The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Alphabet 5 Hot tubs 9 Pub game 14 Lion’s den 15 Witty remark 16 Provide with

necessary gear 17 In a pathetic

way 19 “Blue __ Shoes”; song for Elvis 20 Wily 21 Make angry 22 Unfairly slanted 23 Racket 24 Tow behind 26 Helps 30 Ms. Funicello 35 Move furtively 36 Surrounded by 38 __ against;

revile 39 Late for school 40 Naughty 41 Use a pepper

mill 42 Bee’s home 43 As __ as a boil 44 Stove 45 Item in the

periodic table 47 Go into again 49 Trick 51 June honoree 52 Frankfurter 56 Cabin pieces 58 Accountant’s

letters 61 Winning, so far 62 Trip for a bride

and groom 64 Author A.A. __ 65 On __ with;

equivalent to 66 Oven for drying 67 Foot bottoms 68 Camera’s eye 69 Club sandwich alternatives, for short

DOWN

1 European

range 2 Bondsman’s

offering 3 Dodge __, KS 4 __ Lanka 5 __ at; strain to see 6 Tug 7 Had a bug 8 Secret agent 9 Create; fashion 10 Greenish-blue 11 Regrets 12 Movement of

the waves 13 Ran fast 18 High-spirited 22 Musical group 23 Royal crown 25 Oakland athlete 26 __ crow flies; in

a straight line 27 Slow crawler 28 Do a waiter’s

job 29 Wooden shoes 31 Messenger

boy’s task 32 Contaminate 33 Slight coloring 34 Firstborn of two 37 Spoil 41 __ spoon;

dingy diner 43 Cozy 46 Wears away 48 Lawn-trimming

tools 50 Wed on the run 52 Show-offs 53 Cincinnati, __ 54 TV’s “To __ the

Truth” 55 Copenhagener 57 __ even keel 58 Fuel, for some 59 Pillar 60 Crawling bugs 62 Actor Holbrook 63 Unruly crowd