The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 __ to; increases 5 Third month 10 __ out; chooses not to participate 14 Comedian Sahl 15 Boise’s state 16 Faucet problem 17 Nation once part of the U.S.S.R. 19 Salami shop 20 More modern 21 Joined the crew 23 Fast plane 24 Haughtiness 26 Make laugh 28 Female

graduate 31 Disgraced 34 Prefix for stop

or profit 35 Talented 37 Uses a shovel 40 Keep __ on;

watch closely 42 Ferguson or

Palin 43 “Get lost!” 44 In a __;

instantly 45 Very happy 47 Samuel’s

teacher 48 In a deafening

way 50 First grader’s

textbook 52 Mini blind parts 54 Stitched joining 55 Element whose

symbol is Sn 56 Fess up 60 Game often run

by the state 64 Fundamentals 66 Caught again 68 On the house 69 Joint most

often sprained 70 Bedtime on a school night, perhaps 71 Lose color 72 Purchaser 73 Preschoolers

DOWN

1 To __; unanimously 2 Fall asleep 3 TV’s Carey 4 Brook 5 Actress Farrow 6 “Bye, Juan!” 7 Indian prince 8 Blacken 9 Make sharper 10 Bizarre 11 Biased 12 Flooring pieces 13 Petty ill will 18 __ up; mention 22 Water barrier 25 Elevated 27 Prescriptions,

for short 28 Social insects 29 Cash borrowed 30 Rather cuckoo 31 Alley cat, e.g. 32 Warmth 33 Cling; stick 36 Autumn 38 Strong wind 39 Recipe verb 41 Blemish 46 Passed out

cards 49 Neighbor of

Mexico: abbr. 51 Quantity 52 Personnel 53 Zodiac sign 54 No longer fresh 57 Dull-colored 58 List of dishes 59 Unpleasant 61 Threesome 62 Camp shelter 63 Elegant poems 65 Behold 67 __ se; by itself