The Daily Commuter

ACROSS

1 Asian desert 5 Tow along 9 Performances 13 Franc replacers 15 Risqué 16 Lawn mower brand 17 Former U.S. Senator Lott 18 Surgery 20 As flat __ pancake 21 __ up; confess 23 Make __; atone 24 Midafternoon 26 Fruitcake container 27 Plot craftily 29 Astuteness 32 Monty & Arsenio 33 Arthritis symptoms 35 Kilmer of “Top Gun” 37 Like yummy cinnamon rolls 38 Leaving 39 Place to buy salami & rye 40 Faux __; social blunder 41 Soup implement 42 Portions 43 Acting awards 45 Male feline 46 Connecting word 47 Cardiff language 48 Seldom seen 51 Iowa’s state tree 52 High nav. rank 55 Cabinetmaker 58 Concur 60 Suffix for assist or annoy 61 Indiana-to-Ohio direction 62 Plato’s “S” 63 Examination 64 Hurry 65 Hornet’s home

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1 “__ move on!”; cry to a slowpoke 2 “__ is not to reason why…” 3 Panting 4 Charged atom 5 Male bee 6 Ice Cube’s music 7 Part of a royal flush 8 Whirling about 9 Be present at 10 Penny or quarter 11 __ on; trampled 12 Family members 14 Tempests 19 Wrong; haywire 22 Very small 25 __ one’s tongue; said nothing 27 Clipper or tanker 28 __ beans; chocolaty pods 29 Zinfandel or Chenin Blanc 30 Engage in price gouging 31 Island nation near Sicily 33 Whale groups 34 Feel poorly 36 Shopper’s paper 38 Plant tender 39 Water barriers 41 Cyclist Armstrong 42 Lively dances 44 Rug 45 Earl Grey product 47 Value 48 “Take a hike!” 49 Walking stick 50 Circle portions 53 Truman & Obama: abbr. 54 Veal or venison 56 Fraternity letter 57 Suffix for baron or lion 59 Martini ingredient