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The Daily Commuter

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ACROSS

1 Dog food brand 5 __ aback;

surprised

10 Not quite closed 14 Tree trunk

covering 15 Pamplona pal 16 Blow one’s top 17 Short life sketches 18 Like a tedious

orator

20 S.A. nation 21 Give to a

borrower 22 Essentials 23 Regretting

25 Safe investment­s,

for short

26 “Alice __ Live

Here Anymore” 28 Lifting devices 31 Very disturbed 32 Refrain syllables 34 Center of activity 36 Clutter 37 Constructe­d 38 Cheese from

France

39 Prefix for caution

or view

40 “Trees” & “The

Raven”

41 Menial workers 42 Decorates

44 __ off; disregards 45 Wynken, Blynken

&__

46 “__ My Way”;

Bing Crosby film 47 Bathroom feature 50 Small duck 51 1950s high

school dance 54 With everything

included 57 Uncouth person 58 As slippery __ eel 59 Rental agreement 60 Greek liqueur 61 Bawls

62 Destined

63 Word attached to

sister or ladder

DOWN

1 1970s Swedish

pop group 2 Hideaway 3 Advanced 4 Approves, for short 5 Inborn gift 6 Surrounded by 7 Compassion­ate 8 Custard

ingredient 9 Currently 10 James of

“Gunsmoke” 11 Green gem 12 Over-the-hill 13 Ruby & maroon 19 Neighbor of

Pakistan

21 Dryer residue 24 Does drugs 25 Stable youngster 26 Trash destinatio­n 27 Drama set to

music

28 Holbrook & Linden 29 From start to

finish

30 Bringing charges

against

32 Part of every wk. 33 Basketball hoop 35 Mrs. Truman 37 Close connection 38 European capital 40 Fork tine

41 Actor Hartman 43 Chili dog toppers,

for some 44 Zoomed

skyward 46 Waterbirds 47 Cries from those

being fleeced 48 Besides that 49 Take a __ at;

attempt

50 “__ does it!”; cry

of frustratio­n 52 Seep out

53 __ up; support from behind or below 55 Leprechaun’s

cousin 56 Chinese

restaurant staple 57 Diddley’s

namesakes

 ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 3/6/21 ??
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 3/6/21

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