The Province

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

- |“SYMBOLIC IN NATURE”, BY TIMOTHY E. PARKER

ACROSS

1 They’re used for punching 5 Airline since 1924 10 Racer’s “position” 14 Palomino’s trot, e.g. 15 Lubricate again 16 Conical woodwind 17 Mama Turnblad in “Hairspray” 18 Map within a map 19 Shaver’s injury 20 Military buildup, e.g. 23 Customs fee 24 Sturgeon eggs 25 Adds to the family 28 Not fleshed out? 33 Lyric after “Que” 34 ___ different tune (changed one’s mind) 35 Brief genetic material 36 Reason for a take-out? 40 “___ Ventura, Pet Detective” 41 Native Alaskan 42 Jazz legend Fitzgerald 43 Dope up 45 Word with “hoi” 47 Zip relative 48 Steffi with a racket 49 Limp handshake, e.g. 56 Deep, soft mud 57 Jack’s foe 58 Cut the boring parts 59 Weaponizes 60 Loosen laces 61 Fill to satisfacti­on 62 Moss type 63 Get in 64 Smallest merganser

DOWN

1 Acquires wrinkles 2 Dry African gulley 3 “Earth” attachment 4 Hold firm 5 Moves from town to town 6 Wee 7 Directionl­ess? 8 Stadium ticket info 9 A different you 10 Thin cloth woven from silk 11 Parting facts of life? 12 Scottish lake 13 “Mouse sighting!” 21 Pitcher’s goal 22 Ryan with the fastball 25 State in India 26 Trey’s subordinat­e 27 Formed into spheres 28 “Gymnopedie” composer 29 One way to make a sweater 30 Sing like a bird 31 ___-Saxon 32 Hawaiian island 34 Deer tail 37 Castor bean toxin 38 Duplicate, fancy (var.) 39 Egotism 44 Take in food 45 Boastful talker 46 Certain hardwood 48 Aladdin’s find 49 Royal address 50 Cookbook author Rombauer 51 Twain hero 52 Unit of power 53 Mild Dutch cheese 54 Land to build on 55 Beinahuff 56 Land chart

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