CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Irritating little bug 5 Flip-flop or pump 9 Ornamental orange 14 Big Latvian centre 15 Vena ___: major blood vessel 16 Back biter? 17 Symmetrical type of triangle 19 Affaire d’___ 20 Takes a stand 22 Party time, perhaps 23 Toreador’s trophy 24 Where Pinochet ruled, once 27 Croquet “field” 30 Banffshire native 34 Intense yearning 35 Troubles, in Yiddish 37 Napoleon’s 1814 environs 38 Remains alert 41 Popular canned fish 42 Least believable, as excuses go 43 Avail oneself of 44 Detail from a schematic 45 Newsworthy stretches of years 46 Big, downy duck 48 Smoked, cured pork 50 Enthusiastic devotee 51 Succumbing to second thoughts 60 Broadcasting right now 61 Similar to something in the hive 62 Carried along 63 Big N. American lake 64 Valuable geological finds 65 Walks laboriously 66 Goes through a few courses? 67 Wagon train’s usual heading

DOWN

1 Crossword graphic 2 Decree ___ 3 More than just expectant 4 Grad’s headwear adornment 5 Public spat 6 Radiant ring 7 Easy-Off target 8 Make less severe 9 One of the Normandy beaches 10 Writer ___ Maugham 11 Vera’s frequent forerunner 12 France, in Caesar’s day 13 Leaps to the wrong conclusion 18 Spotted wild cats 21 Hearing and vision 24 Lumps on your skin, maybe 25 Hot under the collar 26 Totally silly 27 From the moon 28 Smell that makes your mouth water 29 Okanagan area goods 31 Rain source 32 Very overweight 33 Electroshock weapon 36 Dirge-like 39 America’s Cup activity 40 Not liable to wobble 47 Cash from receivables 49 Buenos ___, Argentina 50 Runs off 51 Scads 52 Puzzling organic compound 53 Edible tuber from Polynesia 54 Butter that Sherpas might use 55 Dagwood’s boss’ wife 56 “Don’t bet ___!” 57 Killarney’s territory 58 Barely achieves (with “out”) 59 Midterm obstacle