The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS 1 JFK’s successor 4 Deadly snake 9 In addition 13 Sassy child 15 Climbing vines 16 Money given to

a borrower 17 Not nutty 18 Religious belief 19 Abate; dwindle 20 Deed of __;

brave action 22 __ to;

increases 23 Regrets 24 Anti’s vote 26 Bits of parsley 29 On the __; viewed in the opposite way 34 Hairdos 35 Small rodent 36 Gun the engine 37 Friendly nation 38 Kneader’s

focus 39 Out of danger 40 Fib 41 Winnie-thePooh’s creator 42 Idaho export 43 Walked

unsteadily 45 Fancy clothes 46 Spanish cheer 47 Discover 48 Fashionable 51 Aguilera or

Applegate 56 Minstrel’s harp 57 Hard to cut, as

a steak 58 Assents silently 60 “Once __ a

time...” 61 “__ Road Again”; Willie Nelson hit 62 Stare 63 Crooked 64 Takes a nap 65 Chop down DOWN 1 Pounds: abbr. 2 Actor Pitt 3 Seymour or Pauley 4 Metropolitan areas 5 Hotpoint appliances 6 __ Crosby 7 Tall stalk of marsh grass 8 Blow away 9 Constantly 10 Take a __ off;

sit down 11 Beach surface 12 Dollar bills 14 Frighten 21 Carpets 25 Make fun of 26 Overcook milk 27 FDR’s affliction 28 Infuriated 29 Located 30 Winter

Olympics sport 31 Very angry 32 Postpone;

delay 33 Each 35 Internal spy 38 Spielberg or

Scorsese 39 Making wood

smooth 41 Singer Tormé 42 Slight coloring 44 Museum guide 45 Bass and trout 47 Battle 48 Black card 49 Excessive

publicity 50 Common metal 52 Sharpen 53 Grooves 54 Ark builder 55 Sculpturing tool 59 Stitch