PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 No-win
situations? 5 Respectful
address
9 Bar bill 12 Address the U.N. assembly, say 13 Color of
honey or mirin 15 Magenta or
mustard
16 Red ingredient in meatloaf (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 4)
18 Green card
and others 19 “OK, ___ bite” 20 Feels unwell 21 Opposite of
sketchy 23 Insomniac’s frustration (first letter + last 4)
27 Dull color
28 Its shell is edible
29 Take an oath 31 Teri of “Mr.
Mom”
33 Cries
uncontrollably 37 F-, e.g., in chemistry class 38 Excessive (first 2 letters + last 3)
41 Zodiac lion 42 Musician
Rundgren 44 Pound
or foot
45 Drew to
a close 47 “Assuming that’s true ...” 49 Not yet eliminated
50 Very sad (first 4 letters + last 3)
56 Jiggly
dessert
57 Per person 58 “Me?!”
59 “___ you sure?” 60 He played a shapeshifter in “True Blood” (first letter + last 4) 64 Seven Dwarfs’
leader 65 Rosebush
hazard
66 Major artery 67 M.D. treating
laryngitis 68 “Cornflake Girl”
singer Tori 69 Rudolph’s
is red
DOWN
1 Reddit provocateur 2 2007 thriller about the last human in New York City 3 Flight tracker stat 4 Differentiate 5 Syrup source 6 Accumulate 7 Crunches work
them
8 Got acquainted with
9 Piece of
chicken
10 Tax cheat’s
dread 11 Top-ofthe-line 12 Elevator brand 14 The Shroud of
Turin, e.g. 17 Like trout or
tuna
22 Big stars have
big ones 24 Period of history
25 Walk on
the runway 26 Weed-seizing
cop
29 Rest on a meditation cushion 30 Pursue romantically 31 “Leave this
instant!” 32 “Why ___ not
surprised?” 34 Many loyal
employees 35 Busy worker in
the garden? 36 Lawn roll 39 Remove from
office 40 Guy who assists a villain 43 Clock face 46 Medical
research org. 48 Fall pumpkin
coating 49 Machu
Picchu builder 50 Bird with an
S-shaped neck 51 Choose by
voting
52 Like a throwback style 53 Deserves 54 Nick of
“Warrior” 55 ___ monster (venomous lizard)
56 Facial roller gemstone, often
61 “I solved it!” 62 May 8, 2022,
VIP
63 Sound from
a steer