The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Nigeria’s

continent: abbr. 4 Deep pit 9 Opposite of

despair 13 Weaver’s

device 15 Skier’s incline 16 “Queen for __”

of old TV 17 Smidgen 18 Tea sweetener 19 Region 20 Turning down 22 NYC’s Lincoln Center for the Performing __ 23 Party-giver 24 In one __ and

out the other 26 Agree to take 29 Skeletons in the

closet 34 __ for; cheers on 35 Circular 36 Space 37 Go out with 38 Minimum 39 “__, There and Everywhere”; Beatles hit 40 Fall month:

abbr. 41 Marshmallow

chicks 42 Pig out 43 Gershwin’s “__

in Blue” 45 Endured 46 Tear 47 Express pent-up

frustration 48 Japanese

wrestling form 51 Purse or hat 56 __ Louie; “King

of Salads” 57 Laughs loudly 58 Chess piece 60 Monster 61 Funeral song 62 Oxen connector 63 Garden intruder 64 Look of scorn 65 Work week

opener: abbr.

DOWN

1 Actress McGraw 2 Edibles 3 Learn by __;

memorize 4 Lend a hand to 5 Not diplomatic 6 Cartoon bear 7 Reach across 8 Army rank 9 Danger 10 Fragrance 11 Breathe heavily 12 Watches 14 Large, heavy

knife 21 Cuts off 25 “__ your point

is?” 26 Passion 27 Advise 28 Terra-__; earthenware pot clay 29 Sudsy 30 Use foul

language 31 Insurance policy

seller 32 Whopping 33 Miles per hour 35 Piece of

bamboo 38 Wild felines 39 School subject 41 Greek letter 42 Prohibits 44 Examined

carefully 45 Smaller of two

amounts 47 On the __ of;

about to 48 Flat-bottomed

boat 49 Egg on 50 Actress

Winningham 52 Quarter or

half-dollar 53 Part of TLC 54 Den or kitchen 55 Wife of a

Beatle 59 Barbie’s beau