The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
ACROSS
1 Down in the dumps 4 Zeal 9 Out in the __; visible to all 13 Mean guy 15 “__ It to Beaver” 16 One of Lloyd Bridges’ sons 17 Deceased 18 Freeway divisions 19 Examination 20 Invigorating substance 22 __ and crafts 23 Old MacDonald’s place 24 Boxer Muhammad 26 Takes things in __; copes well 29 Daytime shows 34 “The __ Is Right” 35 Witches’ spells 36 Knock 37 Queue 38 Obsolete 39 Robe for Caesar 40 “__ a Small World” 41 Nat and Natalie 42 West Point student 43 Adolescent 45 Ne’er-do-wells 46 Bullring cheer 47 Bothersome person 48 Asian language 51 Lending a hand 56 Fumbler’s word 57 “It never __ but it pours” 58 Yuletide carol 60 Merriment 61 Fill with joy 62 Checkers or canasta 63 Chances 64 Evil spirit 65 Presidential monogram
DOWN
1 Layer of turf 2 Eras 3 Word of disgust 4 Charm; appeal 5 Kingdom 6 Actress Plato 7 Kitchen appliance 8 Said again 9 Acquire 10 One’s equal 11 E on a vane 12 Cuckoo 14 Building 21 Manufactured 25 Fleur-de-__ 26 Divided 27 Like a cliché 28 Dishwasher cycle 29 “Lovely Rita, __ maid…” 30 Chopping tools 31 Wear away 32 Rarin’ to go 33 Arguments 35 Hearty 38 Like the pages of a well-read book 39 Sampling 41 Coolidge, to friends 42 Expense 44 Sounds 45 Diminish 47 Popular Ford subcompact of the ’70s 48 African nation 49 __ one’s tongue; refrain from speaking 50 Mimicked 52 On __; offered at a lower price 53 Setting for “The King and I” 54 Genesis boatbuilder 55 Diamonds & rubies 59 “__ Me Call You Sweetheart”