Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Sorghum or clover 5 Punch essential? 9 Just perfect 14 “Clue” murder weapon 15 Infinitesi­mal amount 16 The Pont Neuf spans it 17 Poems of homage 18 Old rooming house’s bedside jug 19 Wireless, in Britain 20 Penny’s penny? 23 Sell off quickly 24 Three piece suit accessory 25 Edge of a reservoir, often 28 Chester White’s pad 29 Party leader? 32 “A Farewell to Arms” costar Stritch (1957) 34 Pretty inexpensiv­e type of bread? 36 Spores that will grow into mushrooms 39 Give a pink slip to 40 Frog’s cousin 41 Tests one’s brakes, maybe? 46 Hundredth of a ruble 47 Item that’s frowned on 48 Peter Rabbit’s mom 51 Boris Badenov, e.g.

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1 Manitoba floral emblem 2 Capybara, e.g. 3 For all to see 4 Basil-based pasta topper 5 Feudal lord’s domain 6 Ames’ area 7 Do a slow burn 8 Fortunetel­ler’s cards 9 Uri Geller, for one 52 Metalbeari­ng rock 54 Alehouse 56 Places to see images of caribou, usually 59 Political influence 62 Islamabad tongue 63 Restaurant window posting 64 Knife named for a frontiersm­an 65 Like Hamelin’s piper 66 Where ships dock 67 Use up your dough 68 Sound quality 69 Hordeolum 10 Faculty leader 11 Ramadanend­ing holiday 12 Common girl’s name in Armenia 13 Strongwill­ed type, according to the stars 21 Diamond Head locale 22 Deportment 25 Flood control creation 26 Again from the top 27 Unfreeze 30 Wing measuremen­t 31 San Antonio native 33 Teen’s health nightmare 34 Meerschaum or brier 35 Take another shot at 36 Inquires 37 Come to a halt 38 Mimic 42 Sought prospects 43 Gumbo ingredient 44 Stick one’s nose in 45 Utah city near Arches National Park 48 Scheming behaviour 49 Scottish archipelag­o 50 Guarantee 53 Blow one’s stack 55 Femmes fatales 56 One of the Dionnes, for short 57 Three-piece combo 58 Home of the first bad apple? 59 Network airing “The Price Is Right” 60 Take a bough, maybe? 61 Be in the hole

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