National Post

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS

1. Animal with antlers

5. Organic compound

10. Make the cry of a rooster

14. Garment worn in ancient Rome

15. Tool that smooths wood

16. Melted rock from a volcano

17. Reunion attendee, for short

18. Puts out of sight

19. Sign of some future event

20. Let the cat out of the bag

22. Not able to be found

24. Alcoholic liquor

25. Hindu social group

26. Adverb in contracts

29. Exclamatio­n of disapprova­l

33. Not imaginary

34. Called for service with a bell

36. Carried

37. Sphere

38. Brands of cars

40. Financial assistance

41. Out of hearing

43. Sister of one’s mother

44. Mouthpiece­s for horses

45. Area at the back of your eye

47. Goes along with

49. Pertaining to the moon

51. Female sheep

52. Excitement

55. Leader of the Progressiv­e Canadian Party (2007-16)

59. Pay money to live in a house

60. Sew with loose temporary stitches

62. Pelvic bone sections

63. Crushed shell of nutmeg

64. Illicit love affair

65. Facial twitches

66. Vehicle pulled by horses

67. Municipali­ty in Stockholm County of Sweden

68. Long-haired oxen

DOWN

1. Wound with a knife 2. Money you pay to use a bridge 3. Spanish water

4. Hock of a horse

5. Things that are useful for only a short time

6. Lost traction 7. Insignific­ant amount

8. It will clean you out

9. Fight against

10. In the vicinity of 11. Branches

12. Baking compartmen­t 13. Canadian chess internatio­nal master

21. Prickly seedcase

23. Ticket parts

25. Defeat in combat 26. Brief and to the point

27. Horseback riding costume

28. Home of the ancient Irish kings

30. Distinguis­hing feature

31. Digits before the decimal point in decimal notation

32. Spreads hay to dry

33. Cry uttered by a lion

35. Muscular arms (informal)

38. Waiters’ offerings

39. And others

42. Watered down

44. Lack of verbosity

46. Climbing perch

48. Get on credit

50. Poplar tree

52. Weapons

53. Actually existing

54. Formerly

55. Overcome with astonishme­nt

56. English essayist

57. Cut slightly, with a razor

58. Backtalk

61. Personific­ation of the sun

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