The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 “Dear __”; advice column
5 Walk about pompously
10 Not quite closed
14 Unusual
15 “To __ own self be true” (“Hamlet”)
16 Powerful wind
17 Cornfield bird
18 Repayment
20 Chop down
21 Short note
22 __ these days; eventually
23 Din
25 Flower garden
26 Bricklayers
28 Kind; compassionate
31 Burst forth
32 Stoppers
34 Passé
36 Eggy drinks
37 Has a bawl
38 Command to Fido
39 Third most populous nation: abbr.
40 Loafers
41 Hit hard
42 Prior to today
44 Pasta toppers
45 Dignitary, for short
46 Burn the edges of
47 Disrobe
50 “The Donna __ Show” of old TV
51 Spring mo.
54 Moving along; advancing
57 Suffix for collect or flex
58 Remove from power
59 Silly person
60 Wingless insect
61 Casual shirts
62 Business magnate Bill
63 Stitched joining
DOWN
1 Curved beam overhead
2 Unclothed
3 Ingredient in baked beans
4 Evergreen shrub
5 Emphasize
6 __ song; TV show tune
7 Puerto __
8 Truffle-like candy bar
9 Mayor pro __; interim leader
10 Chairman’s slate
11 Wyman or Seymour
12 Furthermore
13 Boating hazard
19 Odes & limericks
21 Mouthwash flavor
24 Klutz’s word
25 Annoys
26 Café list
27 Went higher
28 Paint choices
29 Conspicuous
30 Gladden
32 Front of a ship
33 Tell it like it isn’t
35 Prepares Easter eggs
37 Lamb __; Shari Lewis puppet
38 Holier-than-thou
40 Marsh bird
41 Beach surface
43 Gets rid of a tenant
44 Prolonged attacks
46 Good judgment
47 Espy
48 Legitimate
49 One of the Kennedys
50 Street disturbance
52 Tearful request
53 Package of paper, often
55 Custard ingredient
56 __ number on; treat badly
57 No __, ands or buts