The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Surfboard’s support 5 Change slightly 10 Mr. Flintstone 14 Highest point 15 Money hoarder 16 Ricky Ricardo’s

portrayer 17 Make invalid,

as an account 19 Go higher 20 Do-nothing 21 Beginning 23 Tit for __ 24 Nuisance 26 Toes the line 28 Small and

feisty 31 Scott Hamilton

or Tara Lipinski 34 Vaudevillian __

Olsen 35 Ireland’s capital 37 Scottish caps 40 Not brand new 42 “Nothing __!”;

firm refusal 43 Cease 44 Ripped 45 Gizmo 47 Cotton gin man

__ Whitney 48 Take out text 50 Diminish 52 Dwelling 54 Freeway exit 55 Word in 4 U.S.

state names 56 Lively Brazilian

dance 60 Buckets 64 Delight 66 Stanford’s state 68 Small brook 69 Uneven 70 Flower stalk 71 Shout 72 Sutured 73 Very long times

DOWN

1 Usually dry

streambed 2 Mimicked 3 Calf meat 4 __ for; other

than 5 “What Kind of Fool __?” 6 Loose piece of turf 7 As wise __ owl 8 House animals 9 Pine or palm 10 First Lady Eleanor’s man, for short 11 Says again 12 Child’s writing

assignment 13 Counts calories 18 Tire ridge

pattern 22 Little kid 25 Dirty smear 27 Wagers 28 Boxing match 29 Too 30 Bum 31 Playground

incline 32 Picture card 33 Ms. Lansbury 36 Kayak or ferry 38 Beauty mark 39 Twirl 41 Landowner’s paper 46 Musical speed 49 French article 51 Skimpy 52 In a rage 53 Misrepresent 54 Boost 57 Highest cards 58 Foal’s mother 59 Hard hit 61 Bump __; meet 62 Claim against

property 63 Houston and

Elliott 65 Building add-on 67 Nourished