The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

- Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 8/25/20

ACROSS

1 __ Alamos, NM 4 “Jack __ could

eat no fat…”

9 Air mattress

problem

13 Apple tablet 15 Suspect’s

defense 16 Chopping tools 17 Galaxy twinkler 18 Solitude lover 19 Gather crops 20 “Beat it!” 22 Mayberry

resident

23 Soap lather 24 Dieter’s concern:

abbr.

26 Talks back 29 Game bird 34 Kilmer’s famous

poem

35 Camera

attachment 36 Baseball’s

Durocher

37 “The Donna __

Show” of old TV 38 Aims

39 __ market; swap

meet

40 In the __;

ultimately 41 Fibromyalg­ia

symptoms 42 Housekeepe­rs 43 Good enough 45 Most recent 46 Tiny fellow of

folklore

47 Near 48 Davenport

51 Like a productive employee

56 Late Chief Justice

Warren

57 __ off; stop

working hard 58 “Abbey __”;

Beatles album 60 “…Sweet land of liberty, of __ I sing…” 61 Parishione­r’s

offering

62 Word attached to

keep or for 63 Took to court 64 Risk a ticket 65 Clucking bird

DOWN

1 Fleur-de-__

2 __ for; chooses 3 __ up; absorb 4 Coleslaw & Crab

Louie

5 Trudges

6 Melon shell 7 Early fratricide

victim

8 Resolute;

unflagging

9 Bully; badger 10 Horned animals 11 Go before others 12 Get a glimpse of 14 Clothed 21 Membership

fees 25 “Hogwash!”

26 __ throat;

bacterial infection 27 Game venue 28 Canary’s lunch 29 Sky sight 30 Holbrook &

Linden

31 Kate’s sitcom

roommate 32 Essentials 33 Drink to

35 Saran alternativ­e 38 Kaffeeklat­sches 39 Family members 41 Buddy

42 Biblical wise

men

44 Closed tightly 45 Enjoyed an ice

cream cone 47 Wall nook

48 __ fire to; ignites 49 Pearl Harbor’s

island

50 Word attached to

load or lance 52 Turn over 53 Destiny 54 Webster or Wyle 55 __ away; subtract 59 Group of Cub

Scouts

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