The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Reagan’s party,

for short 4 Expertise 9 Canned meat 13 “__ Afraid of

Virginia Woolf?” 15 Oakley or Potts 16 5,280 feet 17 __ one’s time;

wait patiently 18 __ on; attaches 19 Singer Redding 20 Largest birds 22 Baseball’s Mel

and his family 23 Ankara native 24 Consume 26 Slender 29 Daylight 34 Relocates 35 Long-winded

speakers 36 __ the ball;

bowl clumsily 37 Middle __;

historical period 38 Basset __;

long-eared dog 39 Brief life

sketches 40 Mongrel 41 College officials 42 Contract with a

landlord 43 Part of a piano 45 Blush 46 Boy 47 Body of water 48 Hopping insect 51 Goddess of

love & beauty 56 Highway 57 State one’s right

to 58 __ as a pin 60 Monster 61 Therefore 62 Knife wound 63 Tillis & Tormé 64 Gung ho 65 Animal pen

DOWN

1 Monogram for the president after Clinton 2 Cincinnati, __ 3 Pea casings 4 Contemptuous

writing 5 Special talent 6 Linear measure 7 Similar to 8 Decreased 9 Unwrinkled 10 Actor Brad __ 11 Dismounted 12 Clutter 14 Stops moving

around 21 Grooves 25 Burro 26 Slap 27 In __; stylish 28 __ so often;

now and then 29 Noise 30 Crematory shelf

supplies 31 Homer classic 32 Lasso loop 33 Actor Buddy __ 35 Wild hog 38 Reason to take

Advil 39 Sheets and

blankets 41 __ double take;

look twice 42 Give for a

time 44 Helicopter

rotors 45 Boarder 47 “The __ Is

Right” 48 Word on a gift

tag 49 Theater section 50 British noble 52 Entreaty 53 __ around; stay 54 Leoni & others 55 Vane direction 59 Your, biblically