National Post (National Edition)

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS 1. Scottish snooker and pool referee 5. Prop to support a minor roof 10. Worms use for fishing 14. Confession; Fr. 15. Short stop 16. Reverse 17. Protagonis­t in a Shakespear­e tragedy 18. Wash lightly 19. Privy to 20. Pirate 22. Of no avail 24. Barbara ___ Scott 25. ___ la vie 26. City in Morocco 31. Ingredient­s in cookies 35. Pig ___ poke 36. Garland of flowers 37. Swiftly 38. Movable cover 39. Drawn-out 42. One who has given birth 43. Mild light-coloured cigar 45. Battery size 46. X-ray alternativ­e 47. Wading bird 48. Highly intelligen­t 51. Pseudonym for the Brontë sisters 53. Hither and ___ 54. Fringelike border, in anatomy 57. As much as one is able to manage 61. Away from the wind 62. Smile derisively 64. “Casablanca” character 65. False witness 66. Bitterly pungent 67. Dining suggestion­s 68. Well-mannered woman 69. Pillow covers 70. Procedure for critical evaluation

DOWN 1. Mineral with a greasy feel 2. Chevrolet model 3. Give birth to 4. College treasurer 5. Dampen before ironing 6. Matching set 7. Make a break for it 8. In itself 9. Farm birds 10. Densely populated 11. A queen of England 12. Altar exchanges 13. Lots and lots 21. Collection of anecdotes 23. Short piece of writing by a student 26. Giving milk 27. Old-womanish 28. It’s used in meteorolog­y 29. Poetic contractio­n 30. Roll of tobacco for smoking 32. Third Greek letter 33. Fruit of an oak tree 34. Send a payment 39. Individual­ist 40. ___ chi 41. Ropes for raising sails 44. Theft 48. Remove colour from 49. Electrical­ly charged atom 50. Charge with a crime 52. Brokop and Raitt 54. Hang freely 55. Pelvic bones 56. Fermented honey

and water beverage 57. Home: Ger. 58. Passage for smoke 59. Takes drugs regularly 60. Continue in time 63. Baseball abbreviati­on

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