National Post

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS

1. Undergroun­d part of a plant 5. Bric-a-___ 9. Drag racer in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame 13. Willow used in basketry 15. “That hurt!” 16. Swan genus 17. Be swallowed up, in a way 18. Called for 20. Unspoken language 22. Plan for achieving a goal 23. Recent prefix 24. Greek T 25. “It ___ Matter Anymore” (song

written by Paul Anka) 28. Sieve used for screening ore 32. It may have a vacancy 33. Colour blending red and gold 35. Cheese covered with red wax 37. Great Big ___ (Newfoundla­nd

band) 38. Food item that is laid 39. Tokyo, once 40. Self prefix 42. On ___ of (representi­ng) 45. Pure honey 46. Hanging ornament 48. Understood by only a few 50. Martial arts uniforms 51. Kilogram of heroin 52. Suggestive of ghosts 55. Bowling game 59. Trace an outline 61. Infant’s illness 62. Yemen’s neighbour 63. Remove unwanted parts from 64. Promissory note of India 65. Small bell sound 66. Ooze 67. Witnessed

DOWN

1. Fail miserably 2. One who operates a computer 3. Monetary unit of Turkey 4. Commences 5. Skeleton part 6. Street, in French 7. Money in the bank: abbr. 8. Be unfaithful to 9. Set of clothes for the theatre 10. Jai ___ 11. French meat 12. Open with difficulty 14. Become more forgiving 19. Fishy transactio­n 21. Monetary unit of Lesotho 25. Swedish heroine 26. Get an advantage over 27. Related on the mother’s side 28. Fitting uncomforta­bly 29. Melodic mode used in Indian

classical music 30. Excessive accumulati­on of fluid 31. Weighed down 34. Numerical suffix 36. Burrowing rodent 41. In progress 42. Woven containers 43. Great Bear, for one 44. First language of Quebec 47. Canadian who sings “My Heart

Will Go On” 49. Nicosia is its capital 52. Eighteen-wheeler 53. Form a strategy for 54. Manoeuvrab­le 55. Fill-in employee, for short 56. Actress Skye 57. Undressed 58. Short drive 59. Half of a colon 60. Make fast

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