Ottawa Citizen

canadian crossword

- adrian powell

ACROSS 1 Cry of frustratio­n 6 The Batmobile, notably 9 “The Lion King” villain 13 Sahara’s lack

14 In the centre of

16 Give an edge to? 17 Third of an iris bloom 18 Hors d’oeuvre spread 19 Antelope of the Sahara 20 Lunar personific­ation 23 Oriental legume 24 Saturate 25 Larva that creates Asian silk 28 Smell real bad 31 Symbol of Quebec 33 Mushroom type 35 Acne relief brand

36 It’s good for the French 38 Antelope from the Siberian steppes 39 One of the big west coast dailies 42 “Be silent,” musically 43 Ox collars 44 Hand signal for a time out

45 Fills with glee 47 Never Never Land flier 48 Nation that dissolved in ‘91 49 Essential volleyball gear 50 “Got it, cap’n” 52 Machu Picchu, for one 54 Parton, Travis, Twain, et al. 59 Narcissus spurned her 61 Where Columbus is 62 Crosswise to the keel 64 Egypt’s canal 65 Adroit 66 Exotic Canadian farm beast 67 The elder Dumas 68 “Malcolm X” director Spike 69 Gulf of Aden land DOWN 1 Slithery Nile hazard 2 Butler’s attentiong­etter 3 Seville sewer scurrier 4 Big Polish port 5 Prefix meaning sun 6 William Kidd’s achievemen­t 7 Asian domestic 8 Serious ceremonies 9 “Vamoose!” 10 Louis Armstrong and Herbert Clarke 11 One of several 12 Stout of Nero Wolfe creations 15 Discharge from the RAF 21 Stocking material 22 Numbered compositio­ns 26 Scoundrels 27 Sillier 28 Johnny of the “Sex Pistols” 29 Don’t hold your breath 30 Thing that attracts your attention 32 Nose around 34 Thick, black, sticky stuff 36 French river craft 37 Organisms with cell nuclei surrounded by membranes 40 Cat scans expert? 41 Brightest planet, at times 46 Where fathers may gather 48 Lacking the wherewitha­l 51 “On Golden Pond” wife 53 Four time world soccer champs 55 Flow sluggishly 56 More than plentiful 57 Stationery store buy 58 Like a carbon copy 59 Psychic’s claim, for short 60 What actors listen for 63 Irish Sea isle

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