The Daily Commuter puzzle

By Jacqueline E. Mathews ACROSS 1 Pekoe or

oolong 4 Religious leader 9 Leave out 13 Rabbit __; TV

antennas 15 Thai or Chinese 16 Goal of medical

research 17 Engrave 18 “Hang in __”; words of encouragement 19 BPOE folks 20 Smashed to

smithereens 22 In case 23 Compadres 24 Knot-tying

words 26 Pineapple __down cake 29 Spiteful

destruction 34 __ in; brings

under control 35 Boo-hoos 36 “I’ve Got a __ in

Kalamazoo” 37 TV’s “The Big __

Theory” 38 Winchester or

Remington 39 Long-standing

quarrel 40 King topper 41 Winslet and

Mulgrew 42 Slight staining 43 Recent arrival 45 Composer

Cole __ 46 __-huggers;

low-slung pants 47 Cheese from

France 48 Wingless insect 51 Attacker 56 Money lent 57 Kingdom 58 Rocky __ ice

cream 60 Meanie 61 Past, present or

future 62 Beauty mark 63 No longer sick 64 Make a smudge

worse 65 Barbie’s beau DOWN 1 Ball holder 2 Dines 3 Prefix for angel

or enemy 4 Simple baby toy 5 Fireplace residue 6 Coffin platform 7 Nude 8 Not fit for human

consumption 9 Wild feline 10 Pack animal 11 Annoys 12 SAT, for one 14 Molding 21 Small amounts 25 __ and don’ts;

rules 26 Not rural 27 Tranquillity 28 Tough fibrous

tissue 29 Less risky 30 Pointed tools 31 Representative 32 Measuring device 33 Firstborn of two 35 __ into; chomp

down on 38 “…o’er the __

we watched…” 39 Gun 41 Colorful pond

fish 42 Labor 44 __ No. 5; classic

perfume 45 First-grade

textbook 47 Good wood for

rafts 48 Move along

smoothly 49 Theater box 50 British noble 52 __ like; appear

to be 53 Not bananas 54 Room recess 55 Yarn 59 Lion’s lair