The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 24-hour period 4 Back tooth 9 Nation that borders Sudan 13 Former mates 15 Wipe away

errors 16 Bar mitzvah

dance 17 As __ as a pin 18 Sri __ 19 Fundamentals 20 Brazen 22 Have a snack 23 Ballerina’s

support 24 “Grand __

Opry” 26 Takes place 29 Hawaii’s capital 34 Mattress topper 35 TV’s “Days of

Our __” 36 Hair covering 37 Cylindrical

containers 38 Tempted 39 Italian auto 40 Toward the

stern of a ship 41 Hole-making

tool 42 Antlered animal 43 Stepped down 45 Oklahoman 46 One of the

Seven Dwarfs 47 Official stamp 48 Golfer __

Mickelson 51 Big event 56 Harp of old 57 Provide with

necessary gear 58 Illegal way to

make money 60 Smell 61 Tiny weight 62 Bee colony 63 Strong desires 64 __ as a jaybird 65 Coral or Yellow

DOWN

1 TV room, often 2 Wood splitters 3 Slangy reply 4 Free-for-alls 5 Exams given before a panel 6 Lois __; Clark Kent’s love 7 Inquires 8 Thought logically 9 French fashion designer Coco 10 Tramp 11 Circle portions 12 Punctuation mark 14 Museum pieces 21 Comedian Sahl 25 __ Alamos, NM 26 Acting award 27 Rub against

and make sore 28 Pennies 29 Took on

employees 30 Finished; done 31 Workers’ group 32 New __ on life; revitalized outlook 33 Complete; total 35 Racing sled 38 Fancy midday

meal 39 Silly 41 In the past 42 Low cry of pain 44 Lazy folks 45 Oozed out 47 Nutmeg, e.g. 48 Stratagem 49 “Dr. Jekyll and

Mr. __” 50 Press clothes 52 Greenish-blue 53 Hoodlum 54 TV crime series 55 __ in; caved 59 __ culpa