THE DAILY COMMUTER
ACROSS
1 __ for; hope to
get
5 North and South 10 Q-tip, e.g.
14 Tiny amount
15 In the know 16 Not all there 17 Kill flies
18 Rude;
disrespectful 20 Where to find
ossicles 21 Utilizes
22 Takes a break 23 Punctured 25 Faux __; slipup 26 Seafood platter
favorites 28 Hand-beaten
drum 31 Bulldozes 32 Nikes
34 Snake that kills 36 Some of Keats’
works
37 Wicked weather 38 In __; constantly
changing
39 Knight’s title
40 Piece of china 41 Heed the alarm
clock 42 Fish-eating bird 44 Prolonged
attacks
45 Noisy quarrel 46 Island nation 47 Saddle fastener 50 Crow comments 51 Weight unit 54 Fleeting; brief 57 “__ But the Brave”; Sinatra film
58 Piglet’s cry
59 Hint of color 60 Make tea 61 Cauldrons 62 Derisive smile 63 Unwanted growth
DOWN
1 Shrewd
2 Midwest state 3 Astronomers 4 Monopoly token 5 Brief stops 6 __ a car; had
wheels
7 Fails to keep up 8 Get it wrong 9 Word attached to
shore or shell 10 Most cunning 11 Showers with
flowers
12 __ above the
others; superior 13 Supervisor 19 Stuffs
21 Large coffeepots 24 Is beholden to 25 “Annabel Lee” or
“To a Mouse” 26 Major leaguers 27 Nightstand item 28 __ off; left
suddenly
29 Not optional 30 Cursor mover 32 Stick around 33 Feverish 35 Sharp tools 37 Murdered 38 Worry
40 Stage items 41 Has a bug 43 Practical jokes 44 Twain’s Tom 46 Woman’s
nickname 47 Heed a red light 48 Threesome 49 Carry on 50 Dunce cap
shape 52 Some bills 53 Small
salamander 55 “__ a Small
World” 56 Fruitcake
container 57 “Weakest Link”
network
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 15 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.