The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 __ Diego, CA 4 More competent 9 Con game 13 Applies frosting 15 Hidden treasure 16 Bar mitzvah dance 17 Yellowish wood 18 Musical sounds 19 New Testament book, for short 20 One who writes plays 22 Punctuation mark 23 Georgia __; univ. in Atlanta 24 Jamie __ Curtis 26 Wild shrill cry 29 Delightful 34 “__ Your Wagon”; Broadway musical 35 Seashore 36 Depart this life 37 Pleurisy’s place 38 Daybreaks 39 “I’ve __ Working on the Railroad” 40 “__ Now or Never” 41 Cone-shaped abode 42 Harmony 43 One nearing adulthood 45 Tureen utensils 46 “__ Father, Who art in heaven…” 47 Orange peel 48 Bull: Sp. 51 “Evita” setting 56 Passionate 57 Keaton or Ladd 58 Silent assents 60 Sickle __ anemia 61 Part of Poe’s name 62 Stare 63 Patella’s place 64 Good buys 65 Chop down

DOWN

1 Take a load off 2 __ it; got a hole in one 3 __ miss; close call 4 Physical assault 5 Thin soup 6 Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati” 7 12/24 & 12/31 8 Fidgety 9 Window coverings 10 Comic actress Imogene 11 Carney’s namesakes 12 Loretta Swit sitcom 14 Rink activity 21 TV’s “__ the Press” 25 Polish off 26 Banana __; ice cream treat 27 Terre __, IN 28 Dishwasher cycle 29 Might 30 Walkway 31 Just right 32 Female relative 33 Tierney & Hackman 35 __ of Good Hope 38 Belittled 39 Blankets & sheets 41 Plato’s “T” 42 Breathe heavily 44 Head, slangily 45 Ocean __; cruise ships 47 Of kidneys 48 Small nail 49 __ mitts; potholders 50 Anger 52 __ away; gallop off 53 Very excited 54 Ark builder 55 Shaping tool 59 Stitch

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 1/28/20