The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS 1 Make an effort 4 Forest fire

residue 9 Fillet of __; fish

dish 13 Fictional captain 15 Sandbank 16 “An apple __ keeps the doctor away” 17 Cartoon bear 18 Sicker than

before 19 Diet successfully 20 Hold spellbound 22 __ and crafts 23 Angry 24 Prof.’s degree,

often 26 Soap opera 29 Nice 34 Contaminate 35 __ as an ape 36 Suture 37 Called 38 Clever remarks 39 Bring on board 40 Commercials 41 Gas and coal 42 Shampoo brand 43 Unequaled 45 14-line poem 46 Soil turner 47 Group of

hoodlums 48 Hideous 51 Required 56 Motorist’s woe 57 Hay bundles 58 Gather a

harvest 60 “Yikes! That

hurt!” 61 Uneven 62 Shout 63 __ like; appear

to be 64 Concluded 65 Door opener

DOWN 1 “Love __

neighbor” 2 Housetop 3 Meditative

exercise 4 Like Jacuzzi

waters 5 Glowed 6 Circle dance 7 Vane direction 8 Pullman cars 9 Cool dishes 10 Skunk’s

defense 11 Final 12 Peepers 14 Smooching 21 Outer garment 25 “Make __ while

the sun shines” 26 Thin piece of

leather 27 __ cologne;

perfume 28 Dishwasher

cycle 29 Buckets 30 Cold sore sites 31 Thai or Chinese 32 Chutzpah 33 Twitter post 35 Red, blue,

yellow, etc. 38 Leading

socialite 39 Budapest’s

nation 41 Woman’s

nickname 42 Male children 44 Musical beat 45 Talked back 47 Honking birds 48 Martian vehicles,

for short 49 Adhesive 50 Frilly trimming 52 Make money 53 Lump of dirt 54 Emit a strong

smell 55 Ivy League

school 59 Layer of wood

thickness

By Jacqueline E. Mathews