take steps 9 Leading to an

effect

10 Speed Sock

sneaker brand 11 Sign of things

to come 12 (Hey, you!) 15 Archipelago

part

17 “Too funny!” 18 Walk like a

crab

22 Stop 23 Teletubby with a reduplicative name 24 University of Florida student

25 Super mad 26 Exclusive

passes 27 Makes a Lego

house, say 28 Rudely assertive

30 Tweak 31 Witherspoon of “Legally Blonde” 35 Imperfections 38 Broadcast on

Twitch 41 Wheel spokes,

geometrically 46 Seller of the Moons Over My Hammy breakfast sandwich 47 Certain

flavored chip 49 “Como ___

usted?” 51 Snowballs and water balloons, e.g. 52 Hide-and-___ 53 (Clears throat) 54 High flyers? 55 TV cable

initials 56 Boatloads 57 Egg layers 59 Oolong or

pu’er

60 Lowly lit