PATTERNLESS CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Play divisions
5 Sicilian volcano
9 Vehicle for a one-way trip?
13 “Unbelievable!”
16 Vibe
17 Sweet and sour dessert
18 Mini-___ (gas station convenience)
19 More barren
20 Not outsourced
22 Hairstiffening products
23 Really flies
24 “___ were the
days!”
26 “Mortal” offense
27 Sends, like a letter
31 Rodent that can swim for three days straight
32 Like magic mushrooms
35 It’s raised on a ship
36 “... and more”: Abbr.
37 Darth ___ (“Star Wars” emperor) 39 UFC sport
40 Dull pain
42 Groomer’s fancy workplace
43 Bro’s sib, perhaps
44 Inanimate object 46 Color
47 Table alternative at a diner
49 Portable container at a cafe
51 Apartment payment
52 Feelers?
55 Headgear for
fighting blazes
58 Detective film genre
59 “There’s no point in trying”
61 Spun records
62 No-go zone
63 Tender spot
64 Past partners
65 Bartlett, e.g.
DOWN
1 Leatherpunching tools
2 Nickname that anagrams to “etch”
3 Digital pet of the ’90s
4 You may visit them all at the mall
5 ___ Park, Colorado
6 Norse god with the hammer Mjolnir
7 Word paired with “neither”
8 What a martial arts star may strike
9 Savory Indian pastries
10 Beach party where kalua pua’a may be served
11 Makes a blunder
12 Fruit with a Medjool variety
14 Short socks
15 Casino game similar to bingo
21 “I’m thinking ...”
23 “Quiet!”
24 Dog’s favorite word, probably
25 Subaru Outback’s rear door
26 Selling crosswords for publication, maybe 28 “Definitely count me in!”
29 Maximum
30 /, e.g.
33 Tear in jeans
34 “Uh-huh!”
38 Opened with a sword, as a champagne bottle
41 Fencer’s cry
45 Understood
48 Single trip around the track
50 Trendy
51 Reacts to yeast
52 Finishes
53 Magic power
54 Oceanside fishing spot
55 Don’t blow it!
56 Ona Caribbean cruise, say
57 Old ruler who lived in Saint Petersburg
60 Chicago White ___