Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- adrian powell

ACROSS 1 Act against a fly, say 5 Almost fanatical 9 Inexpensiv­e 14 Paul Newman’s birthplace 15 Liver secretion 16 Veda devotee 17 Cross country skier’s weather considerat­ion 20 Artist’s work area 21 Spot for a herb in a pot, say 22 Bauxite, for one 23 The Diamondbac­ks, on score boards 25 Roseanne Arnold, ___ Barr 26 Article used in Arles 27 Mythical horned beast 31 Al Jazeera’s headquarte­rs 33 Yellowknif­e’s sister city in Nevada 34 Levi’s Biblical uncle 36 Box for fun 38 Gp. Croatia joined in 2009 39 Supergiant in Cygnus 41 Past 90, say 43 Look closely 45 One of Columbus’ ships 46 Surrender some property 47 Good snorkellin­g sites 49 Dons for the first time 51 Fish that’s not kosher 53 Pretentiou­s way to refer to oneself 54 Stay in one’s seat 55 Letters on some toothpaste boxes 56 Disappears ___ thin air 58 Came down in torrents 63 Copilot, for example 66 Change the text 67 Ore deposit 68 Upper pelvic bones 69 Goes on and on... 70 Latin 101 verb 71 Not the least bit messy

DOWN 1 Scatters seed 2 Minuscule amount 3 Japan’s indigenous people 4 Actress Thelma of “Monkey Business” 5 Loathed 6 7, to Caesar 7 Miseries of society 8 Juvenile hooligans 9 Alpine cottages 10 Sot’s sound 11 Groups that might follow a star 12 Decorate 13 Make baby food, e.g. 18 “Buon giorno!” 19 Street dog’s problem, maybe 24 Heartless 27 Ancient wine vessel 28 Twice monthly tide 29 Braids, in a way 30 Call from the outback 32 Hurriedly 35 Something to buy on “Wheel of Fortune” 37 Try again 40 Nelson Eddy was one 42 Northern neighbour of Ger. 44 Causes a recall 48 Partial to 50 Social snippet 51 Support for an artist 52 Heart disease symptom, maybe 57 In Canada, they’re loonies 59 Give out 60 Where Timbuktu is 61 Kids’ author Blyton 62 Memorable ‘44 event 64 N.Y. neighbour 65 Post-soviet org.

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