The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Vex

4 Looks for

9 __ Benedict;

fancy breakfast 13 Wild hog

15 Huge lifting

device

16 Outer garment 17 Speechless 18 Place to stay 19 Theater box 20 Chattanooga’s

state

22 Eden resident 23 Heavy book 24 George Eads

series, once 26 Word of warning 29 Driver 34 Kingdom 35 “…Quoth the __,

‘Nevermore’…” 36 Siesta hour 37 Fine __; poetry, painting, drama, etc.

38 Boston __ beans 39 __-back; relaxed 40 Pass away 41 Thin cookie 42 “Mea __”; admission of guilt

43 Vipers

45 Low area

between hills 46 Bizarre

47 Peddle 48 Choose

51 Sign meaning

“and”

56 Seep out

57 Gets closer to 58 Boyfriend 60 Convince 61 Unsuspecting 62 Potato varieties 63 Dumbo’s “wings” 64 Mt. Aconcagua’s

range

65 Actress Leoni

DOWN

1 Early computer

maker

2 Drive out 3 Prince George’s

mum 4 Plot

5 Jagged

6 Dines

7 ACL tear site 8 Opted for 9 Oblong pastry 10 __ to go; all

prepared

11 Very excited 12 Wineglass part 14 Houses for

tenants

21 Man’s nickname 25 Family tree

member 26 Paper fasteners 27 Mysterious 28 Thirst quencher 29 Creates

30 __ the top;

excessive 31 Know-__;

smarty-pants 32 Pilfer

33 NBC’s morning

show

35 Pool toy 38 Colorful scarf 39 Brahms’

masterpiece 41 Give up the

single life 42 Coolidge &

Ripken

44 Jails

45 Poem divisions 47 Do a waiter’s job 48 Prepare to be

photographed 49 Midwest state 50 Feodor III or

Ivan V

52 Cruel

53 __ for; bought 54 Orderly 55 Knighted woman 59 Member of WWII’s

Allied Powers

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/26/19