The Daily Commuter puzzle

ACROSS

1 Wheel center 4 Trump’s

predecessor 9 Coin inserter’s

opening

13 Out of __; acting

improperly 14 Sneakier

15 Easy to handle 16 Large appliance 17 Harassed 19 Jewel

20 Treat a wound 21 Removes the lid

from

22 Asked nosy

questions

24 Move to and __:

oscillate 25 Swank, for one 27 Stockpiles

30 Add to one’s

family

31 Take an extra

base

33 North Pole worker 35 __ aside; saves

for later

36 Provide with fresh

weapons

37 __ on; goad 38 “Murder, __

Wrote” 39 Trimmed the grass 40 Canal boat 41 Hateful 43 Trustworthy

44 “To be or __ to

be…”

45 __ away;

dismisses

46 Pile up

49 Prim & serious 51 Source of light 54 Asking for

56 Near 57 Manhandle 58 One of the

planets

59 __ weevil;

destructive bug 60 Bench board 61 Special goody 62 “__ Given Sunday”; Al Pacino film

DOWN

1 Queen bee’s

“castle”

2 Not working

3 Jerry Stiller’s son 4 Bird of prey 5 Lose vital fluid 6 Goes public with 7 Disarray

8 “__ we having

fun yet?”

9 In a __; dazed 10 Not on time 11 Foreboding sign 12 Allen &

Shackelford 13 Piece of wood 18 Reef buildup 20 Soil

23 Knocks

24 Lather 25 Holbrook &

others 26 Neighbor of

Montana

27 Do a cowboy’s

job

28 The Great __;

1930s plight 29 Snail cousins 31 Darns

32 Initials for Edison 34 Guitar ridge 36 Drive out 37 Hourglass

contents

39 Antlered animal 40 Secure

connection 42 Cheap shot 43 Bit of driver’s

license info 45 __ Ana, CA 46 Upper limbs 47 Repast 48 Bluish-green

49 Name in lights 50 Goodyear

product 52 Hideous

53 Org. for Ducks &

Sharks

55 __ out; begin

a trip 56 Hoopsters’

league: abbr.

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews