canadian crossword

ACROSS

1 Biffies 6 Diamond surface 11 Steal 14 Bide one’s time 15 Loren’s land 16 Paleozoic, for one 17 Sticky-footed lizard 18 “The Dove and the Ant” author 19 Outlawed pesticide, for short 20 Street edges, to the Brits 22 End of a French countdown 23 Big Ho Chi Minh City wing-ding 24 Preferred way across a mountain chain 26 Muhammad’s birthplace 28 Bit of merchandise 29 British Arabian territory, until 1967 31 Key soccer position 34 Mend a seam, say 36 Thieves 37 Outdoor walled-in area 40 Like some degree programs 43 Ease off 47 In a cutting manner 50 This wasn’t built in a day 51 Cokehead, e.g. 52 Result of fluid retention 54 Suitable 55 Small, spherical veggie 56 Polar bear cub’s first home 58 They are always getting hammered 60 60-min. time slots 61 For all to hear 63 What a parker feeds 66 “___ Got a Gal in Kalamazoo” 67 Champagne glass 68 Without exception 69 Louisville actor Beatty 70 Electroshock weapon 71 Funeral lament

DOWN

1 Rolls alternative 2 Have unpaid bills 3 Something your dog might raise in anger 4 Reebok competitor 5 Thunderous event 6 Embarrassing failure 7 Patronized the diner 8 Battlefield loss 9 “SpaceX” CEO Musk 10 Variety 11 Bureaucratic rigmarole 12 Diner, before eating 13 People at the plate 21 Ask for alms 24 Chauffeur’s “office” 25 Long, lyrical poem 27 Made a two in one chess move, in a way 28 One who uses a torch? 30 Bee attractant 32 Hawaii’s Mauna ___ 33 ‘62 hit “Duke of ___” 35 Makes a play for 38 Fake “nail bender” Geller 39 Famished 40 Eldest son of a French king 41 Watch 42 Wrinkled 44 Small kitchen appliance 45 Home plate official 46 The Munster’s Spot, e.g. 48 Shylock was one 49 Singer Sumac, popular in crosswords 53 Pointed one’s gun 56 Slightly nutty 57 Fitzgerald who won 13 Grammy Awards 59 Singer Stubbs of the Four Tops 62 Peyote using native, traditionally 64 Tiny piece of work 65 Wheat relative