canadian crossword

ACROSS

1 Rain coat from Rugby 4 Ski straight downhill 10 Cultural celebration 14 IKE’s focus, in the 50’s 15 Strut like a pony 16 Not involved in anything 17 “‘Tain’t” retort 18 Elmer Fudd’s favourite colour? 20 Sierra Nevada resort 22 Bats use it 23 Satisfied an obligation 24 Mary-Ellen Walton’s hubby 26 Grave words? 28 Star Wars star who loved angling? 32 Losing tic-tac-toe line 33 Victoria artist Emily 34 Grows crops 38 Short swims 40 Arboreal Aussie 43 Where some people learn to crawl 44 NBA portion 46 Common toiletry item 48 Big chip in a PC, briefly 49 Farm equipment dealer John’s nemesis? 53 Baked Italian dish 56 Old word for margarine 57 Make a selection 58 Samantha of “The Exterminator” 61 Oust 64 Rest stop for a pelt procurer? 67 Trip outside the Space Station, briefly 68 Bells do it 69 Like gasoline, once 70 Agent, briefly 71 “If ___ I had known...” 72 Scatters 73 Mule’s relative

DOWN

1 “Heinz 57” pooch 2 Where Singapore is 3 Oranges, sugar cane and cotton 4 Globular 5 Word on a classy bottle of wine 6 John, in Germany 7 Word that often precedes others 8 Act divisions 9 Angelic being 10 Cone producer 11 Ankle swelling, e.g. 12 Grab a siesta 13 Extra inning 19 Deep distress 21 “...skin of ___ teeth” 25 Warp resistant wood 27 Mouse catching gizmo 28 Closing musical passage 29 What Earth spins on 30 Go and ___ 31 Hot under the collar 35 Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” e.g. 36 Look dejected 37 Bigoted remark 39 Teetotaller’s order 41 ___ Tunas, Cuba 42 Viola’s clef 45 Quebec preuniversity college 47 First day of a Roman month 50 “Communist Manifesto” co-author 51 Penitent’s feeling 52 Superman enemy Luthor 53 6/49 game 54 Cover for the chef 55 Play for time 59 Open just a crack 60 Chose not to walk 62 Two days in December 63 Overtakes, in a way 65 Practice one’s trade 66 Shape with an axe