The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Singer Perry __ 5 Blanketed with a velvety green ground cover 10 Breath freshener 14 “Somewhere __ the rainbow...” 15 Make amends 16 Chew like a beaver 17 Thrilling 19 Actress Rogers 20 Go into 21 Bald __; USA’s national bird 23 Morning hour 24 __ miss; close call 26 Step __; get out of the way 28 Huffed & puffed 31 “Queen of Soul” 34 __, dos, tres... 35 Farm horse 37 Poison ivy symptom 40 Decays 42 Fowl pole 43 Stack 44 Go out 45 Parents and grandparents 47 TV’s “Days of __ Lives” 48 Pamper 50 Merited 52 Thin pancake 54 Big party 55 Mauna __ 56 Paddled boat 60 Blazing 64 Subsides 66 Nonstop 68 Make angry 69 Implied, though not said 70 Ladder rung 71 Patella’s place 72 Gets rid of 73 As __ as ABC

DOWN

1 Area __; threedigit number 2 Hotpoint appliance 3 Liquefy 4 Far East 5 __-jongg 6 Furry swimmer 7 Divan 8 Cozy 9 Holler 10 “Rocky” production co. 11 Ceremony for a new member 12 “A Boy __ Sue” 13 Thick string 18 Avarice 22 Dine 25 Revered 27 Send a parcel 28 Untainted 29 As strong as __ 30 Obvious 31 Dwelling 32 Ascend 33 Dinner course 36 __ weevil; cotton plant pest 38 Helpful hint 39 Group of cattle 41 Say no more 46 Hell’s ruler 49 Nov.’s follower 51 Turn down 52 Cash register operator 53 Songbird 54 Smelly 57 Plays a role 58 Ark builder 59 A single time 61 Tiny amount 62 Regrets 63 Catch sight of 65 Observe 67 “__ a girl!”; new parents’ cry