CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bicker 6 Hindu “sir” 10 Renowned smoker 14 Like many a fraternity party 15 Huge, polluted Asian “Sea” 16 Main point of the argument 17 Steady, in a way 19 Trevi Fountain toss-ins, pre2002 20 Planters’ product 21 A lot of four door cars 23 By authority of 24 One of Hoover’s guys, once 26 Fixed loose laces 28 Hiccup, in a way 30 Polypropylene, for one 32 Give it a go 33 Faith of more than a billion 35 Just a simple guy 36 Canadian whiskey 37 Milton’s muse 39 Shout after a rousing recital 41 Congeal 43 Dead duck 45 Thing that keeps the gate closed 48 Pool’s solid yellow ball 49 Garment insert 51 Picturesque London region 52 Last leg of the relay 54 Sponsorship (var.) 56 Bannockburn boy 57 Ear woe 59 Eases off 61 ‘As before’ in footnotes 62 One at a time 65 Fruit used to flavour gin 66 A lot of pipe joints 67 Aladdin’s enabler 68 Clothing store dept. 69 Mud bath venues 70 Went on a buying spree

DOWN

1 Where “General Hospital” airs 2 Resumes business 3 The Liberals won the last one 4 Polaris locale: ___ Minor 5 Watching intently 6 Royal Canadian Regiment subdivisions 7 “We ___ the Champions” 8 Rules out 9 One type of motive 10 Dazzling display 11 Big bang creator 12 Place to raise roses 13 One of man’s early tools 18 “Big” Japanese sport 22 Regarding your choppers 23 Greek letter shaped like a trident 25 Marge and Homer’s divorced neighbour 27 Woad was an old one 29 Giant Mississippi River predator 31 Material for a vaulter’s pole 34 Fly-to-be 38 Hotel guests, often 40 Biological duct 41 Small Tibetan antelope 42 Give a title to 44 Siam or Canton ending 46 Little Tramp portrayer Charlie 47 Bricklayer’s carrier 50 Opera-house feature 53 Stays out of sight 55 Male-only shindigs 58 Drain very slowly 60 Staircase unit 61 Doctrine, briefly 63 Green legume 64 To this moment