The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
1 Slice
4 Uptight
9 Slightly cracked 13 Not bananas 14 Trojan War epic 15 “Rio __”; John
Wayne film 16 Getting on in
years
17 Sounds familiar 19 Carter or Clinton:
abbr.
20 Partners
21 Wild brawl
22 1 of 7 deadly sins 24 Backyard pond
fish
25 Castle
27 Trusted adviser 30 Take the honey
and run
31 Sound of a fire
bell
33 Compadre 35 Gifts for children 36 Capital city 37 Lively
38 “Ain’t __ Sweet” 39 Shoe parts 40 Less furnished 41 Deadly snakes 43 Harsh
44 Scarlet 45 Stubborn animals 46 Landing __;
runway
49 Weak
51 Adriatic or Yellow 54 Court record 56 One not to be
trusted
57 Sty cry 58 Common
greeting 59 Formerly 60 Cookware 61 Do-nothing 62 Word of disgust
ACROSS DOWN
1 Parakeet’s home 2 Not working 3 Senator Cruz 4 Angry speech 5 Chosen few 6 Evening hour 7 Hangs limply 8 O’Neill &
Sheeran
9 Even though 10 Biblical book 11 Capable 12 Acting part 13 Melancholy 18 In the midst of 20 Rodents 23 Knocks 24 Game similar to
lotto
25 Vet’s patients 26 Lanai greeting 27 Destination of
NASA’s Viking 1 28 Persecuting 29 Less common 31 Ripken Sr. &
Ripken Jr. 32 Recline
34 Harp of old 36 Curtain puller 37 Build up a nest
egg
39 Oozes out 40 Actress
Catherine 42 Beverages 43 Beau
45 Red __; Rhode
Island’s state tree 46 Traffic sign 47 Small ensemble
48 Make a scene 49 Pebbles’ pop 50 Small brook 52 Every
53 “__ you kidding
me?” 55 Fraternity letter 56 __ Diamond
Phillips