The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Feel the loss of 5 One of the

Obamas 10 Deadly vipers 14 Prolonged pain 15 Hatred 16 Boyfriend 17 Encounter 18 Home for nearly 40% of New Yorkers

20 Suffix for passion

or decor

21 Bottle stopper 22 Loses color 23 Means of

communication 25 Actress Taylor 26 Pea pod, e.g. 28 Most unusual 31 Joint often

sprained

32 “__ and the Man”; Freddie Prinze sitcom

34 __ artist; swindler 36 In a __; pouting 37 Hit hard 38 Dorothy’s dog 39 Moral

transgression 40 Marsupial with

no tail

41 Hell’s ruler 42 Chaperone 44 Geometric

figure

45 Strange

46 Word in 2 U.S.

state names 47 Extreme

50 Potpie

ingredients 51 Earth tone 54 Analgesic

57 Actor Christian 58 “Lean __”; hit

song of the ’70s 59 Peruses 60 Pinnacle 61 Hornet’s home 62 In a __; sort of 63 Relaxation

DOWN

1 Cradle rocker, often

2 Popular actor & rapper 3 Diplomas 4 “Ready, __,

go!”

5 Casual farewell 6 Venerate 7 Bathroom

feature 8 Embrace

9 “What Kind of

Fool __?”

10 On fire

11 Marine mammal 12 Window glass 13 Soap lather 19 VP Agnew 21 Scoop holder 24 To the __; fully 25 Be without 26 Peggy of TV 27 Musical about an

orphan

28 Poza __,

Mexico

29 Gift wrapper’s

need

30 Sum

32 Informal talk 33 Actor Holbrook 35 Zero 37 Dictionary entry 38 Lip-puckering 40 Camera brand 41 Gentlemen 43 Brass

instrument 44 Like very rough

sandpaper 46 Requires 47 Come __; find 48 “Penny __”;

Beatles song 49 Russert & Conway 50 Think ahead 52 Brewed

beverages

53 On deck 55 Tax-collecting

agcy.

56 Gen. Robert

E. __

57 Tavern

9/12/19 Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews