The Valley Wire

FANCY PANTS

- By Barbara Olson © ClassiCana­dian Crosswords

ACROSS

1. Truckers’ radios

4. Scheming jailbird’s aim, maybe

10. The “carne” of chili con carne

14. Texter’s guffaw

15. Had a phobia of

16. Part of A.D.

17. Bonobo, for one

18. Artistic hiree for a kids’ party (4,7)

20. Video file format

22. Shares on Twitter, briefly

23. Cover Girl’s Cheryl

24. “Freight” in pregnancy, jokingly (8,5)

28. Match nicely (2,4)

30. Finger-to-lips sounds

31. Dennis Miller book “___, Therefore I Am” (1,4)

32. Take ___ from (emulate) (1,3)

34. Nod, to an auctioneer

37. Desparting executive’s safety net (6,9)

41. Squid squirt

42. Get ___ on the knuckles (1,3)

43. “Psycho” co-star Anne

44. Dr. Seuss’s ___-Am (3,1)

46. Signalled a joke, in a way

47. Pricey buy that becomes a burden (5,8)

52. “The Great White North” insult

53. Mai ___ (cocktail)

54. Long time, as it may be spelled

57. Italian ferry destinatio­n (4,2,5)

61. “Confusion” band, for short

62. Tide type

63. Walkway trimmers

64. RBC alternativ­es

65. Veggies for orange fries

66. Very, prissily

67. “Yoo-hoo!”

DOWN

1. Chowder shellfish, often

2. Hale-___ comet

3. Take a midnight stroll, maybe (5,4)

4. Dee neighbour on a keyboard

5. Field with a magnifying glass

6. Seldom-watered houseplant­s

7. “You ___ Beautiful” (Cocker hit) (3,2)

8. Spunk

9. Childcare writer LeShan

10. Superfan’s states

11. Emerge on stage

12. Lay ___ (bomb) (2,3)

13. Half a man?

19. Have a rash reaction?

21. “Same old” work

25. Kitchen addition?

26. Seize by force

27. Butter at the beauty bar

28. Hit musical of 1958

29. “Straight ___ the rocks?” (2,2)

32. Earth Day month

33. Roadside assistance grp.

34. Reason to wear braces (4,5)

35. “Am ___ only one?” (1,3)

36. The done thing?

38. New parent’s decision

39. “Pet” in a pot

40. Auburn hair dye

44. Leaves leaves to brew

45. Bubbly bar from Nestlé

46. Fan sounds

47. Constantly complainin­g

48. Bible name meaning “salvation”

49. K’naan’s religion

50. Buiding floor, in French

51. Pulp product

55. “Ye ___ Curiosity Shoppe” (Dickens’ novel)

56. Al little too interested, maybe

58. Membership cost

59. 405, in Ancient Rome

60. Looking for, in classified­s: Abbr.

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