The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 Mend socks 5 Golfer’s tap 9 Pig’s dinner 13 Indian or Arctic 15 Length times width 16 Lion’s locks 17 On __; performing 18 Think back fondly 20 Alphabet member 21 Feasted on 23 Second of two 24 Propelled a rowboat 26 Banana cream __ 27 Philippines capital 29 WWI president 32 Florence’s land 33 Ensnares 35 Brief life sketch 37 Rowdy groups 38 Irritate 39 Plague-spreading bug 40 “__ Be There”; Jackson 5 hit 41 Out of __; not physically fit 42 Tap a mouse button43 Deadly 45 Prolonged attacks 46 __ out of; used up 47 Bamboo muncher 48 Book __; school assignment 51 Hurricane center 52 Fruitcake container 55 Tourist stop in Athens 58 Indigenous New Zealander 60 Small store 61 Sahl or Zuckerman 62 Cook’s cover-up 63 Beer ingredient 64 Takes to court 65 Tim Daly’s sis
DOWN
1 Rx label info 2 __ like; pretends to be 3 Not overpriced 4 Unpleasant spouse 5 Whittled; reduced 6 Suffix for forfeit or text 7 Mayor pro __; interim leader 8 Car exhaust outlet 9 Inflicts a heavy blow on 10 Bringing up the rear 11 Back in the day 12 One’s equal 14 Almost 19 Manicurist’s focus22 British custom 25 Feels poorly 27 Rogers or Kennedy 28 Ring-shaped island 29 Surfboard support 30 Not optional 31 Family tree member 33 Short-necked duck 34 Pelosi’s title: abbr. 36 Thousand __, CA 38 Ghostly figures 39 Hightailed it 41 Like a good knife 42 Movie industry 44 Boy Scout groups 45 “__ it isn’t so!” 47 Orkin’s targets 48 Chicken pox symptom 49 Reverberate 50 __ up; provide support for 53 Small appliance 54 Reasonable bedtime 56 __ Diamond Phillips 57 Anger 59 Likely