The Daily Commuter puzzle

By Jacqueline E. Mathews ACROSS

1 __ into court; sue

5 Tree covering

9 __ around; go bargain-hunting

13 Landlord

15 “__ the Roof”; 1962 hit for The Drifters

16 Melody

17 Bart’s mom

18 Law

20 Place for an iris

21 Endeavor

23 Giggle nervously

24 FBI wanted poster name

26 20th letter

27 State-of-the-art

29 __ basket; Yogi Bear’s joy

32 Very angry

33 Polish

35 Cow’s comment

37 Captures

38 Street talk

39 Spick-and-__; very clean

40 Queasy

41 Largest U.S. bank

42 On the __; unrestrained

43 Deodorant brand

45 Cuts of beef

46 Actor Linden

47 Couples

48 Take willingly

51 Is __ to; probably will

52 Knot-tying words

55 Attorney

58 Subsided

60 “Who Wants __ a Millionaire”

61 Defeat decisively

62 Reigned

63 Kill

64 Lively

65 Prescriptions, for short

DOWN

1 Residence

2 “__ in a Manger”

3 Like terrible handwriting

4 Table support

5 Life __; ringshaped floats

6 Four months from now: abbr.

7 Singer Stewart

8 Making bootees

9 NY’s __ Island

10 Actress Helen

11 “__ in Love With Amy”

12 Look through a keyhole

14 Accept one’s pension

19 Charlotte, to Prince Harry

22 __ for office; campaigned

25 “Why don’t we!”

27 Twiggy’s skirt

28 Grad exams, often

29 Forest tree

30 Not doable

31 Seashore

33 Thin strip of wood

34 __-been; one no longer popular

36 Change for a five

38 Havens

39 Zoom skyward

41 Casino game

42 Dawdle

44 VP between Gore and Biden

45 Snoop Dogg’s music

47 Shindig

48 Juggling __; multitasking situations

49 Weather forecast

50 Nation in the Caribbean

53 Action

54 Likelihood

56 Cut off

57 “__ Father, Who art in heaven…”

59 Tramp

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews