The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 __ in; caved 5 Take a __ at; attempt to do 9 Actress Greta 14 Take __;

subtract 15 Author __ Stanley Gardner 16 Go nowhere

near 17 Falling star that

reaches earth 19 Angered 20 Sullivan and

Bradley 21 Long car 22 Puff __; snakes

full of venom 23 Elegant poem 24 Wise man 26 Skillful bravery 30 Stress 35 Merits 36 Walk with

heavy steps 38 __-blue; loyal 39 Numeral 40 Raced 41 Wooden box 42 As straight __

arrow 43 Record 44 Despised 45 Drawn-out 47 Assassins 49 Lay to __; bury 51 Gore & his dad 52 Museum piece 56 Ceremony 58 Tumor’s ending 61 At all __; day

and night 62 Custodian 64 “To be __ to

be...” 65 Forest animals 66 Actor Neeson 67 Minor; trivial 68 Vane direction 69 Allows

DOWN

1 Old Maid or gin rummy 2 Flabbergasted 3 Large tubs 4 Needle’s hole 5 TV __; sitcom or drama 6 Brief haircut 7 Choir members 8 Buzzing insect 9 Flower bed 10 Passionate 11 Acting part 12 Coffin platform 13 Chances 18 Most ancient 22 Grew gray 23 Possessing 25 Makes amends 26 Ride a bike 27 Lift up 28 Liver or spleen 29 Aerosols 31 Veers off

course 32 Fuming 33 External 34 Requirements 37 One trip across

the pool 41 Alpine hut 43 “My Country,

’Tis of __” 46 Dependable 48 Most recent

news 50 Refrain opener 52 Small store 53 __ off; left

suddenly 54 Dad’s sister 55 Horse’s gait 57 Annoys 58 Merle Haggard’s “__ from Muskogee” 59 Ham or beef 60 Upper limbs 62 Average mark 63 Laundry soap