The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 11th-graders:

abbr. 4 Paper fasteners 9 Likelihood 13 Biblical book 14 Mysterious 15 Twofold 16 Notice 17 U.S. state capital 19 Ball holder 20 At __; in the

beginning 21 Lopsided 22 Requires 24 Dads with namesakes: abbr. 25 Turn 27 Write quickly &

awkwardly 30 Informed 31 Go bad 33 Color in the U.S.

flag 35 Hotels 36 Back tooth 37 Actor Annable 38 Month for

carols: abbr. 39 Finger or toe 40 New Delhi

currency 41 Winger and

Messing 43 Melania’s hubby 44 __ Vegas 45 Bottom berth 46 Purse feature 49 Fails to grip the

roadway 51 “Man __ Thousand Faces”; James Cagney film 54 Introducing to

an audience 56 Singing couples 57 Mom’s sister 58 Spree 59 Dollar bills 60 Brooklyn team 61 Passion 62 Safe investments, for short

DOWN

1 San __; Costa

Rica’s capital 2 Remorse 3 __ as a fox 4 Next to 5 Rumps 6 Rainbows 7 Soil 8 Black or Bering 9 Ukrainian

seaport 10 Slam __;

hoopster’s feat 11 Go out with 12 Not quick to

learn 13 LAX arrival 18 Take a bride 20 Celebration 23 Dumbo’s “wings” 24 Sign of an old

surgery 25 Bug spray 26 Possessed 27 “Beat it!” 28 Toga or sari 29 On the __;

honest 31 Barkers 32 Inventor Whitney 34 Landowner’s

paper 36 Farrow &

Kirshner 37 Sand mound 39 Window

covering 40 Propels a boat 42 Explosions 43 Los Angeles

athlete 45 Shoptalk 46 Reach across 47 Sad but __;

unfortunate 48 Torn in two 49 Mix in a bowl 50 Good-hearted 52 Rivals 53 Beast of

burden 55 Org. for Pistons

& Pelicans 56 One of the

Seven Dwarfs