The Daily Commuter puzzle

1 White sale month: abbr.

4 Hindu holy man

9 Stinging blow

13 Kuwaiti leader

15 Keller or Reddy

16 Remedy

17 Fork part

18 Lubricated

19 Granola bits

20 Professor’s degree

22 Metal corrosion

23 __ up; busy

24 UK network

26 Base farthest from home

29 Chefs’ domains

34 Plain to see

35 Rode a Schwinn

36 Whopper

37 Godiva or Gaga

38 Silenced a TV

39 Wildly enthusiastic

40 Poem of praise

41 Detests

42 Traveler’s stop

43 Snakes

45 “Finders keepers, __…”

46 Sixth word in “I’m a Little Teapot”

47 Cyclist’s challenge

48 Mare’s delivery

51 Likely to occur soon

56 Vienna’s land: abbr.

57 For the time __; meanwhile

58 “The First __”; Yuletide song

60 Old Russian ruler’s title

61 Knight’s weapon

62 Fence opening

63 Acting award

64 Word of welcome

65 Old crone

DOWN

1 LAX arrival

2 Surrounded by

3 Spanish child

4 __ away; chased off

5 Bizarre

6 “…‘Happy Christmas to all, and to __ good night!’”

7 Fitting; proper

8 __ to; owing

9 Have an ironing mishap

10 Feast with pig & poi

11 Word with liberal or fine

12 Nuisance

14 Priest’s home

21 Trace of color

25 A followers

26 Sings alone

27 Escape detection by

28 Land relinquisher

29 Toys with strings

30 DDE’s namesakes

31 Thrill

32 African nation

33 Some SeaWorld performers

35 __ heads; come into conflict

38 Lower jaw

39 Baby waterbird

41 Egg producer

42 __ up; rob at gunpoint

44 Meager

45 Be slow in leaving

47 Consequently

48 True statement

49 Colorless liqueur

50 As dumb __ ox

52 Hard-hearted

53 Small milk carton

54 Early boatbuilder

55 “__ life!”; cry to a busybody

59 Calf’s place

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 6/29/21