The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

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ACROSS

1 Tree branch 5 Power; influence 10 Salad variety 14 Words of

understand­ing 15 Scoundrel 16 Fuzzy fruit 17 Word with area

or zip 18 Frequently 20 Conclusion 21 Grooves 22 Jagged

23 __ the way; goes

first

25 “Annie __ Your

Gun” 26 War-ending

agreement 28 Population count 31 Removes from

power

32 Like tropical

weather 34 Badminton court

divider

36 __ and cons 37 Wild animals 38 Pockmark, e.g. 39 Actor Elliott 40 Afraid to speak 41 Extra that’s kept

in reserve 42 Acquires

knowledge

44 Few and far

between

45 Hang limply 46 Declare

47 Wide gulf

50 Do a grocery

cashier’s job 51 Main role on TV’s

“Black-ish”

54 Like a give-and

take relationsh­ip 57 Martian vehicles,

for short 58 Linkletter &

Garfunkel

59 In the know 60 Safeguard or Irish

Spring

61 Most ideal

62 Son of Henry

Fonda

63 Military service

branch

DOWN

1 Scalp problem 2 “When the frost

__ the punkin…” 3 Interferin­g 4 Flying insect 5 Overcast

6 Hay storage

areas in barns 7 On the __; mad

at each other 8 “What’s the __?”;

cry of despair 9 Half a score 10 Kilts & tutus 11 Star car, perhaps 12 Fills with

amazement 13 Insightful 19 Minute 21 “Phooey!” 24 Devours 25 Jewels 26 Spinning toys 27 Of the

countrysid­e

28 __ in; wearing 29 Neglected 30 Kenmore

appliance maker 32 Transients 33 Foreign friend 35 Maple or

magnolia

37 Bounce off a cell

phone tower 38 Argument 40 Vagabond

41 Life __; years of

existence 43 Lend a hand to 44 Not as fresh 46 Terrify

47 Grouch

48 Roll call response 49 __ up;

misbehaves 50 “Get lost!” 52 Wander

53 Catch a glimpse of 55 Knock

56 Have debts 57 Neighbor of

Canada: abbr.

 ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews ?? 1/9/21
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 1/9/21

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