The Mercury News

The Daily Commuter

- Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

ACROSS

1 As neat as __ 5 Annoyingly

self-satisfied

9 __ suey;

Chinatown dish 13 Naval detection

device

15 Feline sound 16 Sharpen, as

one’s skills

17 __ drop of a hat 18 Stupidity

20 Letter for Plato 21 Heavy weight 23 Employee 24 Wails in pain 26 Wet, spongy

ground

27 Quiz show

answers, often 29 Least risky 32 Expand 33 Eyeglasses, for

short

35 Faux __; blunder 37 As slippery __ eel 38 One not to be

trusted

39 “The __ Ranger” 40 __-to; brief

squabble 41 Pantyhose dings 42 Mrs. Simpson 43 Win back one’s

losses 45 Two-colored

horses

46 Blood analysis

site

47 Gerald & Betty 48 Soak up

51 “Pull __ chair”;

words of welcome 52 Wartime captive,

for short 55 Victoria’s Secret

purchase 58 Nation whose

capital is Accra 60 Body of water 61 Tack

62 Rarin’ to go 63 Peepers 64 Periodonti­st’s

concern

65 Try out

DOWN

1 “Without delay!” 2 Cauldrons 3 Strike fear into 4 Slangy denial 5 Plays “Wheel of

Fortune”

6 Coffee holder 7 Fancy vase 8 Appear again, as a beard shaved off

9 Fee

10 Tap the horn 11 A single time 12 One’s equal 14 Keep 19 Housetops

22 __ pedestal;

lovingly honored 25 Kiln

27 Start of a

Christmas poem 28 Staircase piece 29 Black & Baltic 30 Where to find

game results 31 Ballroom dance 33 Clothing fastener 34 Woman’s

nickname 36 Chocolate candy

store

38 Rudely

ignoring

39 Terra firma 41 Flies high 42 Desert illusion 44 Shuts

45 Tootsie __; filled

sucker

47 __ up; gets

gasoline

48 Qualified 49 Hee-haw 50 “Oh, for

Pete’s __!” 53 Small digits 54 Unsightly

growth

56 __ Claire, WI 57 Teacup’s edge 59 Sombrero

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8/2/21

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