The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
By Jacqueline E. Mathews
ACROSS
1 Actor __ Diamond
Phillips
4 Leftover bit
9 Poet __ Khayyám 13 Dinner course 14 Hymn-singing
group
15 Berry plant 16 Hard __; helmets 17 Stands for 19 Beneficial
cholesterol 20 Comes in last 21 Toothpaste brand 22 Leaning 24 Sorrowful 25 Rejection of a
request
27 Just about 30 Parent or
grandparent 31 Watch band 33 Seize suddenly 35 Very eager
36 Like salsa with
a kick
37 Stirred from sleep 38 French article 39 Laurel & Musial 40 Might; strength 41 Party for the
Mom-to-be 43 “Alice __ Live Here Anymore”; 1974 film
44 Like chapped
skin
45 Sausage
46 Seat for your seat 49 __ oneʼs duty; be
negligent 51 Baseballʼs Mel 54 Train engine 56 Quartet, with one
member out sick 57 One of Adamʼs
sons 58 Challenges 59 Award for
“Frasier”
60 One teaspoon
twice a day, e.g. 61 Frock
62 Braying beast
DOWN
1 Take a __ off; sit
down
2 Totally bizarre 3 Package delivery
svc.
4 Torah, for one 5 Bosom
6 Lariat 7 Broadcasts 8 Prefix for heat or
view
9 Go to extremes 10 Not yours, not his
& not hers 11 Reason to buy
Raid
12 Take a nap 13 Request for
silence
18 Rascal 20 Deceitful person 23 Even, as a score 24 Kill
25 Pass out cards 26 North Pole toy
makers 27 Eyebrow shapes 28 Blizzards
29 __ aback;
surprised 31 Shadowbox 32 Cheap metal 34 Ernieʼs buddy 36 Fret; worry 37 Trials &
tribulations 39 Mass of flying
bees
40 __ chops; entrée
choice 42 Black-andorange bird 43 Under __; being
forced 45 Married women 46 Not nude 47 Bum
48 King toppers 49 Headliner 50 Bring on board 52 Conway & Daly 53 Plaything 55 Abnormal 56 Brewed drink