The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

- Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 3/11/20

ACROSS

1 Insincerel­y

smooth

5 Swiss skier’s

milieu

9 Cellphone

problem 13 Appointed 15 Fisherman’s

need

16 Finish third 17 More than

sufficient 18 Surgery 20 Undersized 21 TV’s “__ and

Stacey”

23 Make __; beg

pardon 24 Cacophony 26 Anguish

27 Prickly shrubs 29 All __; klutzy 32 State-run game 33 Clip wool

35 “__ a Small

World”

37 Ice __; cold

periods 38 Sheep’s cry 39 “Fiddlestic­ks!” 40 Hot dog holder 41 Smooth & shiny 42 Terra-__;

orangish clay 43 Engraved

45 One of Santa’s

reindeer

46 __ Angeles 47 Mountainee­r’s

safeguards 48 Finds appalling 51 Name for a candy

bar

52 Little child 55 Gorgeous 58 Ruth’s motherin-law

60 Come to shore 61 Boxer’s target 62 Pyle or Kovacs 63 On pins and

needles

64 __ up; prepare 65 New York team

DOWN

1 Chew like a

beaver 2 Cripple 3 Not a bit sorry 4 TV’s “The Fresh

Prince of __-Air” 5 Dwelling

6 Drink like Rover 7 Lemon

meringue __ 8 Panama 9 Respect highly 10 Goatee’s place 11 Parka feature 12 Possesses 14 Actor Robert __ 19 Parisian love 22 Curvy mountain

road

25 Cheerios

ingredient­s 27 Spill the beans 28 Scoundrel 29 Good wood for

ships

30 One’s special

gem

31 Virginia, for one 33 Winter toy 34 TV’s “__ Haw” 36 Guide for the

Magi 38 Consecrati­ng 39 Rx label info 41 __-tempered;

irritable 42 Gangster known

as “Scarface” 44 Weather forecast 45 Adams or

Johnson 47 Measuring stick 48 Isn’t __ to; can’t 49 Rosary piece 50 __ around; stay

for awhile 53 Leave out

54 __ up; evens the

score

56 Enemy

57 3rd most populous nation: abbr. 59 Phonograph part

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