Ottawa Citizen

canadian crossword

- adrian powell

ACROSS

1 Trilby, for one

4 Trim and graceful 9 Long haul vehicles, briefly 14 Man-mouse connector 15 Key military group 16 Where pirates’ foes might walk 17 Skin blemish 18 Plainly visible 19 Straight (pref.) 20 Ladies’ man

22 Bit of a daft moron 24 Alaskan islander 25 Decks, in a way 27 Muslim pilgrimage 28 Shakespear­ean sprite

30 Bit of the old college cheer 31 Area of high ground 33 Precipitat­ed by

35 Like some shotguns 39 Tin Pan follower 40 Most bummed 41 Bug spray banned in Canada 42 Motion pictures 43 It’s right out of your mind 47 Idleness 50 Portentous signs 51 Have a tipple or two 52 Duellist’s assistants 54 How to send in job apps., these days 55 Disconnect­ed 57 Where to find uranium 58 Bit of a brawl

59 Do up again 60 “Tsk!” 61 Winemaker’s machine 62 Utterly exhausted 63 There are two to every em

DOWN

1 Elephant rider’s seat 2 Anatomical ring 3 Like beach bums 4 Talent hunter 5 Cone material? 6 “Harper Valley P.T.A.” star 7 Drop a clanger 8 Timpani mallet’s target 9 Sail extender 10 Choose by popular vote 11 North Atlantic food fish 12 Utter in a chant 13 Schuss or slalom 21 Fruity, jellied candy 23 Kubrick’s fictional computer 25 “It’s about time!” 26 Wearing shoes

28 It’s fine served in a stein 29 Old-style TV antenna 32 Paper towel layer

33 ___ Moines, Iowa 34 Pertaining to last month 35 Woodworker’s groove 36 Veteran 37 Last 38 One’s digs, briefly 42 Little wee lie 44 Signify 45 Sneaky CFL manoeuvre 46 Valued belongings 48 “In memoriam” items 49 Barn adjuncts, often 50 Eightpiece combo 52 Fill to excess 53 Brockovich of movies 54 Carnac the Magnificen­t’s ability, in brief 56 Exuberance

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