The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 Grumpy person 5 “Skedaddle!” 10 Con game 14 Sage or thyme 15 Wed on the run 16 Oral history 17 Gobbles up 18 Fearless 20 Part of every wk. 21 Canoe or tug 22 Naps 23 Fail a class 25 Stylish 26 Knight’s protection 28 Coarse-toothed tool 31 From the neighborhood 32 Uses a lever 34 Carp 36 Inflammation suffix 37 Gets rid of 38 Begin to wake up 39 Sweet __; fragrant flower 40 Use a credit card at a store 41 Self-assurance 42 Animals of the Andes 44 Comfortably warm 45 Declare taboo 46 Musical speed 47 Boo-boo 50 __-dish apple pie 51 Uber alternative 54 Permanent giver 57 Infuriate 58 Farm building 59 Accepted standards 60 Flower rec eptacle 61 Ran fast 62 Nervous 63 Sty supper
DOWN
1 Hotel cook 2 Backside 3 Man-made 4 Air gun pellets 5 Base farthest from home 6 Loose outer garment 7 Overwhelming defeat 8 Part of spring: abbr. 9 “Cry __ River” 10 Catches forty winks 11 __ Bay, Oregon 12 In __; mired by routine 13 TV’s “Bless This __” 19 Clutches 21 Male animal 24 Meadows 25 Rushes 26 Victoria’s Secret purchase 27 Traveler’s stop 28 Carousel or Ferris wheel 29 Standoffish 30 Midsection 32 Letters for Socrates 33 Congressman: abbr. 35 Zane or Lady Jane 37 Ugly Duckling, in reality 38 Cleansing bar 40 Brainy 41 “__ and Circumstance” 43 Be plentiful 44 Microscopic 46 Groups of players 47 Flows back 48 Bring in crops 49 Steak orderer’s preference 50 Soil 52 “The Sun __ Rises”; Hemingway novel 53 Tap the horn 55 __ nutshell; briefly 56 Felon 57 Gulf Streams & Winnebagos