The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 J. Edgar Hoover’s

agcy.

4 More qualified 9 Dull-colored 13 Crematory shelf

supply

15 Show to be true 16 Remain optimistic 17 __ Ness monster 18 Became ashen 19 Ugandan tyrant 20 Cover up, as

wrongdoing 22 Tattered clothing 23 Bona fide 24 Dutch __ disease; tree malady

26 Wild dog 29 Relentless;

persistent 34 Do-nothing 35 Mertz &

Flintstone 36 “People __

Funny” of old TV 37 One not to be

trusted

38 Salaries

39 Mob scene

40 “__ Miserables” 41 Not dressed 42 Hose down 43 Isn’t __ to;

shouldn’t 45 Horse’s gait 46 “Ick!”

47 Execute,

old-style

48 Give one’s __;

promise 51 Pleasant lingering

effect

56 Eager

57 Bouquet tosser 58 British peer 60 Collapsed 61 Hope or Jessica 62 Asian language 63 Laurel or juniper 64 Join, as a club 65 Pkg. delivery svc.

DOWN

1 Suffix for fear

or joy 2 Forehead

3 __ along;

advance slowly 4 Request for a

new trial 5 Melee

6 Actress Glaudini 7 12/24 & 12/31 8 Raggedy Ann & Little Orphan Annie

9 Jenna Elfman

role

10 Actress Downey 11 “…and on that farm there was __…” 12 Stein & Stiller 14 One who avoids

his duty

21 Wear’s partner, in

phrase

25 Scale divisions:

abbr.

26 Sobule and Scott 27 “Bye, Pierre!” 28 Bracelet fastener 29 Encouraged 30 “All You __ Is Love”; 1967 song

31 Sully

32 Uneven

33 Talk out of 35 Phony

38 Not needing dry

cleaning

39 Curl

41 Yuletide party

drink

42 __ out; pealed 44 Rainfall

remnant 45 Line of work 47 Trimmed shrub 48 Float on the

breeze

49 “__ There”; George M. Cohan song 50 Irk

52 Tarkenton or

Drescher 53 Slight coloring 54 Waikiki’s location 55 Shawl or cape 59 Fleur-de-__

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 9/16/21