The Daily Commuter

ACROSS

1 Baseball’s Gehrig 4 Goes before

others

9 Part of aka 13 Moist

14 Second most

populous nation 15 “__ on Me”; hit

song in 1972 16 __ up; admits

guilt

17 At a __; not

moving

19 TV crime drama

series

20 Rose thorn

locations 21 Bothersome

22 __ money; bills 24 Knight’s title 25 Japanese dictator

of old 27 Company

30 “__ Piper picked

a peck…” 31 Attracts

33 Wheel center 35 Log choppers 36 Lukewarm

37 Tiny skin opening 38 Part of a royal

flush

39 Lucifer

40 Baton __, LA 41 Word before

symbol or quo 43 Take-out food 44 Butcher’s

trimming 45 Canines 46 Charisma

49 Dog tormentors 51 Corn site 54 Wedding galas 56 Alien spaceships 57 Raw minerals 58 Gold bar

59 Dines

60 Ritzy; elegant 61 One’s equals 62 Ernie with a club

DOWN

1 Mandates 2 Almighty 3 Higher-__;

superiors 4 Hear 5Goin 6 Actor West 7 Rackets 8 Down in the

dumps

9 Modifies

10 Luau keepsakes 11 Polio vaccine

developer

12 “__ the Lonely”;

Roy Orbison hit 13 Holliday or

Severinsen 18 Undercover

agents 20 Cowboy boot

spike

23 “Rock of __”;

Protestant hymn 24 Brought charges

against

25 Quarrel

26 Witch’s spells 27 Big smile 28 Considerate 29 Increase

suddenly 31 Allows

32 Put __ fight; resist 34 Lager

36 Opposite of slack 37 After-dinner wine 39 __ out; eradicate 40 McClanahan &

others 42 Make __ start;

begin again 43 Wild animals 45 Pavarotti or

Caruso

46 Cut short 47 Bronze Star

recipient 48 Expert combat

pilots 49 Traffic ticket

penalty

50 Part of a theater 52 “Boy, am I

clumsy!” 53 Feminine ending 55 Uber driver’s

bonus

56 Take advantage

of