CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS 25 1 Defensive tennis 27 strokes 5 Wig material 28 10 “Guilty”, for example 30 14 Highlight from the 34 Sydney Opera House 15 Misbehave 36 16 Tiny creek 37 17 Minuscule 18 More cuddly 19 Central 40 European waterway 43 20 Old 44 alternative to the 46 sewers 22 Noontime 49 naps in Nogales 24 Ottoman 53 aristocrat Revered Welsh veggie Unfinished dollar sign Lake Geneva city Draw back in horror Adds another lane, e.g. Crumhorn’s descendant Sizzling Tex-Mex treats Like devoted fans Sparkle Old Persian despot Prone to squirming Major charades activity “What’d I tell ya?” 54 Once, archaically 55 “Gosh!” 56 Suspension-wrecking item in the road 60 Violent attack 62 Dainty little sewing case 63 Coffee house purchase 65 Answer back impudently 66 Spat 67 Weaver’s willow 68 Tiny bovine from Bali 69 “Buzz off!” 70 Dandelions, notably 71 Sound breathless

DOWN 1 Not of the clergy 2 Daniel of Nicaragua 3 West Africa’s Guinea-___ 4 Comes out with 5 Mexican ranch 6 Keen perception 7 Thing’s ‘60s sitcom buddy 8 Feels remorseful about 9 Comparatively nimble 10 White House reporters, e.g. 11 The sound of the pipes 12 Napoleon’s bailiwick, for a while 13 Taproom purchases 21 Braid 23 Korea Hawaii dir. 26 Writer Follett 29 3 to 11 work period 31 “Memoirs of a Geisha” wardrobe item 32 Plasma particle 33 Where to find a calf 35 Soaked through 37 Just a handful 38 One-time ring king 39 BMW rival, maybe 41 Backstage assistants 42 Where to dry hops 45 What fine scotch does 47 Cancer’s neighbour 48 Mustard coloured 50 Williams’ “The Night of the ___” 51 West Kootenay city 52 Insinuates 56 Vet’s customers 57 Related to the ear 58 Porous limestone 59 Move really gingerly 61 Lickety-split, briefly 64 Railway track crosspiece