Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Search party asset 8 Supplied personnel 15 Laura Secord, for one 16 100 percent 17 Open a necklace, say 18 Cuttingroo­m floor clip 19 “OK, I guess.” 20 Glider’s booster 22 Pull out the cord 25 White-water vessels 28 In a passionate manner 31 Beat the pants off 32 Tap on the window 33 Get ready for the O.R. 34 Triangular stuffed pastry 36 Scrap left on your plate 37 Pony’s cousin 38 Spied

39 1/6 fl. oz. 40 One sign of cold weather 42 Rapacious seabird 43 Libya’s capital 44 Floor model 45 Word in a W.C. Fields film classic 47 Trims down 49 Receivers of gifts 50 Caught a fish, in a way 52 Diva’s highlights, often 56 Scarce, rabbit-sized marsupial 58 Second Greek vowel 61 Hydrogen isotope 62 Problem with a bank, maybe 63 Local speech patterns 64 Magical concoction­s

DOWN

1 Therefore 2 Nevada tourist draw 3 Parabola portions 4 Red, blue or green 5 Sedona minivan maker 6 “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” have half a dozen 7 Disgusts 8 Old-fogyish 9 Travel with a guide 10 Concentrat­ed petal extract 11 Health spa, slangily 12 Unprepared 13 Fraternal fellow, e.g. 14 Henna, for one 21 Paper mill material 23 Prickly pear cactus 24 Racetrack prize 26 Small brawl 27 Gun used at the office 28 Calla lilies, e.g. 29 Writer Proust 30 Upbeat 34 Bechamel or tartar 35 Up and about 38 Superficia­l 41 Cooked fruit dessert 42 Loafer, e.g. 45 Old “D:” drive i nserts 46 Franciscan order’s birthplace 48 European finch 51 Haitian summer month 53 Eclectic mixture 54 Plaintive sounding bird 55 Spots for the locals, often 56 Harper Valley gp. of song 57 Dungeons & Dragons beast 59 No amateur 60 Big boozer

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