The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 __ up; say no

more

5 Aegean & North 9 Sourpuss 13 Unser or Foyt 15 Cry loudly 16 Frontal __; brain

section

17 Family tree

member 18 Cranky 20 Shameful grade 21 May honoree 23 Handbags 24 Carpenter’s

bagful

26 Prefix for cook or

natal

27 Sharp as a tack 29 Two-colored

ponies

32 Parts of speech 33 Lower leg parts 35 Corrupt 37 “Phooey!” 38 “Nothing __!”;

firm refusal 39 Melancholy 40 However 41 Elementary

school grade 42 Fruit drink 43 Stand up to 45 Result of fasting 46 St. Joan of __ 47 Island nation 48 Traveler’s stop 51 2001 Will Smith

movie

52 Morning hour 55 Poison remedies 58 Clay building

brick

60 Sign of an old

injury

61 __ up; absorb 62 Balkan natives 63 “The buck

stops __” 64 Earthbound birds 65 Abnormal sac

DOWN

1 Encrusted dirt 2 Pathway 3 Emphasize 4 Tillis or Gibson 5 Does the

breaststroke, e.g. 6 Hearing organ 7 Breather’s need 8 Losing one’s

footing

9 Wine good with

grilled beef 10 Steals from 11 Qualified

12 Flying insects 14 Sends in

payment 19 Rotates 22 Flamenco cheer 25 Dad’s sister 27 Mayberry

resident

28 More resentful 29 Small carton 30 Not optional 31 Marinara or

béarnaise

33 Put papers in

order 34 Belonging to that

man

36 Forest animal 38 Reveal

39 Tap a baseball

41 Booted an

employee 42 Child & Roberts 44 Contemptuous

writing

45 Actor Linden 47 Disguises 48 Corned beef

concoction

49 “__ upon a

time…” 50 Oscar hopeful 53 Declines 54 Cozy home 56 Singer __

Jones

57 __ de cologne 59 Calendar pg.

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 9/3/21