Detroit Free Press

THE DAILY COMMUTER PUZZLE

- By Jacqueline E. Mathews 2/28/24

ACROSS

1 Male deer

5 Org. with Image

Awards

10 Group of

wolves

14 Angelic ring 15 First Greek

letter

16 Baby wipe

additive

17 Word before “Major” or “Minor” in constellat­ion names

18 Engine

19 Front or back

yard

20 Do-ityourself­er’s kit: 2 wds. 22 Alternativ­e mag

since 1984 24 Useful

connection­s 25 Just wrong: 2

wds.

28 NYC’s Plaza, for

one 31 “Gotcha!”: 2

wds.

35 Eve’s grandson 36 Off in the

distance

37 Raw linen

color

38 Zero, in soccer 39 Barbell exercises 40 Fellow

41 Oscar nomination­s, familiarly 43 “Aha!”: 2 wds. 44 Farm enclosure 45 “Can I get a volunteer?”: 2 wds. 47 Diminished 48 Cook in a pan 49 Faux __

50 Way to go 52 Rowdy concert

area: 2 wds. 56 Feel sore 59 “Hercules”

villain

61 Pixar film set in

Mexico

62 Top of a house 63 Some golf

clubs

64 Imitate 65 Broadway award 66 Smooth transition 67 Wagers

DOWN

1 Closed

2 Poi root

3 To boot

4 Players in front of

nets

5 New parent’s

choices

6 Very much:

2 wds.

7 Right for the

occasion

8 Former Chinese

leader __ En-lai 9 Members of a

couple

10 Artist’s color

selection 11 Cherry pie __

mode

12 Critter that lows 13 Barbie’s beau 21 NBC sketch show 23 Neither hide __

hair

26 “Spare me!”:

2 wds.

27 Popular martial

art

28 Temporary tattoo

medium 29 Veggies with

layers 30 See?!”: 2 wds. 31 Worker’s reward 32 Bid on a house 33 Entrances 34 Prepared to play 39 “I’ll show you how it’s done”: 2 wds. 42 Befuddle 44 Game show with

a taxi: 2 wds. 46 __ snail’s pace:

2 wds. 47 Used to be 49 Sheriff’s group

51 Rabbit relative 52 List of choices 53 Vatican leader 54 Rapper/actor:

2 wds.

55 Gently throw 56 Singer Garfunkel 57 Dove’s sound 58 Sweetie

60 Pooch

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