canadian crossword

ACROSS

1 Wire screen 5 The Munsters’ pet 9 Lipstick dispensers 14 Bluish green hue 15 Ace-high beater 16 American chameleon 17 Castro, prior to ‘59 19 Weeper of Greek myth 20 More demented 21 Central American hats 23 Lager relative 24 Playful bites 27 Wee parasite 28 Like Pope Francis 30 Quarterback and coach Lancaster 33 Sin city, Biblically 36 World’s largest elevator company 37 Before now 38 Most immense 40 Steered clear of 43 Place into service 44 Land where Moses died 46 Swanky theatre seats 47 Greek long e 48 Utter failures 50 Dayan contemporary

52 Not for 53 Just a couple of cups 56 Pizza slices, geometrically speaking 59 Dark parts of sunspots 61 Wavelike fabric pattern 62 Home-made bomb maker, maybe 65 Pesky wabbit’s toon foe 66 Fairway club, usually 67 “What have I got myself ___?” 68 Very poor 69 Mantas, e.g. 70 Sign of grief, perhaps

DOWN

1 Igneous rock source 2 Splenda alternative 3 Velvety leather 4 Like steel 5 Haunted house resident 6 Chum 7 Olive byproduct 8 A tripwire might trigger it 9 Acid in red wine 10 From the Eastern Orthodox Church 11 Down under weapon 12 Renowned isle of exile 13 Glimpses 18 Title differently 22 A lot of roles in “Witness” (1985) 25 Paparazzi products 26 Drunkard 28 Gear tooth 29 Portuguese urban centre 31 Mosque’s arch shape 32 Acts like a bobblehead 33 Swing around 34 Hops grower’s oven 35 The Creation, to indigenous Aussies 39 Intelligent 41 Of last month 42 Negative replies 45 “As I suspected!” 48 Many an Okanagan business 49 Complete reversals 51 Like mules 53 Salt water 54 Dreadlocked Jamaican 55 “The Maltese Falcon” co-star Mary 56 Harbinger of things to come 57 “Unforgettable” singer 58 Start to move 60 Guy from Gloucester 63 Period of Prohibition, for one 64 Cowboy Rogers