The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Slightly open 5 Hollow inside 10 __ for; chooses 14 Theater section 15 Search engine 16 Swamp critter,

for short 17 Oppressively

hot 19 Needless fuss 20 Is __ than; was

born before 21 Prose writing 23 Tool with teeth 24 Siestas 26 Stays in line 28 Quick drawing 31 Oddly

coincidental 34 Candle material 35 Pill 37 In one’s

birthday suit 40 Matterhorn’s

range 42 Halo wearer 43 Doe’s mate 44 Poor laborer 45 On cloud nine 47 Ending for pay

or Motor 48 Smoothed a

piece of wood 50 Raised, as kids 52 Madrid friend 54 Letters of

urgency 55 Plant life sci. 56 Thick drinks 60 Rat catchers 64 Radar screen

image 66 Likely to go bad quickly, as food 68 Fragrance 69 __ cologne;

perfume 70 In order 71 Actress Daly 72 Actor Charlie 73 Door openers

DOWN

1 Additionally 2 Bulldog’s cheek 3 Over the hill 4 Give in 5 Pupil’s place 6 Female horses 7 Greek letters 8 Heavy weights 9 Meditative exercise 10 Sept.’s follower 11 District attorney 12 January 1 13 Flat-bottomed

boats 18 Stretch of land 22 Hither and __;

in all directions 25 __ out; got rid

of gradually 27 Canisters 28 Exchange 29 Leaf vegetable 30 Public show 31 Greek epic

poem 32 Torn in two 33 Weasel cousins 36 Bundle of hay 38 Broad valley 39 Mild oath 41 Obstacle 46 Fatality 49 __ de plume 51 Play __ on; hoodwink 52 Monk’s superior 53 Covered with

fungus 54 Put __; shelve 57 Makes fun of 58 Actress Remini 59 Factual 61 As busy as __ 62 Drama 63 __ free; unties 65 Before: pref. 67 Schumer or Rubio: abbr.