Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Pitt of “Seven” 5 Castaway’s escape vessel 9 Detest 14 Mexican wolf 15 Gardner of crime mysteries 16 “A Fish Called Wanda” Oscarwinne­r 17 Self-centred type 19 Went ballistic 20 Most harsh 21 ___ Hashanah 22 Long twist of hair 23 Odd-ball 27 Something you can make out of leaves 29 It’s south of Ten. 30 Hyperbolic function, for one 31 Sticker figure 36 ___ generis (in a class by itself) 37 More piquant 38 Introduce gradually 40 Tierra ___ Fuego 41 Ancient Greek scholars 43 Misfortune­s 45 Antithesis of hiver 46 Golden Knights league, briefly 47 Facial care products 50 More spacious, in a way 54 Bar orders 55 Entrance to your heart 57 Toothpaste dispensers 59 Dishes seasoned with sake 60 On one’s toes 61 Cowhand’s chow 62 Big Westminste­r gallery 63 Stab in the dark 64 Belief systems, briefly 65 Blocks of time

DOWN

1 Sanctified, old-style 2 Walkietalk­ie acknowledg­ment 3 Over 4 Housekeepe­r, e.g. 5 Noted opponent of PM Pierre 6 Begin a revolt 7 Freight train unit 8 Private eye, briefly 9 Ohio metropolis 10 Criticizes sharply 11 Many condos, these days 12 It’s said immediatel­y prior to liftoff 13 Wine preference 18 Insecticid­e element 21 Try to get something from a grab bag, say 24 Movie excerpts 25 Nunavut native, often 26 Spots for goatees 28 Never outdated 31 Sonar forerunner 32 Wizard’s incantatio­n 33 Aggressive African swarmer 34 Rattle on 35 Both coming and going 39 Mica or quartz 42 Tennis players, often 44 Those talking 48 Hornet homes 49 Plasma component 51 Senegal capital 52 Senora Peron, affectiona­tely 53 Flattens, in Fulham 56 Writing tips? 57 Schoolyard game 58 Walrus hunter’s knife, maybe 59 Letters seen before Fridays

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