The Daily Commuter
ACROSS
1 Shortest months: abbr. 5 Fluid part of the blood 10 __ milk; nonfat drink 14 Minstrel’s instrument 15 Came up 16 Mantilla fabric 17 Zone 18 Angels’ home 20 Soothing cupful 21 A la __; with ice cream 22 Marsh grasses 23 Denmark’s currency 25 Gusto 26 Witch transports 28 Like formal clothes 31 Barn sections 32 Ermine 34 Know-__; expertise 36 Bookie’s concern 37 Like toasted marshmallows 38 Malt shop order 39 Arthur of TV 40 Swats 41 “Awesome!” 42 Seafood in a shell 44 “People” or “The New Yorker” 45 Garden implement 46 Dishwasher cycle 47 Bar seat 50 The Beatles or Nirvana 51 Encyc. volume, perhaps 54 Amazement 57 __-eyed; fully aware 58 Elderly 59 Burn the edges of 60 Crumbly cheese 61 Too inquisitive 62 Idaho export 63 Worry
DOWN
1 Driver’s woe 2 Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane __” 3 Dawn 4 Poseidon’s domain 5 Beauty parlors 6 Wear away 7 JFK’s mother 8 Patriotic chant 9 Fellows 10 Nods off 11 Hardy cabbage 12 __ Chestnut Praline Latte; Starbucks order 13 Predicament 19 Say hello to 21 Many PTA members 24 Goes bad 25 Priest’s advice 26 Messy splotch 27 Ropers’ competition 28 “Who __ that?” 29 Small store operator 30 Alpine goatherd’s song 32 Zoom skyward 33 Spinning toy 35 Cautious 37 Happiness 38 Takes to court 40 Shoplifted 41 “__ in the Clowns” 43 Poorly constructed 44 Current season 46 “Home on the __” 47 The Ugly Duckling, in reality 48 Neighbor of Ghana 49 Digits in 1,111, 111 50 Crooked 52 Gala event 53 Annoying bug 55 Q-U connection 56 Farrow or Sara 57 Switch position