CANADIAN CROSSWORD
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1 Surrey racing town 6 Palindromic Indian bread 10 Bird’s beaks 14 Australian leaf-eater 15 Montreal’s ‘67 fair 16 Acid that causes gout 17 Coats with gold leaf 18 Blew away, in a way 19 Old Indian royal 20 Toronto actor and 1948 Oscar nominee 23 Zambia’s neighbour 26 Stretch to the max 27 Montreal actress and 1929/30 Oscar nominee 31 Brilliant thought 32 Cuts a little slack 33 Wriggler from North Africa 36 Perceived 37 Some tenses 38 Big Sicilian landmark 39 Founded, for short 40 Frugal fellow 41 Highland family group 42 London actor and 1938 Oscar nominee 45 Maintenance 48 Lifts up 49 Toronto actress and 1928/29 Oscar nominee 53 Warner ___ 54 Bucket 55 Battery post 59 Descartes the thinker 60 Perry’s creator, ___ Stanley Gardner 61 Snouted Sumatran beast 62 Midyear Jewish month 63 Stiff whisker 64 Perfume component
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1 Ticker tape? 2 Hawaiian cook-out staple 3 Mule of folk song fame 4 Shoe dweller of nursery rhyme 5 Common S. Asian spice 6 Nutcracker’s suite? 7 How big wheels get connected 8 Mimic 9 Not any place, slangily 10 Suckling babe 11 Odist’s Muse 12 Highly prized trinket 13 In short supply 21 ___ Vegas 22 Hula accompaniments, briefly 23 Licorice-scented herb 24 Junction points 25 Welcome some visitors 28 Throw with some effort 29 Whiteboard holder 30 Houston’s ___dome 33 God with the world on his back 34 Marching band drum 35 Chaplin’s were baggy 37 Primitive wind instruments 38 Spiny anteaters 40 Slowly drip out 42 Old Faithful, for one 43 ___ Magnon man 44 One of the martial arts 45 Where the sun don’t shine 46 Trimmed down 47 Reykjavik coin 50 What nurses provide 51 Clansman’s attire 52 Wee circus worker 56 Make a selection 57 Peter out 58 Do something wrong