canadian crossword

ACROSS

1 Wanes 5 Roll along in neutral 10 Fishtail 14 Depilatory brand, until 2002 15 Vietnam War bombing target 16 Inner (pref.) 17 Assignment of authority 19 Blubber 20 “Octopus’s Garden” singer 21 Grand name? 23 Sandy swimming spot 26 Director Roach of “Our Gang” films 27 Mis. neighbour 29 Covers with chimney grime 31 Craves intensely 36 Movie bigwig, briefly 37 War-torn mid-east nation 38 Striking group? 39 Oil of roses 41 Express in words 42 Herbal tea shrub 43 LP player, for short 44 How folk walk 46 Common econ. indicator 47 City of Asia’s first Olympics 48 Far less common 49 Hugo’s “___ Miserables” 50 Drink to have with scones, perhaps 52 Gardener’s tool 54 Derriere 59 Small clumps 62 Popular balm additive 63 Tact 66 It goes out twice a day 67 Written composition 68 Hint 69 “The Man” Musial of baseball 70 River through Lyons 71 “Present!”

DOWN

1 Ultimate objectives 2 Epitome of redness 3 20th century Hungarian composer 4 Cubic metre 5 Tea from the Orient 6 Breakfast cereal grain 7 Tropical black birds with ridged bills 8 Those obsessed by predictability? 9 Ringworm, technically 10 Stitched 11 Was well aware of 12 Inventor’s requirement 13 Out of it 18 Ordinary folks 22 Add some diagrams 24 Bashful 25 Wasabi’s kin 27 Make adjustments 28 Collectible print 30 One of Barbie’s accessories 32 Tiny little French number 33 One after another 34 Weight of a pretty big moose 35 Ginger cookies 40 “Call me at ___ time.” 45 Mushroom hunter’s prize 51 Source of much duvet filling 53 Vermeer’s nationality 54 Nutty as a fruitcake 55 Softly reached the ground 56 Last bars of a sonata 57 Terribly eager 58 Aviation fuel provider, often 60 Travel agent’s offering 61 Middle ages knife 64 Brewski container 65 Grain farmer’s crop