The Daily Commuter puzzle

By Jacqueline E. Mathews

ACROSS

1 Be flexible 5 Remnant 10 Aberdeen

resident 14 Woodwind

instrument 15 Gangsters 16 African nation 17 Dallas athletes,

for short 18 Indoor TV

antenna 20 “Not __ long

shot!” 21 Jades & rubies 22 Abhors 23 Get some

shut-eye 25 Chat room laugh 26 Unoccupied 28 Kit or Johnny 31 Clay brick 32 Series of links 34 Solemn promise 36 Word of disgust 37 Hymn-singing

group 38 Phi __ Kappa 39 Samuel’s

mentor 40 Unfamiliar;

strange 41 Less adorned 42 Strategic ploy 44 Stylish 45 Tear 46 Helpful lift 47 Run __ of the law; commit crime 50 Spill the beans 51 Cool __

cucumber 54 Rowdy 57 Store away 58 Dryer residue 59 Lacking enough

funds 60 Listen 61 BPOE folks 62 Out of __;

irritable 63 Get a glimpse of

DOWN

1 Explosive

device 2 Very popular

website 3 Canadian

province 4 __ Moines 5 “Sesame __” 6 Winner 7 Massages 8 Telephone inventor’s initials 9 Sorority letter 10 Pilfers 11 Winter garment 12 Villain 13 Throw 19 Rosebush

prickle 21 Trait

transmitter 24 Blood analysis

sites 25 Lion’s den 26 Weathercock 27 Big person 28 One of Adam’s

sons 29 Exaggerates 30 Memos 32 In fashion 33 Garden tool 35 Cautious 37 Cut coupons 38 Bleating sounds 40 Leaning 41 Shapeless

mass 43 Pie bottoms 44 Seashores 46 __ out; say without forethought 47 Qualified 48 Aluminum wrap 49 Sty cry 50 Impolite slob 52 Bather’s need 53 Haywire 55 Mountain road 56 Letter from

Greece 57 “Murder, __

Wrote”