The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Short one-act play 5 Oval Office figure: abbr. 9 Diamond-shaped road sign 13 “…miner, forty-__, and his daughter Clementine…” 15 Metal corrosion 16 Grape bearer 17 Dickensʼ “__ of Two Cities” 18 Sassiness 20 High school equivalency test, for short 21 Fruit spread 23 Liquefied 24 Get hitched hastily 26 Night flier 27 Declare not guilty 29 State without proof 32 Make butter, old-style 33 Beauty marks 35 One of Santaʼs aides 37 Yellowish wood 38 Piles 39 __-crazy; tired of confinement 40 Program an alarm clock 41 Does an usherʼs job 42 Marching band instrument 43 __ Ivory Wayans 45 Hairpiece 46 Young chap 47 __-cotta; patio pot clay 48 Lay into 51 Cleaning cloth 52 Org. for Browns & Bills 55 Phrase to rally the troops 58 Murphy or Albert 60 Helpful hint 61 Coral & Caribbean 62 Heroic stories 63 __ away; dismiss 64 Next month: abbr. 65 Specks

DOWN

1 Pantyhose blemish 2 Toy with a tail 3 Insufficient 4 __ Aviv 5 Word before rib or number 6 Daiquiri ingredient 7 Sixth sense, for short 8 Trips 9 Slender 10 Dryer residue 11 __ in a blue moon 12 Dandelion or crabgrass 14 Become a member of again 19 Good buys 22 Likely 25 Move furtively 27 Doesnʼt just sit there 28 Place for rouge 29 Scenic range 30 Energy 31 Cream of the crop 33 Hard-hearted 34 Cereal grain 36 On the loose 38 Paying no attention 39 Insulting remark 41 Slow crawler 42 Smithy furnaces 44 Over the moon 45 Brewed beverage 47 Loversʼ meeting 48 Fundamentals 49 Garage __; weekend event 50 Flabbergast 53 Italian automobile 54 Suffix for harm or care 56 Beeʼs follower 57 Knock 59 Donald, to Ivanka

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 8/3/20

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