The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
By Jacqueline E. Mathews
ACROSS
1 Fellow
4 Cranium
9 “You don’t know the half __!”
13 “The __ Star State”; Texas
14 Uncanny
15 Carousel or roller coaster
16 Babe in __; innocent one
17 Slight; insignificant
19 Not __ long shot
20 One of the Seven Dwarfs
21 __ around; snoops
22 Gets closer to
24 Kilmer of films
25 Beethoven’s “Moonlight __”
27 Most recent
30 La Scala production
31 Big smiles
33 Shanty
35 Gentlemen
36 Leader
37 Mexican wolf
38 TV’s “__ Life to Live”
39 Homes for koi & goldfish
40 Turned off; disinterested
41 Fisher & Cantor
43 Fidel or Raúl
44 Gore & his dad
45 Tribal leader
46 Cry of support 49 Weak
51 Late ring king
54 Concert hall 56 Skirt opening
57 __ in; wearing 58 Fairy tale
59 Poor box donation
60 __ and haws; hesitates
61 Elephant’s teeth 62 90 degrees from
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DOWN
1 Gruesome; bloody 2 Rude 3 Simple reply
4 Madame in Madrid
5 Saves
6 Egg on
7 Mrs. Herman Munster
8 Ring of flowers
9 Colorful songbird
10 Lies
11 Doing nothing
12 __ off; irritates
13 Friendly dog
18 Pesky insects
20 Statistical info
23 All __; listening
24 Weathercock
25 Average
26 Express one’s views
27 Tupperware covers
28 Deficits
29 Yam or cassava
31 Firearms
32 Get __ of; shed
34 Well-__; wealthy
36 Departs
37 Suffer defeat
39 Aviator 40 Arrestee’s hope
42 Letterman & Duchovny
43 Percussion instrument
45 Crack sealant 46 Johann Sebastian __
47 Regulation 48 Eve’s man
49 Herr’s wife
50 BBQ favorites
52 Margarita garnish
53 “__ a Small World”
55 Many a time
56 Scandinavian airline