The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
By Jacqueline E. Mathews
ACROSS
1 Tear to __; shred 5 __ point; center
of attention 10 Curved lines 14 Yodeling effect 15 Bakery allure 16 Begin a card
game
17 Harbor bird
18 __ cherry; mai tai
garnish 20 “Without
further __…” 21 Not at all harsh 22 Refresh 23 Sounds of pain 25 Not up to __;
substandard 26 Reprimand 28 Most recent news 31 Began the day 32 Tranquillity 34 Waiterʼs hope 36 Nearly all 37 Flower, shrub or
tree 38 Wraparound dress 39 Part of the Greek
alphabet
40 Way to go 41 Travelerʼs stop 42 Respect greatly 44 Taunt; laugh at 45 Pink meat 46 Game of chance 47 Thread holder 50 Brooches
51 Org. for Raptors
& Rockets 54 Wakener 57 Rough up 58 Bouquet greenery 59 Misrepresent 60 2nd Amendment
subject 61 Effortless
62 Like a chimney 63 Secretaryʼs booboo
DOWN
1 Alphaʼs follower 2 Treated a sprain 3 Blood clot
formation
4 Male delivery 5 Widespread food
shortage 6 Doctorate exams 7 Drape puller
8 “I __ Rock”; Simon & Garfunkel hit 9 Notes of the
scale
10 Stick firmly 11 Bridle strap
12 Mr. Peanutʼs prop 13 As __ as
molasses 19 Wooden box 21 __ up; reconcile 24 Remove from
power
25 Treaty
26 Freeway
entrance 27 Uneven
28 The Beatlesʼ
“Penny __” 29 Standing still 30 Exhausted 32 Little Jack
Hornerʼs prize 33 Munch on
35 __ up;
accumulate 37 “The Raven” or
“To a Mouse” 38 Kind; variety 40 Royal domain 41 Team from New
York
43 Like a rose stem 44 Beast of burden 46 Permissible 47 Out of harmʼs
way
48 Earnest request 49 Rowersʼ needs 50 Horseback sport 52 __ into; meet
unexpectedly 53 Part of AKA 55 NBC rival 56 Name for 13
popes
57 Front porch item