Ottawa Citizen

canadian crossword

- Adrian powell

ACROSS

1 Very perceptive 6 Spots on playing cards 10 Torpedo feature 13 Flavourles­s 14 Not at all busy 15 Long poem of praise 16 Excited feeling about visiting the old church, maybe? 19 Native of northern Japan 20 Fay Wray, for example 21 Beijing’s bailiwick 24 “Cheerio!” 26 With cultured airs 27 Order to the steersman who’s helping to unload the lumber, perhaps? 30 Lend a hand 31 Grassy field 32 Insect’s post-pupa stage 36 Unproducti­ve? 39 Portuguese isles in the North Atlantic 41 Jumbled together 42 Is stricken with 43 Shower safety item 44 Tree that was hit by lightning but which remains a hot tourist attraction? 49 Bavarian auto maker 52 Betatron particles 53 Aconcagua’s range

54 Full legislatur­e meetings 56 Poem of country life 58 Broke, for an arborist? 62 “Tarzan’s Quest” monogram 63 Varied mixture 64 The Caribbean’s St. ___ 65 Verbalize 66 Trawling gear 67 Manicurist’s material

DOWN

1 Bird (pref.)

2 L.A.’s locale 3 Highelevat­ion area 4 Shin bone related 5 Steinbeck’s “East of ___” 6 Stooges’ weapon 7 Take part in a think tank 8 Anatomical folds 9 Shipped off 10 Vestibule 11 “i.e.”, in full 12 Full of the latest info 17 Banned Hindu funeral tradition 18 Small metric weight, to Brits 21 Gaping fissure 22 Dominican Republic’s neighbour 23 Pointing finger, usually 25 “So! It’s you!” 28 Common bracket shape 29 Something to cover your eye 33 Zeroed in 34 Elegance 35 Unprintabl­e utterances 37 Lightsensi­ng membrane 38 “Yes!” 39 Dense part of a mountain range 40 Clydesdale’s much smaller cousin 42 It’s often on an egg

45 Zit

46 Go off the deep end 47 Men’s grooming scent 48 Intertwine 49 Basilica recesses 50 Sound beginning? 51 Race in Kentucky 55 Once ___ a time... 57 ‘96 loser to Clinton 59 Two in Tampico 60 Galahad’s title 61 Something to make while the sun shines

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