The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

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ACROSS

1 Berth or bassinet 4 Donkeys 9 Word attached to enemy or angel 13 Leave the stage 15 Took illegally 16 Beauty mark 17 No longer wild 18 Hooded jacket 19 Out in the __; exposed 20 Cruel 22 Officials with striped shirts 23 Female animal 24 “Son __ gun!” 26 __ down; topsyturvy 29 U.S. state capital 34 Pews & chairs 35 Ore seeker 36 Tennis court divider 37 “The buck stops __” 38 Presided over 39 “Beat it!” 40 Zsa Zsa’s sister 41 Convicts’ quarters 42 Monopoly player’s purchase 43 Discusses again 45 Café employee 46 Falsehood 47 Cultivate the soil 48 Spill the beans 51 Horrific 56 Theater box 57 Circular 58 “All You __ Is Love”; Beatles song 60 Think __; ponder 61 Burst of electricit­y 62 Backyard access 63 TV’s “Father Knows __” 64 Boo-boo 65 Skedaddled

DOWN

1 Gamble 2 Test 3 Pay phone call price in the ’70s 4 Set lofty goals 5 Like potato chips no longer crunchy 6 As __ as a boil 7 BPOE members 8 Added salt & pepper to 9 Lacking any ethical standards 10 Skipping __; playground activity 11 Treble __; musical symbol 12 Farm fowl 14 One who eats on the house 21 Womanizers 25 In favor of 26 Church volunteer 27 Rub the wrong way 28 Actress __ Jessica Parker 29 Beverly __, CA 30 Tip jar bills 31 Still whole 32 A new __ on life; revitalize­d outlook 33 Absolute; total 35 Long-eared animal 38 Prepare for opening night 39 Making dirty 41 TV series for Jorja Fox 42 Corridor 44 Queen Victoria’s husband 45 Actor/director Gene __ 47 Ballroom dance 48 Shapeless mass 49 Zero, in tennis 50 Ice __; cold periods 52 Rain heavily 53 Contented cat’s sound 54 Close 55 “__ move on!”; cry to a slowpoke 59 Lair

 ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews ?? 12/1/20
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/1/20

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