The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Excessive publicity 5 Alaska’s Palin 10 Small store 14 Dumbo’s

“wings” 15 Fill with joy 16 Ditty 17 Blemish 18 Sorrow for sins 20 Pack animal 21 Ions & Scions 22 Word of

welcome 23 Cairo’s nation 25 PC alternative 26 Blame 28 Break in a kid’s

school day 31 Short pleasure

trip 32 Luxurious 34 Neckwear 36 White __;

termites 37 Horse’s remark 38 Alpha’s follower 39 Winnie-thePooh’s little pal 40 __ with; feels a

connection to 41 Dads 42 Mr. Hemingway 44 Has bats in one’s __; is crazy 45 Spanish cheer 46 Religious tenet 47 Channing or

Burnett 50 Uncle __ Rice 51 Ref.’s decision 54 Not boastful 57 Facial feature 58 Uninteresting

speaker 59 Outdoor

socializing area 60 In this place 61 Wood splitters 62 __ like;

appears to be 63 Annoys

DOWN

1 “For __ jolly good fellow...” 2 Barks sharply 3 District attorney 4 Suffix for old, cold and bold 5 Colorful shawl 6 On the ball 7 Knocks 8 Had dinner 9 Egg producer 10 Position; point

of view 11 __ for; seek 12 In the past 13 One’s equal 19 Instruct 21 Abnormal sac 24 Pistols 25 Holey fabric 26 Open just a bit 27 Narrow boat 28 Carpets 29 Onassis, to

Caroline 30 Stringed

instrument 32 __-up; confined 33 Can cover 35 As __ as pie 37 Facial center 38 Soothing

ointment 40 With __ on;

eagerly 41 Cribbage board

pieces 43 Lasso loops 44 Attached drums 46 Jeans fabric 47 Castro’s land 48 As strong as __ 49 Unusual 50 Use the teeth 52 Actor Douglas 53 Dollar bills 55 FedEx rival 56 Actress West 57 Greek letter