CANADIAN CROSSWORD

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1 Biblical tower site 6 Blacken on the grill 10 Plantation where Pork and Prissy worked 14 Gone by, poetically 15 Very impolite 16 Vessels full of little green men 17 Thing to enjoy when the spring Shakespearean midway comes to town? 20 Versatile Indian garb 21 “Delightful!” 22 Hopped out of bed 23 A tad chilly 25 Beast from “The Lord of the Rings” 27 Remark uttered by a hungry chap at a Shakespearean feast? 34 Cringe in fear 35 Dead heats 36 Got into a stew? 37 Tinged 38 Extremely pudgy 40 Commend for bravery 41 Day before a holiday 42 Ugly duckling, in time 43 Amend 44 Slogan of ye olde Shakespearean cogwheel repair man? 48 Assistants 49 Lots of space 50 Begin 53 Granola morsel 54 Miniature Asian bovine 58 Shakespeare’s gold-covered gift to his cobbler, maybe? 62 Sensation, slangily 63 Isle east of Java 64 Trailer need 65 “Zounds!” 66 Energy cartel since ‘60 67 English class assignment

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1 Wacky 2 Nizari Ismaili VIP 3 ‘90’s Transvaal settler 4 With added nutrients 5 Wahini’s ring of flowers 6 Louisiana lingo 7 The sound of silence 8 “Without further ___ ...” 9 Boxing ring official 10 Saharan nomad 11 Bushy hair style 12 Birds that Sinbad saw 13 First amateur to win the U.S. Open 18 Way out 19 Stable females 24 Above it all, quaintly 25 Guy who gave us all a lift 26 Nepali clarified butter 27 Aerobics aftereffects 28 James Taylor’s “___ Got a Friend” 29 12-year-old, say 30 Court transcription pro 31 Indian yogurt dip 32 Say audibly 33 Michelob and Molson, for two 38 Was still in the red 39 Boundary and Conception 40 Ornamental flowering vine 42 Farrier, e.g. 43 In the past 45 Moved suddenly 46 Language family that includes Finnish 47 Unleavened Indian bread 50 Stash some cash 51 Minor branch 52 Goya’s oft painted duchess 53 Peer at 55 Volleyball essentials 56 “Free Willy” whale 57 Whey faced 59 Old blood syst. letters 60 Beer keg outlet 61 Pronoun for a boat