The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS 1 Not as much 5 Sends a “Dear John” letter to 10 Second to none 14 Right away, for

short 15 Island greeting 16 “__ upon a

time...” 17 Very funny 19 Go no further 20 Perishing 21 Feeling of

uneasiness 23 Soil-loosening

implement 24 Egg on 26 Sudden and

sharp, as pain 28 Get one’s

bearings 31 Early __; those

up at daybreak 34 Word after

castor or olive 35 Dairy product 37 Objectives 40 Explorer Marco 42 Generous one 43 Fishing worm,

for example 44 Male deer 45 Actor Weaver 47 __ Lanka 48 Like formal wear 50 Stephen or

Jodie 52 __ in; enjoy 54 Sun’s ray 55 Samuel’s

teacher 56 Iceland’s dollar 60 Dads 64 Nylons 66 High schooler 68 Made fun of 69 Fishing spots 70 Actress Winslet 71 Hospital

furnishings 72 Lock of hair 73 __ milk; nonfat

beverage DOWN 1 Give praise to 2 Notice 3 Calcutta dress 4 Absorbent pad 5 Mayo container 6 Homer classic 7 Crazy as a __ 8 Hoodlum 9 Back talk 10 Derek & others 11 Fan 12 Move over a bit 13 Traditional

Sioux home 18 Great pain 22 Edison’s initials 25 __ with;

opposing 27 Grumpy person 28 Klutz’s word 29 Street uprising 30 Not wellthought-out 31 Like a cold

sufferer’s nose 32 Press clothing 33 Bitter conflict 36 Departs 38 Deep mud 39 Recipe verb 41 Meanie 46 Ivory and Lux 49 Antlered animal 51 Smooches 52 Recovering

addict’s place 53 Wed on the run 54 Loses hair 57 Engrossed 58 Smell 59 Zero 61 Mountaintop 62 Prefix for trust

or freeze 63 Flower stalk 65 Marinaro and

O’Neill 67 Curvy road

shape