THE DAILY COMMUTER
ACROSS
1 Chopin’s
instrument 6 Greatly admire 12 Gait faster than
a trot
13 One dozen 14 From Shanghai,
say
15 Casino employee 16 Arena fighter in
ancient Rome 18 Wipe clean
19 As of now 20 Class for
immigrants: Abbr. 21 Phone programs 23 “Good Will Hunting” actor Damon 25 Spine-tingling 27 “__ humbug!”
30 President’s #2
32 Increase quickly 35 Ballet class
support
36 Buzzy insect 37 Small-minded 38 Students in the same class: 2 wds.
40 Breezy “bye!”
41 Homer Simpson’s
neighbor
42 On the ball 45 Bottle section 47 “Eek!”: 2 wds. 49 Satisfied sigh 51 Greek letter
after pi 52 Magazine unit 55 Fibs: 2 wds. 58 Work out an
agreement 60 Contest forms 61 Person in charge 62 Honeydews, e.g. 63 “Tennis __?” 64 “Fame” singer Cara
DOWN
1 Picked up the tab 2 Belly button type 3 Calm: 2 wds. 4 Get comfy-cozy 5 Black-and-white
cookie
6 Takeoff time:
Abbr.
7 Use a broom 8 Rips
9 Singer Fitzgerald 10 Nights before
holidays
11 No more than 12 Talked aimlessly 14 Décolletage 16 Workout spot 17 Lift up
22 Chest muscle, for
short
24 Word or phrase 26 Actress
Witherspoon 27 Car power
sources 28 Briefcases
29 “__ you!” 31 Sphere in a pod 33 Germane
34 Not fatty 35 Prohibit 36 Underneath 39 Light brown
shade
43 Poet __ Maria
Rilke
44 Snitch 46 Some boxing
wins, for short 47 One-up 48 __ of Troy 50 Long-legged bird 52 Actress Fisher 53 Observed 54 Remain
56 Prefix with
sphere
57 Queue
59 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.