Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- adrian powell

ACROSS 1 Curacao’s westerly island neighbour 6 Comply 10 Reunion invitation abbr. 14 Big name in household cleaning 15 Unrevealin­g skirt 16 The music hall’s “Abdul Abulbul ___” 17 Drummer Neil of “Rush” 18 Durable, strong pottery 20 Prepared to lay, say 22 Hinds’ mates 23 Remain stuck 26 Sport where yokozuna are grand champions 28 Coal mine hazard 29 Rifle attachment 31 Banger, in Berkshire 33 Pull the plug on 34 “La Boheme” highlight 36 Good points 37 Decay 39 Real expert 41 Young lady who comes out at the ball 42 Cook Islanders 45 Mixed martial arts fighting venue 47 “Snowy” avian 50 Like a gravel road 52 Gratis 54 Agar, for one 55 One-time spouses 57 Dwelling places 58 Dixie cup size 60 Without qualificat­ion 62 Big Malayan termitelov­ing beast 64 “The Lion’s Share” writer 68 Snake eyes 69 Tolled the bell 70 Small, unmanned flyer 71 Thomas Hardy’s Dorset heroine 72 Prussia’s von Bismarck 73 Bar, by law

DOWN 1 European mountain 2 Jim Beam’s drink 3 Founding member of NATO 4 World’s third-largest island 5 As a different option 6 Forget to mention 7 Exposes 8 ‘58 Uris best seller 9 Dark principle, in Chinese philosophy 10 Spanish lab rodent 11 Scandinavi­an buffet 12 Old, to a car buff 13 Weightlift­ing moves 19 Scapula 21 Clairvoyan­t 23 George, Thomas and Teddy’s buddy 24 “Dangerous” McGrew of verse 25 Loses traction, in a way 27 Where the world is flat 30 Push over 32 “Keep away from Runaround ___” 35 French heroine Jeanne d’___ 38 “Are you a man ___ mouse?” 40 Fumbling type 42 Rap sheet attachment 43 Clown fish’s environs 44 Sue Johanson talked about it 46 Pan, partly 48 Really small 49 Broadway’s “___ Miz.” 51 Trounce 53 Vestibules 56 Lie at an angle 59 Result of downsizing 61 Ship protected by Hera 63 One of the Warners? 65 AA candidate, perhaps 66 Yoko of Tokyo 67 Zip

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