CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

ACROSS

1. Pronounce sibilant letters imperfectly 5. Rook’s cry 8. Destitute of hair 12. Supreme perfection 14. ___ stick 15. Dish of many ingredients 16. Piece of china 17. Person closely similar to another 19. Landed property 21. Anatomical network 22. People of the Canadian Arctic 24. Attempt 25. Had been 27. Bleat of a sheep 28. Busybody 31. Toronto team for short 33. Poultry 35. Mischievous child 37. Resembling a feather 39. Quiet contemplative place 41. Summer in Québec 42. Use uselessly 44. Dr. ___ (“The Cat in the Hat”) author 45. Choose by vote 47. Sibilant consonant 49. Canadian politicians: abbr. 50. Cry of discovery 51. School: Fr. 53. New World rodent 55. Glossy paint 58. Famous 62. “Hedda Gabler” author 64. Comfort 65. Part of CPU 66. Jai alai racket 67. Epochs 68. Yield as clear profit 69. Hebrew letter

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1. Kisser part 2. Not functioning 3. Beaufort and Bering 4. He was largely credited with the success of Expo 86 5. Speak amorously 6. In the past 7. Pan used in Chinese cuisine 8. Mother of Queen Elizabeth I 9. Dismounted 10. Be fond of 11. Female deer 13. Prop against 14. Cluster of stars in Taurus 18. Takes prisoner 20. Butter container 23. Greek consonant 24. Small child 25. Work for a newspaper 26. Old French gold coin 29. Traffic jam 30. Pile up 31. Mimic 32. Former goaltender for the Maple Leafs 34. Shape of a new moon 36. Scoring units: abbr. 38. Goodbye: Brit. 40. Call to mind 43. Golf ball peg 46. Kin of kites 48. Male child 52. Secular 53. Costly 54. Hamlet of the Yukon Territory 56. Being: Lat. 57. Allows 58. Tiny 59. Convent resident 60. Lowest cardinal number 61. One distinguished for amusing sayings 63. Shania Twain song