The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Uncertain 5 Be ready for 10 Deeds 14 Eucalyptus or ash 15 Actress Messing 16 Blood-sucking

insect 17 Tigers & tabbies 18 Unyielding 20 Shack 21 Hitchhiker’s hope 22 Pool toys 23 Bring together 25 Jewel 26 “Little Women”

author 28 Leaf vegetables 31 Filthy __; illgotten gain 32 Wide 34 Feasted 36 Overly proper 37 Anxieties 38 Stick around 39 Moral

transgression 40 See eye __; agree 41 Snail’s trail 42 Remains; rubbish 44 Ice cream

portions 45 “__ Abner” 46 __ away;

flabbergasted 47 “Get lost!” 50 Sandy sediment 51 Be victorious 54 __ ads; newspaper section 57 Critical 58 Dad’s sister 59 Water barrier 60 Smell 61 New Jersey team 62 City in England 63 __ away; dismiss

DOWN

1 Poison ivy

symptom 2 Berlin wife 3 Thick flat pasta 4 TV’s “Say __ to

the Dress” 5 Floating 6 Like neglected

gardens 7 Suffix for laugh or

fashion 8 Wrath 9 Deer’s color 10 On fire 11 Treble __;

musical symbol 12 Quiz 13 Talk back 19 Like a forest 21 Ceremony 24 Man’s nickname 25 Mardi __ 26 Swiss skier’s

milieu 27 Gruesome 28 Puncture 29 Across the

country 30 Rubber-__;

approve routinely 32 Stingers 33 Actor Romano 35 Facial features 37 Aluminum wrap 38 Sluggish 40 Brief haircuts 41 Aberdeen native 43 Explosions 44 Playground

inclines 46 Raise AKC dogs 47 Read over

quickly 48 Helpful hint 49 Angry speech 50 Be generous 52 Press 53 Bookish fellow 55 Under the

weather 56 “__-fi-fo-fum…” 57 __ and don’ts;

rules

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 10/16/18