THE DAILY COMMUTER PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Tiny amount of

data

5 Staircase parts 10 Create

14 “That’s

awesome!” 15 Railroad vehicle 16 Notion

17 Bring back to

health

18 Fit for a king 19 Ninth month:

Abbr. 20 Performer who challenges gender norms 22 Tries to catch 23 Snowboarder

White

24 Parts to play 26 “Swoosh”

sneaker brand 28 Very difficult

problem 32 Spirited courage 35 Circle-shaped 37 What we breathe 38 Thick cord

39 Hall of Famer

Jeter 40 16 ounces 41 Antique 42 Surface of a gem 43 Fourth-down

plays, often 44 Creator of

bouquets

46 Use a swizzle

stick

48 Spirit of a culture 50 Bank robbery,

e.g.

53 St. Louis’s MLB

team, for short 56 “Heard and

acknowledged!” 59 Black-and-white

cookie

60 The Jetsons’ dog 61 Golfer Isao 62 Viewed 63 Admitted 64 Playwright

Coward

65 Give and ___ 66 Do penance 67 Funny sketch 2 “___ truly”

(letter signoff) 3 Holy book in

Judaism

4 Tasteful style 5 “The Elements of

Style” author 6 Elm or oak, e.g. 7 Raring to go 8 Keyboard pieces

for two 9 “Weekend Update” show, for short

10 Treat badly 11 Yemen’s

temporary capital 12 Didn’t give away 13 Consumes 21 Chocolate drink

mix, once 22 Retained

25 Part of a chain 27 Toy for a future

engineer 29 Principal 30 After-dinner

candy

31 Creative pursuits 32 Univ. teacher 33 Loaf around 34 High hairstyle 36 Mined resource 39 Short footrace 40 Early Boston

settlers

42 Is the right size 43 Boardwalk

extension 45 Made over 47 Mr. Right, say 49 ___ voce (under

one’s breath) 51 Showed fear, in a

way

52 “Star Trek” actor

George

53 Price 54 Two-dimensional

measurement 55 Smell awful

57 Big smile

58 Lean to the

side

60 Chicken ___ king