The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Talk back 5 Fit for a king 10 “Nonsense!” 14 Bleachers level 15 Wear away 16 Honolulu’s island 17 Tall trees 18 District attorney 20 Fraternity letter 21 Garden intruder 22 Beginning 23 Winning, so far 25 One of the Seven Dwarfs 26 Handbook 28 Choose 31 Actor Ed 32 Entreaties 34 Car engine need 36 Consequently 37 Misery 38 TV show award 39 Black or Red 40 Like fresh potato chips 41 __ off; subside gradually 42 Zigzag skiing 44 Angry speech 45 Sad 46 Lively dances 47 Colorado resort 50 Orange peel 51 Long sandwich 54 Exchange letters 57 Telegram 58 Horse’s gait 59 Went higher 60 Swine 61 Stitches 62 One of the 12 Apostles 63 Singles

DOWN

1 Word attached to father or ladder 2 Needs a doctor 3 Occurring twice a year 4 12th-graders: abbr. 5 Annul a law 6 Goofed 7 Word of encouragement 8 Billboards 9 Spike, for one 10 __ back; recover quickly 11 Quaker product 12 Loafer or clog 13 Injure 19 __ off; becomes less angry 21 Have on 24 Colors 25 Lacking one of the senses 26 Floor pads 27 Sooty residue 28 Leak out 29 Empathy 30 Used a stopwatch 32 Prissy 33 Fleur-de-__ 35 Minstrel’s instrument 37 Get larger 38 British noble 40 Duplicate 41 Like an even score 43 Warns 44 Like a good steak 46 Hose down 47 Play divisions 48 __ as a boil 49 Ship’s bow 50 Plant part 52 Egg on 53 Mrs. Truman 55 Maple tree secretion 56 Prefix for view or heat 57 Which person?

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 10/6/18