Crossword Puzzles

The Daily Commuter

ACROSS

1 Unit of length 5 Clothing fastener 9 Dollop

13 Paper quantities 15 Carryall bag 16 Ramble

17 “To be __ to

be…”

18 Takes too much 20 Prefix for stop

or fat

21 Not long __;

recently 23 Parking __; curb

coin machines 24 Blundered 26 Dine

27 In abundance 29 Rattletrap 32 Ease, as

another’s fears 33 Paint layers 35 Blushing

37 Walk with heavy

steps

38 __ Rover; luxury

SUV

39 Lunch spot 40 Family member 41 Yearns 42 Soldier’s weapon 43 Gifts from a

genie

45 Under __; being

forced 46 “…America! America! God shed __ grace on thee…”

47 Early __; one up

at dawn 48 Rolled-up

document 51 Junior nav. rank 52 “A Nightmare on __ Street”; Depp film

55 Believable;

reasonable 58 Orange Muppet 60 Dad’s sister 61 Cranny

62 Carpet nails 63 Trawling needs 64 Practical jokes 65 Pegs for Palmer

DOWN

1 Remove wrinkles 2 Fiddling emperor 3 Tube-shaped

pasta

4 Kaiser or UnitedHealthcare, e.g.

5 __ for;

represented 6 Calendar pg. 7 Suffix for liquid or

fabric

8 Seep through 9 Small cave 10 Misplace

11 __ easy; egg

orderer’s choice 12 Truman, for one 14 __-eyed;

impractical 19 Heads a

blackjack table 22 “Wow!”

25 Rocky __ ice

cream

27 Spaces

28 Permit

29 Crying spells 30 First choice

31 __ at; bawls out 33 Cheap containers 34 Afternoon hour 36 Perishes

38 White wine

variety 39 Critical; drastic 41 Collins &

Mickelson 42 Baking potato 44 Hollers 45 Racket

47 Has a strong

odor

48 Extend across 49 Classic board

game

50 __ and rave 53 Take a fancy to 54 Soldiers’ eating

area

56 Large snake 57 Cabin wall piece 59 Long-tailed rodent