The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Well-to-do 5 Foal’s mother 9 Moxie; nerve 14 Seep out 15 Kiss symbols on a love note 16 Paddled boat 17 Knowledge of what’s going on 19 Regretting 20 Spoil 21 Vane direction 22 Ointments 23 St. Joan of __ 24 Make a tiny cut 26 Not single 30 Soaks up 35 Worship 36 Baseball refs 38 Sulk 39 Frolic about 40 Kanye West’s music 41 Part of a theater 42 Grows gray 43 Yearn; long 44 Church walkway 45 Our hemisphere 47 True-blue 49 Dustcloths 51 Actor Heflin 52 Rodeo participant 56 Tiny branch 58 Water barrier 61 Think __; plan 62 Spain’s second most populous city 64 Winnie-the-Pooh’s creator 65 Writer __ Harte 66 Doesn’t just sit there 67 Vaulters’ needs 68 Stein & Stiller 69 Enjoys a winter sport

DOWN

1 Wander 2 Midwest state 3 Title for old Russian rulers 4 That woman 5 “Dennis the __” 6 Chopping tools 7 Sits for a spell 8 Tee’s forerunner 9 Leftover pieces 10 Name for a Beatle 11 LSU or USC 12 Nary a one 13 Beer barrels 18 Spookier 22 Bro and sis 23 Put cuffs on 25 Took a siesta 26 Large parrot 27 Old saying 28 Heavy cords 29 __ the night; while it’s dark 31 Choice 32 Cut of beef 33 Brass instrument 34 Lively horse 37 Fellow 41 Barbarian 43 Say the rosary, for example 46 Wears away 48 Kicks out 50 Fixed gaze 52 Sleep outdoors 53 Dayton’s state 54 Water source 55 Source of misery 57 Architect Christopher __ 58 Wooden pier 59 Prefix for social or septic 60 Tumor 62 Pretty good report card 63 Spanish article

By Jacqueline E. Mathews