The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Prepare spuds 5 Sort; variety 9 Bony fish 14 Hold __ for

dear life; clutch 15 Highway 16 Banishment 17 Red octagons 19 Happen again 20 Make clothes 21 Gung ho 22 __ for; hopes to

get 23 TV crime

drama series 24 King beaters 26 Skilled

craftsman 30 Sports player 35 New England

state 36 Holds the deed

to 38 Jenn-Air

appliance 39 Encouraged 40 __-tac-toe 41 Skunk’s

defense 42 __ like; appear

to be 43 Toy with a long

string 44 Handbag 45 Inconsistent 47 Hen’s mate 49 Had bills 51 Incision 52 Birthplace of

St. Francis 56 Cheerios

ingredients 58 Likely 61 Rings out 62 Easy to get

along with 64 Bird of prey 65 Mob uprising 66 Stickum 67 Put clothes on 68 Cat cries 69 Pleads

DOWN

1 “A rolling stone

gathers no __” 2 Poker stake 3 Store away 4 Small jump 5 Minor littleknown facts 6 Berra or Bear 7 Black-andwhite animal 8 Ames & Harris 9 Die 10 Letters used as Roman numerals 11 Wealthy 12 Classic board

game 13 His and __ 18 Talked back 22 Moistens 23 Film industry 25 Zodiac sign 26 Make laugh 27 More unusual 28 Striped animal 29 Catch sight of 31 Short-horned

grasshopper 32 Chris of tennis 33 Uptight 34 Go into 37 Funny person 41 Hubby or wife 43 Fuzzy fruit 46 Throws 48 Groups of eight 50 Motherless calf 52 Made fun of 53 Scorch 54 Cooking herb 55 Troubles 57 In __; all lined

up 58 __-bodied; hale 59 Sink stopper 60 Palmer’s pegs 62 Ulna’s place 63 Inventor Bell’s

monogram