The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Evening bugle call 5 Household pests 9 Shapeless mass 13 Keep an eye out for 15 Tragic fate 16 Overnight dance party 17 Swampy area 18 Poison remedies 20 Olive of cartoon fame 21 Part of a clown costume 23 Casual eateries 24 Hot under the collar 26 Gangsterʼs pistol 27 Two-story house features 29 __ of; cut off from 32 Entice; lure 33 Counterfeit 35 Mai tai ingredient 37 Tree fellers 38 Makes tea 39 TV remote button 40 __ off with; stole 41 Brief haircuts 42 Ship poles 43 Creek 45 Actress Jamie Lee __ 46 Joan of __; French saint 47 Scarcer 48 Whole 51 Snug as a bug __ rug 52 Deadly critter 55 __ binder; school paper holder 58 Game of chance 60 Spouse 61 British nobleman 62 __ around; move furtively 63 Backyard building 64 Mulberry or myrtle 65 Nervous

DOWN

1 __-shanter; woolen cap 2 “__ in a Manger” 3 UK legislative body 4 Ashley, to MaryKate 5 “A stitch in time saves nine,” e.g. 6 Prefix for stop or toxic 7 Little child 8 Iotas 9 “Wuthering Heights” author Emily 10 Not on time 11 Finished; done 12 “Porgy and __” 14 Stymie 19 Personal journal 22 “__ a long way to Tipperary…” 25 Seam splits 27 Asterisk 28 Austinʼs location 29 Curtsies 30 Ready to throw in the towel 31 __-frutti 33 Straitlaced 34 __ and haw; hesitate 36 Clutter 38 Piece of jewelry 39 Stable female 41 __ Haute, IN 42 Wall paintings 44 Elevated 45 Has the ability to 47 __ through; ransack 48 Lawn trees 49 Flood survivor 50 Carry 53 Doeʼs mate 54 Annoyingly slow 56 Cochleaʼs place 57 TVʼs “Car 54, Where __ You?” 59 Afternoon hour

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 9/4/20