The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Current calendar

pg.

4 Went on stage 9 Baking __; cake

ingredient 13 Cries from the

flock

15 Gather wool

16 In the center of 17 Stylish 18 Steel-tipped

spear

19 __ about; praise

highly

20 Not good for you 22 Singles

23 Too thin 24 Summer blower 26 Einstein, for one 29 Loafer

34 Large quantity,

slangily

35 As silly as a __ 36 Name for 13

popes

37 Sups

38 Small

salamanders 39 Weeps 40 Hardwood tree 41 See-through

rectangles

42 Trial setting 43 Abandoned 45 Headed metal

bolts

46 Fragrant

neckwear 47 Zinfandel or

Riesling 48 Davenport 51 Rivals

56 Actor Robert 57 Comes closer to 58 “__ makes two

of us!”

60 Ones, in gin

rummy

61 Ascend

62 “__ Noon”; classic

Gary Cooper film 63 “My Country, ʼTis

of __”

64 Tempted 65 Negative vote

DOWN

1 “Chicago Fire” network

2 Diamond Headʼs

island 3 Conceited

4 On an incline 5 Blackboard

writerʼs need 6 Portable shelter 7 __ other; one

another

8 Actor Richard 9 Malayan

garment

10 Asian nation 11 Headfirst plunge 12 Lemony drinks 14 Hauls; drags 21 All __; listening 25 Years of life

26 In the lead, so far 27 Landlord/tenant

contract

28 Tub activities 29 Planted

30 Plenty

31 In seclusion 32 Counter an

argument 33 Prescribed

amounts 35 Manʼs nickname 38 Countrywide 39 Middle school

grade

41 Prefix for trial or

sliced

42 Grape bearer 44 Pass, as time 45 Washed off

soapsuds 47 Sicker than

before 48 “Get lost!” 49 Toe-stubberʼs cry 50 Escape 52 Neighbor of

Bolivia

53 Couple

54 Skinny

55 Long story 59 Your, to

Shakespeare

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 11/7/20