Crossword Puzzles
The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 “Early to __ and early to rise…” 4 Puts through a strainer 9 __ Minor; Polaris’ constellation 13 __ buggy; sand vehicle 14 Tehran native 15 Donna or Robert 16 Suffix for confer or refer 17 Smuggled goods 19 “Be quiet!” 20 Warbles 21 Loses hair 22 Put on, as makeup 24 “__ with Dick and Jane”; 2005 film 25 Pet bird 27 Ne’er-do-wells 30 On pins and needles 31 Blue __; largest mammal 33 Sprite 35 In a __; sulking 36 Noise 37 Unsightly mark 38 Break a commandment 39 Showed boldness 40 Bell’s invention 41 Arrogance 43 Cocktail area 44 Kettle & Barker 45 Robert or George 46 Fluttery tree 49 Rise’s partner, in phrase 51 “A mind __ terrible thing to waste” 54 __ dust; just sitting on a shelf 56 One who raised Cain 57 Shade provider 58 Sudden increase 59 Market section 60 Fanny 61 Femur/tibia connections 62 “__. Doubtfire”
DOWN
1 Items on a bread tray 2 Charmingly appealing 3 Passing grade, but barely 4 Italy’s largest island 5 Wry literary style 6 Cobra’s tooth 7 Blasting supplies 8 __ Isaac Newton 9 Suave; debonair 10 Genuine 11 __ away; dismiss 12 Puts 2 and 2 together 13 __ Moines, Iowa 18 Mistreat 20 Lively 23 Days of old 24 Make a crease 25 Late singer Mama __ 26 Comic strip orphan 27 Come to shore 28 Think twice about 29 Street lingo 31 Fish bait 32 Blue or brown 34 On the house 36 Be disrespectful 37 Have nothing to do with 39 TV’s Sawyer 40 __ over; study intently 42 Breakfast order 43 Thrusts forward 45 Overeat 46 Doesn’t just sit there 47 Blister or boil 48 Tearful request 49 Astound 50 Bring on board 52 Mineo’s namesakes 53 “What Kind of Fool __?” 55 MLK’s wife 56 High-ranking nav. officer