THE DAILY COMMUTER
ACROSS
1 Timid around
others
4 Bird of prey 9 Think deeply 13 __ skirts; 1800s
petticoats 15 “Jack __ could
eat no fat…” 16 As straight __
arrow
17 Hoagie 18 Chatter
19 Give temporarily 20 Small, fast
warship 22 Peeves
23 Part of the leg 24 Henpeck 26 Cheery;
optimistic 29 Moving;
heartbreaking 34 Cut of beef
35 __ cuisine; fine
food
36 Garland
37 Tiny pieces 38 Ornate 39 Boo-hoo
40 Cigar dropping 41 Grime; smut 42 Desert transport 43 Unnecessary 45 City leaders 46 Trot
47 Marine mammal 48 Harriet, to Ozzie 51 Crooked
56 Big hearts 57 Acquired relation 58 Imitates
60 NBA team 61 Like old bread
62 Columbo’s
portrayer 63 Normandy
invasion date 64 __ for; desired 65 Not to be trusted
DOWN
1 Request for
silence
2 Did garden work 3 Bygone days 4 __ de corps;
camaraderie 5 Clothing
protector
6 Elephant’s color 7 “Better __ than
never”
8 Endless time 9 Speak ill of 10 Consumer 11 Went under 12 Word attached to
book or up 14 Own
21 TV’s “__ ’70s
Show”
25 Ripen
26 Name for 8
popes 27 Self-assurance 28 Get clean 29 Britches
30 “That hurt!” 31 Rental car
agency
32 More modern 33 Works the soil 35 Holbrook &
Linden 38 Diabolical 39 Beef stew
ingredient 41 Respiratory bug 42 James or Scott 44 Like formal
clothes
45 Made cat noises 47 Layered rock 48 Magician’s stick 49 Applied frosting 50 Crumbly cheese 52 Three __ three
is one
53 Smack
54 Resort offerings 55 Archer William 59 Heaven above
This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated at right. Find the listed words in the grid. They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once. Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 18 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.