Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- adrian powell

ACROSS 1 Where Chris Hadfield was 6 Prepare tea 10 Construct 14 Claw on a condor 15 Start from the beginning 16 Rhody, notably 17 Speak oneís mind 18 It’s between Greece and Turkey 20 Many Persian exports 21 Archipelag­o component 22 Turns off the sound 23 Nut jobs 25 Less damp 27 Steve Urkel type 29 “Well, finally!” 32 George or Gracie 35 Game preceded by gin 37 Can, in Coventry 38 Growl really loudly 39 Renovate 40 Moose Jaw, for one 41 Old Saturn auto 42 Refrigeran­t gas 43 Military bigwigs 44 Actress Martin of “SCTV” 46 Fruity British Xmas pie 48 Acid-base creations 50 Popular cheese 54 Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘60s affliction 56 Sheer wickedness 58 Thus 59 Have a night time swim on a whim 61 Slug’s relative 62 Faction 63 Small flatland 64 Cybermag 65 Peeved 66 Lake now known as the Aralkum Desert 67 Pungent flavours

DOWN 1 Thunder and lightning event 2 ___ New Guinea 3 Put straight 4 Reflect upon 5 Detroit-Tor. dir. 6 “No frills” French tavern 7 Roll from a movie vault 8 Beat by a hair 9 Misfortune 10 Basil Fawlty’s minion 11 Adelaide’s home 12 Patella’s place 13 Greek H’s 19 Peaceful harmony 21 Something Franklin got stuck in 24 Beard of wheat 26 Wheelchair user’s aid 28 Like Mae West 30 Drunkards 31 Playthings 32 Solo from a libretto 33 Grebe’s sadsoundin­g cousin 34 One-sided victory 36 Like the town council, e.g. 39 Delta Tau Chi, for one 40 C.E.O.’s cabinet? 42 Someone from the pen 43 Pre-A.D. abbr. 45 Came down in buckets 47 Org. that awards the Vezina Trophy 49 Pesach feast 51 Flow out 52 Unstoppabl­e process 53 Parts in a play 54 Beckoning hiss 55 Depression era worker 57 Handy piece of “plastic” 60 Wide ranging singer Sumac 61 Philatelis­t’s pride

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