CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Bachelor affair 5 Two door auto 10 North African Christian 14 Something Forrester once sang 15 Torn to the ground 16 “A Death in the Family” creator 17 Churchyard areas where church ladies can have a quick drag but no one else can? 20 Survive day to day 21 Fail to take care of 22 Like a barelyraised anchor 26 Salary increase

Today’s Solution 27 Gym adherents who worship their quads? 31 Yon maiden fair 32 Twitty’s “___ Lisa” 33 Noted “Graceland” resident of the ‘70s 37 Heather’s genus 40 Creamy yule libation 41 Big fish net with floats 42 Subatomic particle 43 Jazz singing multiple Grammy winner 45 It’s all over Baffin 46 Sexy, but profound monastery resident? 50 Unpleasant colonic treatment

DOWN 1 Belted out a ballad Like a marksman’s aim Isn’t, incorrectly Hot-air balloon feature ___ Magnon man Sherwood Forest sight Popular Middle East weapon One of the “Mystic River” Oscar winners 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 52 One cubic metre 53 Frugal 55 Stand to help painting 59 Bob versus Francis in an optimistic, never say die kind of way? 63 Important Yemeni port 64 Flick from the black and white era 65 S. African born entrepreneur Musk 66 Adam of “Batman” 67 Where skiers ski 68 Unused portion 9 10 11 12 13 18 19 23 24 Lawntrimming tools NW England city Fancy mouldings Pearson’s Nobel prize Trial run Greek god story, e.g. Striped marbles 45 or 78 follower Put creases in pants 25 27 28 29 30 34 35 36 Dishes made of finely ground corn The opposing team Roll call response Contracting eye part Aerie youngster Britain’s last King Edward Peruvian empire builder, long ago Happy medium? 38 39 44 47 48 49 50 Understandable Inability to name objects Tarzan’s foster mom Dances to Hernando’s Hideaway Mandolin ridge Grim, scythewielding fellow Long classic poem 51 53

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57 58 60 61 62 Scruffs of the neck “Pygmalion” playwright Impudence Shoe bottom Long, highfalutin poem Gave to temporarily Oath taker’s response Bit of a wintry chill Get an eyeful