The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Houston or

Elliott

4 Property

documents 9 Sear

13 Way back when 14 Praise

15 Boxcar hopper 16 In __; actually 17 Triumphant 19 Era

20 “Hail __ Chief” 21 Vacant 22 Pillages villages 24 Big heart

25 Vast Russian

plain

27 Like a meadow 30 Minstrels’

instruments 31 Disney’s “Lady

and the __” 33 Tavern

35 “No Man __

Island”

36 Toots one’s own

horn

37 Add booze to the

punch 38 Rocking horse

rider

39 Expands 40 Knocks to the

mat 41 Approached 43 Walks leisurely 44 AAA benefit 45 Stable

youngsters 46 Sailing vessel 49 Barber’s offering 51 Busy airport 54 Pseudonym 56 Abounding 57 Needing no

encouragement 58 Foot-long item 59 Happen __; find

by chance 60 “…Rooms to let, 50 cents. No phone, no pool, no __…” 61 Non-written tests 62 Feminine suffix

DOWN

1 Unexpected

obstacle 2 Speed up 3 Encountered 4 __ oneself to; focus on exclusively

5 Info on freeway

signs

6 Carve in stone 7 Adore one’s

grandkids 8 __-pitch softball 9 Belfry sounds 10 Earring type

11 Lie adjacent to 12 Like pink cheeks 13 “Son __ gun!” 18 Summarize 20 Surpasses 23 Willing to

reconsider 24 Sergeant at __;

Senate officer 25 Narrow cut 26 Mike or Cicely 27 Chokes 28 Rockets 29 Disgusting

31 __ on; trampled

underfoot

32 Like steak tartare 34 Girl’s nickname 36 Make beer

37 In case

39 Feel about blindly

40 Pineapple brand 42 Disagreeing 43 Shakers’ partner,

in phrase 45 Desert transport 46 Baby clothes

fastener

47 “And I __ Her”;

Beatles song 48 Cross off the list

49 Insulting remark 50 Luau

entertainment 52 Eerie sightings 53 Big __; London

landmark 55 Quid __ quo;

equal exchange 56 Actress

McClanahan

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 8/27/21