The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Beach surface 5 Cooking herb 10 Competent 14 Take __;

assume control 15 Gladden 16 Bug spray 17 Uses a shovel 18 Sparkling 20 Needless fuss 21 Egg on 22 White or Ford 23 Wee 25 Major network 26 Sleeping pill 28 Visitors 31 Approaches 32 __ place prize;

bronze medal 34 “__ got the whole world in His hands...” 36 Taxis 37 Beach souvenir 38 Calf meat 39 Perpendicular

building annex 40 Glass fragment 41 Baseball’s Yogi 42 Sailor 44 Man of the

cloth 45 __-witted; not

very bright 46 Fine dishes 47 Monastery

head 50 Loafer or clog 51 To and __ 54 Punishment 57 Staircase piece 58 Genealogist’s

drawing 59 In the know 60 Warmth 61 Stitches 62 Capitol roofs 63 Goofs

DOWN

1 __ pop; soft

drink 2 Enthusiastic 3 Open to

discussion 4 Dolittle and

Zhivago: abbr. 5 “Get lost!” 6 Ease, as another’s fears 7 “I Am...I __”; song for Neil Diamond 8 “Baby, __ Cold Outside” 9 Allow 10 Actor James __ 11 Fishing worm,

for example 12 Fuzzy residue 13 Uneasy 19 Subsided 21 Understands 24 All __; listening 25 Ringlet 26 A single time 27 Rings out 28 Overlay with a

thin gold coat 29 From then on 30 Department

store chain 32 Other __;

besides 33 That woman 35 Blind piece 37 Pillow covering 38 Blood vessel 40 Hit hard 41 Soft cheese 43 Venerates 44 Tries to get in

touch with 46 Task 47 Performs 48 Use a drill 49 Make tea 50 Thailand, once 52 Raise, as kids 53 __ for; chooses 55 Womanizer 56 Afternoon hour 57 “Murder, __

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