The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Nod off 5 Uncouth 10 __ for; picks 14 “Once __ a

time...” 15 Polynesian

island nation 16 “Phooey!” 17 Punishing 19 Robert or

Elizabeth 20 Foe 21 Child’s school

composition 23 May honoree 24 Slips up 26 Actor Jeremy 28 Colorful shrub 31 Rug 34 Pigsty 35 Evergreen tree 37 Feels lousy 40 Dines 42 __ over;

studies intently 43 Money, slangily 44 Skinny 45 Light bulb

inventor 47 Org. for Bulls

and Bucks 48 Like very rough

sandpaper 50 Inferior 52 Tiny branches 54 Swiss capital 55 Little jump 56 Swedish dollar 60 Bette or Ossie 64 To __;

unanimously 66 Teenager 68 Intl. military

alliance 69 Tiny lakes 70 Mum to George

and Charlotte 71 Recognized 72 Lock of hair 73 Make a mess

at table

DOWN

1 Hoodwink 2 Many a golf

tournament 3 Region 4 Tooth coating 5 TV crime series 6 Levels, as a building 7 French friends 8 Male children 9 Heroic tale 10 Unusual 11 Advancements for employees 12 Eagle’s claw 13 Flower stalks 18 Minstrels’ harps 22 Sharp, highpitched bark 25 Kanye West or

Snoop Dogg 27 Genuine 28 Gorillas and

orangutans 29 Ardor 30 Expect 31 Physicist Pierre

or wife Marie 32 Highest cards 33 Install new

shoe bottoms 36 Curtain holders 38 Part of the ear 39 Celebrity 41 Air pollution 46 Eggheads 49 Inquire 51 Eats between meals 52 Express gratitude to 53 Lady 54 Loses hair 57 Engrossed 58 Stench 59 Zero 61 Calf meat 62 Bump __; meet 63 Ladder rung 65 At this moment 67 Curvy letter