The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Day before Sat. 4 Gives approval to 9 Use an ax 13 Goes bad 15 Counter an argument 16 Diamond Head locale 17 __ in a blue moon; rarely 18 Actress Reese 19 Radar screen image 20 Unabashed 22 Wines & dines 23 Black & Adriatic 24 Go quickly 26 Torah, for one 29 Colorful arcs 34 Jeer at 35 Steam bath 36 Split __ soup 37 Has a bug 38 __ rate; usual price charged 39 Part of the foot 40 Dublin’s nation: abbr. 41 Short trip 42 Crowd 43 As a rule 45 Passes on, as a message 46 Not long __; recently 47 Took to court 48 Whip severely 51 Tearing to bits 56 Money lent 57 Gave the old __-ho to; fired 58 __ as a pin 60 Villain 61 Santa’s helpers 62 Gin or solitaire 63 Nuisance 64 Used up 65 Hightailed it

DOWN

1 To and __ 2 Paul & Howard 3 Athlete’s foot symptom 4 Traumatic experience 5 __ over; faints 6 Competent 7 Brynner and others 8 Storing away 9 Spider’s creation 10 Ring of light 11 Midwest state 12 Litter members 14 Spring & others 21 Liquefy 25 “Time __ Bottle”; song for Jim Croce 26 Laundry problem 27 Egypt’s capital 28 12-inch stick 29 Like umbrella weather 30 Female relative 31 “Carmen” or “Rigoletto” 32 Like neglected gardens 33 Business deals 35 Aretha’s music 38 Rain boots 39 __ on to; keeping 41 Coughing spell 42 Pay attention to 44 “Attractive” piece of metal 45 Most impolite 47 Morning hour 48 Failure 49 Theater box 50 Boatman’s items 52 Beatles movie 53 Talk wildly 54 Close by 55 Explorer Vasco da __ 59 Hang __; surf