East Bay Times

Crossword Puzzles

The Daily Commuter

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ACROSS

1 Trot

4 “I’ve __!”; cry of

exasperati­on 9 Light color

13 “__ springs

eternal”

14 “A Bell for __”;

Gene Tierney film 15 Secluded corner 16 Guinness

superlativ­e 17 Nervous wreck 19 Many times, to

a poet

20 Exhales audibly 21 Play parts 22 Subside 24 Evergreen tree 25 Confrontat­ions 27 Modifies

30 Came to a close 31 Buying binge 33 Consume

35 Mix with a spoon 36 Take __; happen 37 Bordeaux miss:

abbr.

38 Fruitcake

container

39 __ Valley; hottest

place in California 40 Hit the road 41 Self

centeredne­ss 43 Elaborate ruses 44 Wrestling surface 45 Actress Burke 46 Colorado resort 49 Garden creeper 51 Kids’ running

game 54 Accumulati­ng

over time

56 __ one’s time;

wait

57 Poplar or pine 58 Park seat 59 Trickle out slowly 60 Bench or chair 61 “__ Caroline”; Neil Diamond song

62 “__ Flew Over the

Cuckoo’s Nest”

DOWN

1 Santa’s landing

place 2 Honorable 3 Ping-Pong table

centerpiec­e

4 Franciscan

garments 5 Familiar saying 6 Punctuatio­n mark 7 Printer owner’s

purchases 8 Hammer __;

crooked digit 9 Audience

demand 10 Scuttle chunks 11 Kennedy

matriarch

12 Luau instrument­s 13 Type of health

care plan: abbr. 18 Like a cliché 20 Hourglass

contents

23 Coffin stand 24 Run away

25 Take a breather 26 Loosen

shoelaces

27 Foot part 28 Workaholic’s

need

29 Balm

31 Criticize harshly 32 Mrs. Nixon

34 Golf shop

purchase 36 Annoying follower 37 Veal or venison 39 Actress Keaton 40 Lounge about 42 Breakfast order 43 Driver’s license

info

45 Tango or twist 46 Goes on stage 47 Achy 48 __ bargain;

defendant’s deal 49 Fret; worry 50 Time for school,

perhaps 52 Sculptor’s tool 53 Seventh letter 55 “NCIS” network 56 __-hoo; weep

loudly

 ??  ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/14/20
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/14/20

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