The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 That woman 4 Each __; one another 9 Preschool recitation 13 Breaks a fast 15 Tolstoyʼs “War and __” 16 Uncluttered 17 Gateway __; St. Louis landmark 18 Walkways 19 Race car driver Earnhardt 20 Alter, as a picture 22 Tush 23 Flower holder 24 Bleating animal 26 Get in the way of 29 President before Lincoln 34 __ away; leaves shore 35 Irritable 36 Beethovenʼs “__ to Joy” 37 Matterhornʼs range 38 Honey factories 39 Hitchhikerʼs hope 40 Suffix for valid or decor 41 Uses a drill 42 Sat for an artist 43 Amusement park ride 45 NASCAR folks 46 Diamond official 47 Defraud; cheat 48 Job opening 51 Sharpen; strengthen 56 Skirt style 57 Pliers & hammers 58 Morningʼs end 60 Kitchen appliance 61 Actress Dickinson 62 Attire 63 Group of hoodlums 64 Suffers defeat 65 Meadow

DOWN

1 Aegean or Red 2 Stringed instrument 3 Carve initials in a tree 4 Stand up to 5 Razz 6 Has, to Shakespeare 7 Repeated sound 8 Admires greatly 9 McArdle or Mitchell 10 Suitor 11 Peaceful 12 Word attached to foot or door 14 Digging tools 21 Small amounts 25 For what reason? 26 Sir __ Newton 27 Island nation near Sicily 28 “Peter __ picked a peck…” 29 Carve a curved edge 30 __ up; spends the last of 31 Opposite of quietness 32 Deadly critter 33 Has to have 35 Rubber product 38 Infirmary 39 Word with chair or horse 41 Neʼer-do-well 42 Buddies 44 Day trip 45 Washes off shampoo 47 Misrepresent 48 Industrial cityʼs problem 49 Etnaʼs output 50 Work animals 52 Forbidden thing 53 Clothing 54 Stable newborn 55 Days of __; olden times 59 Org. for Knicks & Kings

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 1/7/21