The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Infant’s bed

5 “Get lost!” 9 Clumsy oaf 13 Type of eclipse 15 Lion’s den

16 __ in on; advance

toward a target 17 __ drop of a hat;

instantly

18 Kid’s spending

money

20 Letter for

Socrates

21 “__! Goes the

Weasel”

23 “Away in a __, no crib for His bed…”

24 __ and groans;

complains 26 Colossal

27 Minor facts &

details

29 JFK’s dad 32 “Easy __”; Fonda/Hopper/ Nicholson film 33 Not tactful

35 __ after; chase 37 As sturdy __ oak 38 Wedding party

member 39 Capitol roof 40 Kitten or canary 41 Air freshener

brand

42 Divans

43 Brought up, as

kids

45 Pour oil on, as

during a rite 46 Prefix for fit or

place

47 Cricket or soccer 48 Stone wall

builders

51 Suffix for musket

or puppet 52 Needless hubbub 55 Too faint to be

heard

58 Declined 60 Kellogg’s __

Flakes 61 Breakfast __;

eating area 62 Coleslaw, for one 63 Go out of 64 Practical jokes 65 Skelton &

Buttons

DOWN

1 __ of thunder;

storm sound 2 Furrows 3 Frighten; daunt 4 Scrooge’s

comment 5 Strikes with an

open hand 6 Coolidge, to

friends

7 Be in poor health 8 Brass

instrument 9 Transform 10 Word before

Island or division 11 __ more; a

second time 12 Forest animal 14 Mend

19 Midriff

22 __ roll; winning &

winning 25 Kitchen

appliance 27 Mouse catcher 28 Early __; one up

at dawn

29 “Hey __”; Beatles

song 30 Cost-effective 31 Mortal

33 Pitt or Garrett 34 Tupperware top 36 Home of twigs 38 Welcome boon 39 Entrance 41 Use a pepper

mill

42 Night noises 44 Quantity 45 Primate

47 Tries to find 48 Household pests 49 As dumb as __ 50 New Delhi dress 53 Deceased 54 Bookie’s concern 56 Deadly squeezer 57 Piece of wood 59 Forbid entry to

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/9/19