The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
ACROSS
1 Nincompoop 5 First, reverse or
neutral
9 Dines 13 Screwed up 15 Unhealthy chest
sound
16 Clutch
17 Sierra __; African
nation
18 Plato’s student 20 __—blond; hair
color
21 Annoying bug 23 Self-assured 24 Wall-climbing
plants
26 Sullivan & others 27 Can wrappers 29 Rascals
32 High society 33 Moping 35 Hightailed it 37 Kiddies 38 Pathways 39 Water __; pool
sport
40 “__ Loves You”;
Beatles song 41 Small hills 42 Fissures 43 Fesses up 45 Shoe shiner’s
bottle
46 “Grand __ Opry” 47 Commandment
verb
48 Serious;
unsmiling
51 “A Boy and __
Dog”; 1975 film 52 Fore and __ 55 Like careless
mistakes
58 Put aside for
now
60 Jailbird’s room 61 Like sweater
weather
62 Farm structures 63 Joint most often
replaced
64 Loud mournful
wail
65 Get together with
DOWN
1 Boxer Oscar __
Hoya
2 Raw minerals 3 Verboten 4 Ending for an
adolescent’s age 5 Ages visibly
6 In one __ and out
the other
7 Late great
heavyweight 8 Holds in high
regard 9 Arrogance 10 Performing __;
drama, music, etc. 11 Scrabble piece 12 Raced
14 Sully
19 July 28 22 Guitarist Paul 25 Doggy docs 27 “Why don’t we!” 28 Kauai greeting 29 Seeks damages
from
30 Lucrative 31 Sprinkles at the
table
33 Road between
mountains
34 TV’s “__ Life to
Live”
36 Have a snack 38 Ability to read &
write 39 Difficult person 41 Angered 42 Tongue-in-cheek
tributes
44 Able to move
around 45 Sorority letter 47 Beach souvenir 48 Quarterback’s
downfall 49 __ mitts; hand
protectors 50 Burrowing animal 53 Sheet of ice
afloat
54 Trial run 56 Ghost’s greeting 57 Feeling
depressed 59 Objective