The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Unexceptional 5 __ par; substandard 10 Reach across 14 Flabbergasted 15 Courageous 16 Encourage 17 Taught again 19 Constricting snakes 20 Donkeys 21 Good judgment 23 Peach stone 24 Oxford, for one 26 Removes the lid from 28 Katarina Witt or Scott Hamilton 31 __ No. 5; classic perfume 34 Chemist’s workshop 35 Danger for a dog bite victim 37 Forest animals 40 Too 42 Short letters 43 Bona fide 44 Lowly laborer 45 Celtic language 47 “The Catcher in the __” 48 Crowbars 50 Was impudent 52 Make laugh 54 Hair solution 55 Household pet 56 Take a bite of 60 Sofa 64 Willow or dogwood 66 Flapjack 68 Sprays with WD-40 69 Get up 70 Make sweaters 71 Sunbeams 72 Extend one’s subscription 73 Strong desires

DOWN

1 Actress Gilbert 2 Is in the red 3 Beholds 4 Most bizarre 5 UK television network 6 Clear the slate 7 Overdue 8 Kitchen appliance 9 Says “I do” 10 U-boat 11 Rotating blades 12 Once more 13 Tree houses? 18 One who helps you find a seat 22 Geologic period 25 Citrus fruit 27 Look through a keyhole 28 __ in the face; insult 29 Leaf cabbage 30 “Certainly!” 31 Refers to 32 Where plantar fasciitis strikes 33 St. Francis’ home 36 Wild hog 38 Actress Ballard 39 Toboggan 41 Change for a five 46 Sweet treat 49 Doggy doc 51 Like Post-it notes 52 Role player 53 “Ave __” 54 Uptight 57 Not quite closed 58 As __ as a boil 59 Skinny 61 Weathercock 62 Related 63 Badminton court dividers 65 Feminine suffix 67 __ Haven, Connecticut