THE DAILY COMMUTER
ACROSS
1 Spaghetti, for
example
6 Cries loudly
10 __ Parker (“South
Park” co-creator) 14 Stage performer 15 Cedar or cypress 16 Make do
17 Walk proudly 18 Enjoy a book 19 Catholic church
service 20 Wedding cake
layers
21 Wedding location 23 Turn down, as
lights
24 All tied up 25 Nickname for a
sibling
26 Snuggle 28 Garments like
shirts and pants 31 “Rocketman” star
Egerton
32 Kitten’s sound
33 __ “Magic”
Johnson
35 Break the rules 37 Move like a snake 38 Ricky Martin’s
group, once 39 Ingest
40 Sail supports 41 Race with three
components 47 Colored eye
parts 49 Promotional
spots
50 German article 51 City map lines:
Abbr.
52 Ancient
prophetess 54 “Set Fire to the
Rain” singer 55 Location
57 Valentine’s Day
flower
58 Legally sound 59 Cabinet dept.
since 1977
60 Lyft alternative 61 Take __ day at a
time: 2 wds. 62 Team in a game 63 Knee protectors 64 Used needle and thread
DOWN
1 Glues
2 Physically
energetic
3 Oscar winner
Meryl
4 Contests with
brackets 5 Creative pursuits 6 Narrow waterway 7 Words that end a
threat: 2 wds. 8 Thrash
9 Camry, e.g.
10 Film buff’s
channel 11 Vacation with
driving: 2 wds. 12 Greek E
13 Guys who suck
up: 2 wds.
22 Fall back in battle 25 Cut, as wood 27 Mailer before a wedding invitation: 3 wds. 29 Picture puzzles 30 “Wait one __!” 34 Locales 35 Opposed
36 Tract for building 38 “Dirty” cocktail
40 Longs for
42 Bred
43 Do-nothing types 44 Hide: 2 wds. 45 Connected to
the Internet 46 Had to have 48 Pancake topping 53 __ tea
54 Rental car brand 56 Before, in
poems
This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated at right. Find the listed words in the grid. They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once. Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 17 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.