The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Gift for a child 4 Pile up 9 Slender 13 Mothers of

lambs 15 Nonconformist 16 Ice cream

scoop holder 17 “Groovy!” 18 Mediterranean

island nation 19 Hilarious

person 20 Good knife’s

quality 22 Traveler’s

stops 23 Hearts or clubs 24 Entrée choice 26 Drawer scenter 29 Irreverent 34 Blaze residue 35 Seawater 36 Mutt 37 Competed 38 Part of a fork 39 Morse __ 40 Koch & Harris 41 To the __;

relevant 42 Brink; threshold 43 Blow-by-blow 45 __ in; brought

under control 46 Island garland 47 “__ Mary, full of

grace...” 48 Take a __ at;

attempt 51 Overexerting 56 Untainted 57 Makes well 58 Nigh 60 Prefix for social

or histamine 61 Bird of prey 62 __ kick out of;

find amusing 63 Ship’s pole 64 Frock 65 Lion’s lair

DOWN

1 Bill

denomination 2 Runs up a tab 3 Slangy reply 4 Spot in need of deodorant 5 Intended 6 Qualified 7 Puts hair up in rollers 8 Making wide cuts 9 Be frugal 10 Cut of pork 11 Privy to 12 New York team 14 Stored away 21 Regrets 25 Hairy as an __ 26 Didn’t toss out 27 Out of the way 28 Bosom 29 Fern piece 30 Dryer residue 31 __ squash;

winter veggie 32 Elbow 33 Cornered 35 Cheese with a

white rind 38 Shined 39 Chandelier

hook’s place 41 Dessert choice 42 Blood channel 44 Even though 45 Elevates 47 Corridors 48 Canned meat 49 Albacore or

bluefin 50 Painting and

dancing 52 Drop of joy or sorrow 53 Become furious 54 In __;

impoverished 55 Fence door 59 __ away with;

won easily