The Daily Commuter puzzle

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1 Lemon

meringue __ 4 As __ resort; if other methods fail 9As__as

molasses 13 Cushions 14 Motherless calf 15 Flightless bird 16 Small bills 17 Surgeries 19 Split __ soup 20 Lock of hair 21 Dishwasher

cycle 22 Diving birds 24 To a __;

unanimously 25 Overuses the

mirror 27 Barn sounds 30 Desert refuge 31 Bosom 33 Tiny fellow 35 Barack’s 2012

opponent 36 Religion 37 Writer Bellow 38 Sorority letter 39 Gaps 40 Steed 41 Reverberates 43 Pacify; calm 44 Dorothy’s aunt

& others 45 Used up 46 Be generous 49 Opera solos 51 Pork product 54 Hue-challenged 56 Soft cheese 57 Fit to serve 58 Quickly 59 __ weevil; cotton

plant destroyer 60 Gifts for kids 61 Movie parts 62 Major TV

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1 Window glass 2 Starry-eyed 3 Suffix for lion or

heir 4 Decorates 5 Runs along at

an easy gait 6 Grows gray 7 Gentlemen 8 Drink served

hot or cold 9 Winter sport 10 Jungle beast 11 __ up; admits 12 Astute 13 Family member 18 Characteristic 20 Blouses &

shirts 23 Fail to include 24 Fit snugly

together 25 “__ and

Circumstance” 26 Employee’s

delight 27 Tennis court

dividers 28 Very attractive

man 29 Partially melted

snow 31 Coolidge and

Ripken 32 Rush 34 Run away 36 Opponents 37 Before long 39 Bart Simpson’s

dad 40 Does garden

work 42 Rescuers 43 Black suit 45 __ time immemorial; seemingly forever 46 “Beat it!” 47 Bum 48 Actress Sheedy 49 Dog food

brand 50 Iranian coin 52 Feels rotten 53 Allen or Gibson 55 Saloon 56 British network