The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Nation that borders Bolivia 5 Chef’s accessory 10 Emily or Markie 14 Precipitation 15 “Good for you!” 16 Sore 17 Excluded from

a group 19 TV crime series 20 Lively horse 21 Make __ of;

figure out 23 Family card

game 24 First of zillions 26 Fluttering tree 28 Confused 31 Singer who

sang “Respect” 34 Whopper 35 Farm horse 37 Mosquito bite

woe 40 Circle portions 42 Perch 43 Contemptible 44 Tide type 45 Parents and

grandparents 47 TV’s “Days of

__ Lives” 48 Sell from a cart 50 Merited 52 Rebuke 54 Honor with a

party 55 “Thanks a __!” 56 Paddled boat 60 In flames 64 Go __; depart 66 Nonstop 68 Location 69 Implied, though

not said 70 __ aside; get

out of the way 71 Views 72 Lean-tos 73 Not difficult

DOWN

1 __ and cons; arguments for and against 2 Vane direction 3 Ceremony 4 Dreamlike 5 Top file drawer, perhaps 6 Crystal that refracts light 7 Use a bulldozer 8 Baker’s need 9 __ off; dozes 10 “Peter __” 11 Job 12 Glow 13 Mike or Cicely 18 __ together;

combined 22 Gobble up 25 Venerated 27 Prison knife 28 Alda or Thicke 29 Crucial 30 Behead 31 Home 32 Ascend 33 Dinner course 36 __ weevil; cotton plant destroyer 38 Detective’s bit

of evidence 39 Group of

buffalo 41 Ran fast 46 Hell’s ruler 49 Two months

ago: abbr. 51 Turn down 52 Elegance 53 TV’s Mandel 54 Smelly 57 Play divisions 58 Flood survivor 59 __ more; again 61 Tiny bit 62 Regrets 63 Notice 65 Affirmative 67 “__ a girl!”