canadian crossword

ACROSS

1 Focal points 5 Twig bundle 10 Hiss that may come before “Over here!” 14 Black, to the poetry circle 15 Working at the time 16 Really great rating 17 “This ___ hurt a bit” 18 Fred Astaire had it 19 Way to dispatch a mosquito 20 Arena chant, at times 22 Performing in a play, say 24 Organic source of nitrogen 25 Eat like ___ 26 Flute relative 29 Marty’s “Young Frankenstein” role 30 Vidalia veggie 31 Red-eyed, avian insectivore 33 Tabloid newspaper, slangily 36 Riffraff 37 Struggling student’s saviour 38 Relinquish some property 39 Owns 40 Hair stylist’s work place 41 Volga region native 42 Gdansk native 43 Squarerigged ship feature 45 Con’s hope 48 Metis rebel of yore 49 Spiny anteater 51 Champion of Israel 54 Fragile leg bone 55 Bazookas, basically 57 Don’s right hand man 58 Big top, for one 59 Rub out 60 H’s to old Greeks 61 Many Keats’ creations 62 Pub projectiles 63 Matched groups

DOWN

1 Coarse and then some 2 “Peter and the Wolf ” solo instrument 3 Popular Chinese philosopher 4 Part of the PA system 5 Budget related 6 Cost of being dealt in 7 Lafleur, for one 8 Melbourne’s Olympic predecessor 9 New driver, usually 10 Parish leader 11 Fossil fuel alternative 12 Glitches 13 Traditional First Nations abode 21 Tubular lamp filler 23 “Beat it!” 26 Ritzy 27 Andean resident, long ago 28 Immature seed 29 Twisted humour 32 Klugman’s assistant on “Quincy” 33 Strike back 34 29 day Hebrew month 35 Howard Hughes’ fear 37 Gifted 38 Marching measures 40 Realtor’s favourite sign

41 The Stooges, for one 42 Indicates direction 44 Gets up 45 Basil-based pasta sauce 46 Was sore all over

47 It flows through Bonn 50 Mystical glow 51 Lemon peel 52 Tiff 53 Prepare a salad 56 High jumper’s barrier