Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS 1 Say with surety 5 Track down 10 Hunan housemaid 14 Ascend 15 Drone’s task, maybe 16 Cleopatra sailed here 17 Folk/rock singer of the ‘70s with a decidedly feline outlook? 19 Person who will top off your dessert 20 “Lovely” town on Conception Bay 21 One who’ll lead you down the aisle 22 Missing parts in a manuscript 25 Common skin fungus 27 Tennis’ “Gentleman of the court” 28 Void 30 Freddy Krueger’s favourite street 33 Pottery fragments 35 They work for the queen 36 “Rover’s Return” facilities 37 Clydesdale, for one 38 Tailor’s concern 39 Louisiana cuisine 41 Bookmarked address, briefly 42 Newborn’s head covering, at times

DOWN 1 Arrow’s flight 2 Greyhound competitor, at times 3 Superlativ­e finale 4 Life-savers 5 Makes a hole in your skull 6 Amend 7 Passed easily 44 Food cooked slowly over time 45 It turns lots into plots 46 Repetitive diamond design 48 Peter of reggae 49 Spicy game goulash 51 Takes over 53 Umps’ decisions 55 Rip to shreds 57 Vaccine variety 58 Carnivore on the links? 62 Scribbled desk to desk note 63 Sheep related 64 Garfield’s canine pal 65 Bassinet occupant 66 Landlord’s income 67 Rendezvous 8 Unvarying 9 Starfleet Academy grad. 10 Pernod’s flavouring 11 Sly fellow with strong “Family Ties”? 12 Nautically sheltered 13 German gent 18 252 gallon barrel 21 World Heritage agcy. 22 Hasty improvisat­ion, slangily 23 On solid ground 24 The flock’s favourite essayist? 26 Derby wearing Addams family member 29 In a joyful manner 31 ‘91 title role for Susan Sarandon 32 Adar and Elul, for two 34 Bumper adornments 38 One on the lam 40 Reception area 43 Part of a cardigan 44 Crosby, Gretzky and Toews 47 Present beneath the surface 50 Pewter or bronze 52 Like rookies 53 Rooster adornment 54 Width times length 56 One mo’ time, hillbilly style 58 The Jays, briefly 59 Tribute in rhyme 60 Croak, so to speak 61 Ready to go

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