The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Weather forecast 4 __ crow flies; in a

straight line 9 __-boiled; like a

3-minute egg 13 Prickly seed case 14 Overindulge, as

a child 15 Untainted 16 “Now __ me

down to sleep…” 17 Not likely to

stumble 19 __ Rather 20 Takes on

employees 21 Expenses 22 Shininess 24 File drawer,

perhaps 25 Grapefruitflavored soft drink 27 Rump __; cuts of

beef 30 Go __ a limb 31 Hold sway 33 Stylish; trendy 35 Containing little

fat 36 Loses hair 37 Maitre d’s offering 38 Final bill 39 Comedian Kovacs 40 Toils 41 __ de corps;

group morale 43 Break in a kid’s

school day 44 Street, to a

Frenchman 45 Sri __ 46 Undress 49 Publicity __; attention-seeking act 51 Waitress at Mel’s

Diner 54 Rehearsing 56 Worry; fret 57 Pig’s remark 58 Hope or Jessica 59 __ over; faint 60 Clothing 61 Go into 62 Peeve

DOWN

1 Luau

entertainment 2 Reddish apes 3 Attempt 4 Lend a hand to 5 “I’ve got __ that jingle jangle jingle…” 6 __ off; left

suddenly 7 Rushes 8 One of Santa’s

helpers 9 Parodies 10 Pitcher’s delights 11 Guitar ridge 12 Allen & Danson 13 eBay offer 18 Body of water 20 Brass instrument 23 Jungle animal 24 Boxer & basenji 25 Auctioneer’s cry 26 Line of people 27 Carousel or

Ferris wheel 28 From that time

onward 29 Goes under 31 __ and rave;

carry on 32 Inventor

Whitney 34 Face, slangily 36 Soft cheese 37 Make fun of 39 Burst forth 40 __ away; left 42 Pierces slightly

with a pin 43 Forest officer 45 Sudden forward

rush 46 Catch sight of 47 The Bee Gees,

for one 48 __ out; pealed 49 CT or MRI 50 Slight coloring 52 Onion’s cousin 53 Wise as an __ 55 Suffix for project

or infant 56 __ mask; winter knit face protector

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/8/18

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