The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

- Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/24/19

ACROSS

1 Regina’s

province: abbr. 5 Say something 10 Moments, for

short

14 Pine or palm 15 Therefore

16 Nag

17 TV show award 18 Explorer;

globe-trotter 20 Letter from

Greece 21 Hee-haw

22 Back street 23 Merciless

25 Tear

26 UFO pilots 28 Two-colored

horses 31 Tempts; attracts 32 Regal decree 34 Bertinelli, to

friends

36 Be without 37 Have __ in; trust 38 Game similar to

lotto

39 Actor Brynner 40 Prepares to take

a selfie

41 Brings on board 42 Deodorant brand 44 “Look out!”

45 __ Padres

National Forest 46 __-depressive;

bipolar 47 Trembling tree 50 Family members 51 2000 pounds 54 Columbia or

Cornell

57 Sleazy nightclub 58 Toy with a tail 59 Vital vessel 60 Think __;

contemplat­e 61 Asterisk

62 Mike or Cicely 63 Transmit

DOWN

1 Staircase part 2 Gives a weapon to 3 Rainbow’s shape 4 Door opener 5 Stock purchases 6 Ride a Schwinn 7 1 of the 7 deadly

sins

8 Part of a royal

flush

9 __ Griffey Jr. 10 Carve a statue 11 Actor James __

Jones 12 Northern U.S.

Indian tribe 13 Nimble 19 Contaminat­e 21 Hot dog holders 24 Have a strong

smell

25 Wealthy 26 Friendly nation 27 Maui feasts 28 Holes in the

ground

29 Hyper

30 Less nuts 32 Oregon-to-New

York direction 33 Perish 35 Misplace 37 Enemies 38 Small oval fruit 40 Lying flat 41 Chick producers 43 Shrewd 44 Sprawling tree 46 Slogan

47 Diving birds 48 In a __; sulking 49 Bread for a gyro 50 Gentlemen 52 Hotpoint

appliance 53 Bookish fellow 55 One not to be

trusted

56 __ sauce; teriyaki

marinade

57 __ and don’ts;

rules

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