The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Lady __ of the music world 5 Official decree 9 Lacking sufficient funds 14 Night birds 15 Theater section 16 Sound portion

of a telecast 17 Seasick 19 Treble __;

music symbols 20 Pupil’s place 21 As strong __ ox 22 __ out; gets rid

of gradually 23 Invite 24 Story 26 Bouquet

arranger 30 Lunatic 35 Money gained

illegally 36 Sorts; varieties 38 Practical joke 39 Go into 40 __ culpa 41 Nickname for

Margaret 42 Grows old 43 Period of time 44 Run __; chase 45 Homesteader 47 Keep __ of; stay

informed about 49 Vane direction 51 Can cover 52 Sound heard

near a bathtub 56 As neat as __ 58 Friend of Pooh 61 Combines 62 Standard used

for a decision 64 Wipe away 65 Prefix for angel

or bishop 66 Shaping tool 67 Speed __; fast

driver 68 Little child 69 Trevino’s pegs

DOWN

1 No longer here 2 Take __;

subtract 3 Adhesive 4 Burro 5 Booze bottles in pockets 6 Greek letter 7 Representative 8 Actor Knight 9 Drawer scenter 10 Luau dance 11 Lofty poems 12 Plentiful 13 Pitch 18 Not as difficult 22 4 __ 8 is 12 23 Take into

custody 25 Turkey’s

capital 26 Hopping bugs 27 Charge forward

suddenly 28 Group of eight 29 Stopwatch

users 31 Made sore by

rubbing 32 Vital artery 33 Wise men 34 Put forth effort 37 Grassland 41 USMC member 43 Slangy reply 46 Decrease 48 Lighthearted 50 Linger 52 Ran fast 53 Tiny skin

opening 54 Fertile soil 55 In addition 57 Select 58 Carousel, e.g. 59 Seep out 60 Singles 62 Litter box user 63 Bubonic plague

carrier