The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 Slangy reply
5 Actress Debi __
10 Artificial; counterfeit
14 “Yours, Mine & __”; Dennis Quaid film
15 Astaire’s dancing sister
16 Actor Rob __
17 Traffic sign
18 Rams’ home
20 19th letter
21 Unwanted growth
22 Pays attention to
23 Steer clear of
25 Gullible fool
26 Appease
28 Actor Ted
31 Grown-up
32 Amphitheater
34 Girl’s short haircut
36 Cracker spread
37 Move furtively
38 Sheet of floating ice
39 Long __; in the distant past
40 Bookcase tier
41 Armed robbery
42 Prior to today
44 Mournful hymns
45 Fishing pole
46 “Wheel of Fortune” personality
47 Pulsate
50 Fuzzy residue
51 Heavy weight
54 Willful; stubborn
57 Slim to __; long odds
58 Very strong desire
59 1/16 of a pound
60 Make tea
61 Departs
62 One of the 7 deadly sins
63 Usually benign
growth
DOWN
1 Snout
2 On the __ with; not speaking to
3 Defense attorney’s adversary
4 Uncanny sense
5 Illness
6 Venerate
7 Eagerness
8 So. state
9 Cartoon dog
10 Gets some shuteye
11 Donut’s center
12 Flabbergasted
13 TV’s “Bless This __”
19 African nation
21 Float on the breeze
24 Contemptible
25 Was unable to float
26 Piggyback ride giver
27 Old saying
28 Lacking 1 of the 5 senses
29 Mandatory; required
30 Adjustable loop
32 Once more
33 Cath. or Episc.
35 Plays the horses
37 Opposite of barefoot
38 Bouquet greenery
40 Hoity-toity folks
41 Suggestion
43 Crumbles over time
44 Hazard
46 Lombardi or Edwards
47 Hoodlum
48 Main character in a story
49 All the __; currently “in”
50 Yearn
52 Individuals
53 Mr. Gingrich
55 “Ode __ Nightingale”
56 Gallop
57 “Will & Grace” network