National Post (National Edition)

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS 1. Her nickname is

“The Preacher’s Daughter” 5. Uses the oven 10. First man 14. On the ocean 15. Showing resemblanc­e 16. Seaweed used for wrapping sushi 17. African cereal grass 18. Desert shrub native to the Middle East 19. “Terrible” ages 20. São Tomé and ___ 22. Member of the clergy 24. Reduce prices drasticall­y 25. Canadian mystery writer known

for his “Flavia de Luce” series 26. Soviet space station 28. Pizza chain in Atlantic Canada 29. Wing 30. Machine used for shaping wood 32. System of moral standards 36. One who dresses in black 38. TV programs 40. Give respite from 41. Almost perpendicu­lar 43. Out of practice 45. Container for rubbish 46. Programmin­g language 48. Archie Bunker, for one 50. Very short time ago 53. Monetary unit of Azerbaijan 54. City on the Rio Grande 55. Spitting cobra of Africa 58. Use a spoon 59. Remain unchanged 61. Skeptical comment 62. Squirrel’s home 63. In a moment 64. Instead 65. Disrespect­ful talk 66. Became an ally with 67. Take a break DOWN 1. Instrument played by plucking 2. Long winding ridge of sand 3. Pass laws 4. For the most part 5. Coffee shop employees 6. First Hebrew letter 7. Toy flown at the end of a long string 8. ___ out (skimp on) 9. Without varying, in music 10. Remedy for poison 11. Wooden pin 12. Got out of bed 13. Teary-eyed 21. Fetal membrane 23. Competitio­n to see

who is the fastest 25. Makes coffee 26. Loses firmness 27. Plenty 28. Grave robber 31. Chesterfie­ld cover 33. Good enough to live in 34. Wife of Osiris 35. Small monetary unit 37. Metric measures of land 39. Left helpless 42. Piece of connecting tissue 44. Yin’s counterpar­t 47. Pushes up 49. French for notebook 50. Says amusing things 51. Part of UHF 52. Secret agents 53. Cut into very small pieces 55. Surprise visit made

by the police 56. Not as much 57. Let it stand 60. Three prefix

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