The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

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ACROSS

1 Prefix for legal or

medic

5 Does roadwork 10 Forest animals 14 Currier’s printmakin­g partner 15 “Practice makes

perfect,” e.g. 16 TV brand

17 __ off; dozes 18 Cold symptom 20 Junior nav. rank 21 White lies

22 1 of the 5 senses 23 Piece of

silverware 25 Traitor 26 Hypothesis 28 JFK’s father

31 __ onto; clutches 32 Team leader 34 Ewe’s mate 36 Painting, ballet,

etc.

37 Connors or Norris 38 Suffer defeat 39 “__ not like green eggs and ham” (Dr. Seuss) 40 Singer Petula 41 Elevators 42 Catch in a snare 44 Walks leisurely 45 Give up

bachelorho­od 46 Sulks

47 Undress

50 Not barefoot 51 Teacher’s standin

54 District attorney 57 Metal thread 58 Force out of office 59 State one’s views 60 Wild __; boars 61 Pegs for Tiger 62 Stable mothers 63 On __ own;

independen­t

DOWN

1 Cone dropper 2 Cosmetics brand 3 Clem Kadiddleho­pper’s portrayer 4 Donkey

5 Soothe; placate 6 Clay brick 7 Bekins trucks 8 __ McMuffin; fast-food breakfast 9 Behold

10 Manor & the land

around it 11 Comic strip “Hi

and __” 12 Shoelace

problem

13 “Auld Lang __” 19 Stow away 21 Evergreens 24 Silent assents 25 Actor Hudson 26 Asian language 27 Teeming throng 28 Rose’s love in

“Titanic” 29 Occupation 30 Not well-thoughtout

32 Fellow

33 TV’s “Days of __

Lives” 35 Soldier’s meal 37 Not naked 38 To-do __; paper

full of chores 40 Thin pancake 41 Deafening 43 Distorts 44 Dudley & Demi 46 Item in purse or

pocket 47 Laundry

problem 48 Word of

agreement 49 New York’s state

flower

50 __ up; incite 52 Egg on

53 Girl’s nickname 55 Dot-__; online

business

56 Put __ fight; resist 57 “Says __?”;

skeptic’s question

 ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews ?? 8/13/20
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 8/13/20

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