Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Iron fish-hook 5 Dole out a tonguelash­ing 10 Belt hole makers 14 Gawk lustfully 15 Veranda on Oahu 16 It runs all over the pampas 17 Tea leaf prognostic­ator? 18 Like a loner 20 Listen fully 22 Degree common in algebra? 23 Dynamite relative 24 Minuscule part of a joule 25 Actor’s assignment 27 Ubiquitous 3M product 33 Gambler’s calculatio­ns 36 Rose fruit 37 Tropical coral isles, often 38 Actor Clive ___ of “Closer” (‘04) 39 Grown older 41 Swords that decathlete­s use 42 Cantina munchie 43 A bison has one 44 Assign new actors to 46 Risky way to serve meat 47 Tongue once heard near MacGillycu­ddy’s Reeks 48 Common cereal crop pest 50 “I conclude that...” 52 Wildebeest 53 Cenozoic or Mesozoic 55 African short-necked lute 57 Thankless type 61 Small North American rattlesnak­e 64 Turf partner, in menus 65 Composer Stravinsky 66 Swashbuckl­er Flynn 67 Revise some copy 68 Rampur royalty 69 Furnace outlets 70 Chip enhancers

DOWN

1 “Wowzers!” 2 A thousand, slangily 3 Jumpy little critter 4 Weasel-like pet 5 Roman translatio­n of Vonnegut’s ‘69 novel? 6 “This ___ be happening!” 7 NY’s northern neighbour 8 Had been in bed 9 Flares at sea 10 Parabolic path 11 Aging, dense star 12 Almost fat-free 13 Sea water component 19 Cry of surprise 21 Beluga’s larger cousin 26 Swag 27 Publicly humiliate 28 Groucho’s trademark 29 Unrestrict­ed hunting period 30 Pith helmet 31 Baldwin and Waugh 32 Responses to charges 34 Window sticker 35 Northern kind of owl 40 “Home on the Range” animal 45 Astronaut’s traditiona­l drink 49 Helped get well 51 Indian state once owned by Portugal 53 Islamic head of state, often 54 Hindu musical genre 56 Throw down a gauntlet 57 “___ Rhythm” 58 Auto maker with a four ring logo 59 Brief voyage 60 Juvenile pond critters 62 ___ Lanka 63 Large coffee container

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