The Mercury News Weekend

The Daily Commuter

- Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

ACROSS

1 Dog food brand 5 Detergent 9 __ around; bargain-hunt 13 Day or Roberts 15 Twosome 16 Melody 17 __ in; inhabited 18 Smugness 20 Baltic or Caspian 21 Long-tailed rodent 23 As a __ of fact; actually 24 Wetlands plants 26 Spanish cheer 27 Annoy persistent­ly 29 Bad smell 32 Accumulate 33 Azure & indigo 35 Sombrero 37 Letter style 38 Meanders 39 Bouquet holder 40 Pull hard 41 Long-standing quarrels 42 Adds flavor, in a way 43 Take back, as one’s words 45 Bathroom feature 46 Tell tall tales 47 TV’s Uncle Miltie 48 Casual farewell 51 Ottawa’s prov. 52 Org. for Bulls & Grizzlies 55 Catches up with & passes by 58 Keyboard instrument 60 Ricky Ricardo’s portrayer 61 Uses a shovel 62 Actress Sally 63 Dancing, drawing, etc. 64 Uptight 65 Earl __ tea

DOWN

1 Uses a plus sign 2 Actor Rob 3 Set up beforehand 4 Lubricate 5 Arguments 6 Crew member’s item 7 Lung contents 8 Recommends highly 9 New York’s __ Island 10 Seek game 11 __ more; again 12 British noble 14 Emphasize 19 Storm & Gordon 22 Billboards 25 Nevada-to-Ohio direction 27 Ax handle 28 Parisian’s love 29 Totals 30 Ill-fated space shuttle 31 Quickness 33 Boxing match 34 Youth 36 Examinatio­n 38 Deserter 39 Ski resort west of Denver 41 Pass out 42 In a way 44 Actress Leachman 45 Bill denominati­on 47 Domineerin­g 48 __ pop; soft drink 49 __-the-top; outrageous 50 In case 53 Hay bundle 54 Williams or Griffith 56 Child 57 Cake ingredient 59 Big __; trucker’s truck

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8/21/20

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