The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Get one’s feet wet 5 Prize 10 __ West 14 Actor on “Law & Order: SVU” 15 Be generous 16 Oz visitor 17 Location of The Hague: abbr. 18 Matinee idol 20 JFK’s predecessor 21 Refrain syllables 22 Packages of paper 23 Marsh 25 Groupie 26 Grand home & the land around it 28 Goes over again briefly 31 Without __; happy-go-lucky 32 Peek at another’s cards 34 __ Padres National Forest 36 Reiner & Schneider 37 Gather wool 38 Waterproof covering 39 Prof. sports league 40 Angry look 41 Customer 42 Chap 44 Famished 45 __ away at; erode 46 Provide food for a banquet 47 Nursery rhyme Jack 50 Dress edges 51 Put __; postpone 54 Not radical, in politics 57 Little __; old cartoon girl 58 __ a fortnight; every two weeks 59 Not as good as before 60 Bills with Washington’s portrait 61 First, neutral or reverse 62 Not as normal 63 __ to; increases

DOWN

1 Gust 2 Got a high grade on 3 Repugnant 4 Haile Selassie’s land: abbr. 5 “Ain’t That __”; Fats Domino hit 6 Newborn dog 7 Perfect report card 8 Basic elem. school subjs. 9 Police officer title: abbr. 10 Greek goddess of wisdom 11 TV’s “__ the Explorer” 12 Tiny particle 13 Noisy hordes 19 Stretch of land 21 Past due 24 Armed conflicts 25 Phobia 26 Make a living 27 __ at; deride 28 Genuine 29 School recess area 30 Achier 32 __ down; eat heartily 33 Fell trees 35 Nimble 37 Falkirk native 38 Adjust a grand 40 Blind pieces 41 No ifs, ands or __ 43 Not as plump 44 Carpenter’s tool 46 Quit 47 Polluted air 48 Sheet of glass 49 Costa __ 50 Do a cowboy’s job 52 Skedaddled 53 Hullabaloo 55 Small number 56 Fishing pole 57 Hawaii’s Mauna __

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 9/9/21