The Commuter Crossword

ACROSS

1 Inborn talent 6 Intend 10 Prolonged pain 14 Actress Berry 15 Make angry 16 Tarkenton or

Drescher 17 Jordan’s capital 18 Fencing sword 19 Gala

20 Proximity

22 Take out 24 Electric __; “shocking” swimmers 25 Ordinary

26 Fight

29 Police ID

30 Actor Wallach 31 Burn, as milk 33 Obstacles 37 Place to buy

salami and rye 39 Tire groove

pattern 41 Threesome 42 Landscape or

seascape, e�g� 44 Dog-__; like book page corners, often 46 Everybody 47 Noise from a

floorboard 49 Bazooka __ gum 51 Proverbs 54 Pleasant 55 Commander 56 Imaginary; based on old folklore stories 60 Arthur of tennis 61 Wicked

63 Wear away 64 Godsend 65 Grain storage

tower 66 African nation 67 Blemish

68 “As __ on TV!”;

phrase in an ad 69 Flower stalks

DOWN

1 Genghis __; Mongol ruler 2 TV’s “__ That Tune”

3 __ mater 4 Red wine 5 Dog shelters 6 Squeeze

7 Cold sore sites 8 Frothy drink 9 Had to have 10 Wealthy 11 Fisherman’s

wicker basket 12 “¡__ la vista!”;

Spanish goodbye 13 Penetrate 21 Chosen few 23 Breakfast order 25 “M*A*S*H” role 26 Cots and bunks 27 Actor Guinness 28 Scrabble piece 29 Dismal; gloomy 32 Regions 34 United __

Emirates; UAE 35 Fish’s breathing

organ

36 Shoe bottom 38 Happening 40 Money deducted 43 Sea eagle 45 Duke’s wife 48 Way out 50 Capital of

Lebanon

51 Bacon portions 52 Fable teller 53 Internet firm 54 Panty hose fabric 56 5,280 feet 57 Morse __

58 Actor Sandler 59 Camera’s eye 62 Compete