The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Suffer defeat 5 Reaches across 10 Capable 14 Greek letter 15 Mistake 16 “I Am...I __”; Neil Diamond song 17 Absolute ruler 18 Making right 20 Baseball’s __ Griffey Jr. 21 Prepare spuds 22 Actress Kirstie 23 Lets fall 25 Reason to call in sick 26 Take for granted 28 Universe 31 Goes out with 32 Free-for-all 34 Public transport 36 Gung ho 37 Long stories 38 Skirt opening 39 Tillis or Tormé 40 Straighten 41 Beijing’s nation 42 Zigzag skiing 44 In need of a haircut 45 Afternoon rest 46 Peruvian pack animal 47 TV’s Morley __ 50 Sudden attack 51 Fight result, for short 54 Falling straight downward 57 Very __ of; crazy about 58 Prefix for bus or potent 59 Seat in a park 60 Birch or beech 61 Casual farewell 62 Sire children 63 Coloring liquids

DOWN

1 Keep an ice cream cone from dripping 2 Seep out 3 Deadlock 4 Hearing organ 5 Mexican shawl 6 Newspapers and magazines 7 Part of the foot 8 “I kid you __!” 9 __ Lanka 10 Seek __; look for refuge 11 Arrestee’s hope 12 Queue 13 Nervous 19 True’s opposite 21 May honorees 24 Regretted 25 Adversaries 26 Actor Sandler 27 Rescues 28 Extended family group 29 Required 30 Seeking justice against in court 32 Injure 33 Oval edible 35 Stick around 37 Pig’s dinner 38 Fake; phony 40 Warning device 41 African nation 43 Red blood cell deficiency 44 Trivial 46 Knight’s spear 47 Location; place 48 __ mater 49 “Mr. Candid Camera” 50 Wedding band 52 Patella’s place 53 Lofty poems 55 Diminish 56 Peg for Palmer 57 Floral wire service