The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
ACROSS
1 Slangy reply 5 Actress Debi __ 10 Artificial;
counterfeit 14 “Yours, Mine & __”; Dennis Quaid film 15 Astaireʼs dancing
sister
16 Actor Rob __ 17 Traffic sign 18 Ramsʼ home 20 19th letter 21 Unwanted growth 22 Pays attention to 23 Steer clear of 25 Gullible fool 26 Appease
28 Actor Ted 31 Grown-up 32 Amphitheater 34 Girlʼs short
haircut
36 Cracker spread 37 Move furtively 38 Sheet of floating
ice
39 Long __; in the
distant past 40 Bookcase tier 41 Armed robbery 42 Prior to today 44 Mournful hymns 45 Fishing pole 46 “Wheel of Fortune” personality 47 Pulsate
50 Fuzzy residue 51 Heavy weight 54 Willful; stubborn 57 Slim to __; long
odds
58 Very strong
desire
59 1/16 of a pound 60 Make tea 61 Departs
62 One of the 7
deadly sins 63 Usually benign
growth
DOWN
1 Snout
2 On the __ with;
not speaking to 3 Defense attorneyʼs adversary 4 Uncanny sense 5 Illness 6 Venerate 7 Eagerness
8 So. state 9 Cartoon dog 10 Gets some shuteye
11 Donutʼs center 12 Flabbergasted 13 TVʼs “Bless This
__”
19 African nation 21 Float on the
breeze 24 Contemptible 25 Was unable to
float 26 Piggyback ride
giver
27 Old saying 28 Lacking 1 of the
5 senses 29 Mandatory;
required 30 Adjustable loop 32 Once more 33 Cath. or Episc. 35 Plays the horses 37 Opposite of
barefoot 38 Bouquet
greenery 40 Hoity-toity folks 41 Suggestion 43 Crumbles over
time
44 Hazard 46 Lombardi or
Edwards 47 Hoodlum
48 Main character in
a story 49 All the __;
currently “in” 50 Yearn 52 Individuals 53 Mr. Gingrich 55 “Ode __
Nightingale” 56 Gallop
57 “Will & Grace”
network