Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Southern Iraqi oil city 6 Peace officer 9 “Touched by an Angel” character 13 “Come in!” 14 Vladimir Nabokov title character 15 It’s spotted on many teens 16 Bard, in Viking times 17 Bread for a gyro sandwich 19 Easy gait for a gelding 20 The butcher, the baker and the big brass instrument maker? 23 Upper-crust Indian lady 24 “Beetle Bailey” bulldog 25 Desirable shift for most 27 Dash off 30 Foofaraw 34 Arabian royalty title 36 Become fully mature 38 Tap on the window 39 Make a lawn that looks a little like “pop” art, maybe? 42 Speed off, in merrie olde Englande 43 More smart 44 Morley of “60 Minutes” 45 Large lemurs 47 Connection­s with clout 49 An aerie’s a big one 50 Take apart 52 Swine 54 Old meatball, maybe? 61 In a matter of hours 62 Stable parent 63 Ursula’s nemesis in “The Little Mermaid” 64 Britain’s Princess Royal 65 Jellylike goop 66 Sierra ___ 67 Behind 68 Long, slim fish 69 Ships out

DOWN

1 Cream of the crop 2 Pharaoh symbol of life 3 Like a high schooler in love 4 Set free 5 “As You Like It” forest setting 6 Bullfighti­ng accessory 7 Asgard leader 8 Summer cook-out site 9 Ring around the biceps, perhaps 10 Typical pantihose hue 11 “Nose in the air” type 12 Bristle, biological­ly 18 “La Marseillai­se”, e.g. 21 Soviet space station of the 90s 22 Makes up for 25 An Indian supercity 26 At full speed, in mid-ocean 28 Big old olive jars 29 Canadianbo­rn Japanese 31 Lawyer, doctor or accountant 32 Fills the hold 33 Disassembl­ed 35 Regatta crew’s activity 37 The Internet’s crawling with it 40 Guru’s goal 41 Iced, nutmeg-spiced wine drink 46 Long, hallway rug 48 “Thar ___ blows!” 51 Among the majority? 53 Some Libras’ birthstone­s 54 Old Russian overlord 55 Fine-tune 56 Macbeth’s traditiona­l burial site 57 Baobab, e.g. 58 Lucifer’s realm 59 Look after 60 Local watering hole selection

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