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canadian crossword

- adrian powell

ACROSS

1 Wobbles up and down 5 Hacks off a leg, say 10 Dovecote sound 13 Big Ottoman poobah 14 Hot fudge creation 15 White clerical robe 16 Where this puzzle’s PM was born 19 Climbs aboard 20 Steal things 21 Salt’s agreeable reply 22 Mad scientist’s aide, often 25 Whole wheat alternativ­es 26 Golden brown 28 Silk fabric for scarves 30 Where this puzzle’s PM met his second wife 33 Jezebel 37 Charlatan 38 Geek Squad member 39 Intestinal section 40 This puzzle’s PM’s final resting place 43 Sour type of cherry 45 Couple from “Annie” 46 Queen Latifah aka. ___ Owens 49 Off somewhere 50 Popular shade tree 52 Flattened out the wrinkles 54 In flames 57 Canada’s 13th PM and theme of this puzzle 61 Sash that Samurais wore 62 To be specific 63 Painted Desert flat top 64 Alternativ­e to gross 65 Ironclad defence 66 Black areas, for witches

DOWN

1 Shooting sound 2 Decorative arch shape 3 Native of Thimphu 4 Impudent 5 Hippo’s delight 6 Bug with elbowed antennae 7 Witness’ promise 8 Mystical chant 9 Actor Green of “Austin Powers” films 10 Singer Mariah ___ 11 Pizza garnish, at times 12 Symphonic reeds 14 ___ Bernardino, Calif. 17 Pirouette supporter 18 Ventilatio­n system part 22 Three-letter promise to pay 23 Uzi, e.g. 24 Way up there in years 26 Pith hat 27 Like army deserters 28 Tit/tat connector 29 Flightless Patagonian bird 31 Kurt ___ who directed “The Fly” (‘58) 32 One kind of wrestling 34 Cobbler 35 Capital of Switzerlan­d’s Valais canton 36 Hankerings 38 This will stop a fight 40 Stitch things up 41 ___ broche (skewered) 42 Cunningly deceitful 44 Goodyear offering 46 One type of mustard 47 Hefner often wore one 48 Like a perfectly pitched game 50 Go out, like the tide 51 Peruvian beast of burden 53 This puzzle’s prime minister’s first love 54 Which ever you wish 55 Lemon peel 56 Stand-out periods 58 UK record mega-label, once 59 Amethyst’s mo. 60 Clint and Lee co-star of ‘67

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