The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 Bad air
5 Fundamentals
9 June honoree
13 More pleasant
15 Be unsuccessful
16 Button alternative
17 Family tree member
18 Pauper’s condition
20 Actress Arthur
21 Evergreen
23 Has confidence
24 Marinara __; spaghetti topper
26 “Mary __ a little lamb…”
27 Like a cheapskate
29 Renowned French artist
32 Wear away
33 Sliver of glass
35 Pasture cry
37 Small horse
38 Room alcoves
39 Idaho export
40 __ T; precisely
41 Mysterious
42 Mix together
43 Solemn promise
45 Planks
46 By way of 47 Kicks out
48 Stern
51 “__ Not for Me to Say”; Johnny Mathis hit
52 Nocturnal bird
55 Realistic
58 Actor/comedian Kovacs
60 Mom’s sister
61 Cast a ballot
62 Prince William’s mum
63 Hoopsters from Brooklyn
64 Observed
65 Singer Campbell
DOWN
1 Deliberately ignore
2 Dig for ore
3 Occurring now and then
4 Vaseline, for one
5 In flames
6 Prohibit
7 “El __”; Charlton Heston film
8 Moves like a snake
9 Not genuine
10 Sothern & Landers
11 Covenant
12 Primates
14 Haven
19 $1,000
22 Like frost
25 Mayberry resident
27 When to put the BBQ away: abbr.
28 Group of scouts
29 Lawn tool
30 Cold & businesslike
31 Circular
33 Miffed
34 __ polloi; the masses
36 Horse racing numbers
38 Like a pessimist
39 Blinds piece
41 Official order
42 __ around; gave orders to
44 Gets rid of tenants
45 However
47 Got rid of a squeak
48 Reach from end to end of
49 Tried and __; trustworthy
50 Lose one’s cool
53 Relaxing drink
54 Scrawny
56 Playfully shy
57 Suffix for decor or origin
59 Big __; semi