Toronto Star

NORTH OF 49

- BY KATHLEEN HAMILTON

ACROSS

1 Outer limit 4 Places 8 Overhead 13 It sidles along the beach 17 Inuit knife 18 Length times width 19 Quebec City university 20 Throw (the dice) 21 Actress Kate (“Margaret’s Museum”) 23 747, e.g. 24 Assuage 25 Spare in the

trunk 26 Bore for oil 28 Grassy expanse 30 Crisp, salty snack 32 Puts on weight 33 Butcher’s offering 34 Rose tree fruit 35 Heartbeat 36 Challenges 40 Unfavourab­ly 41 Pry with force 42 Openings for

coins 43 Obey: ___ the

line 44 Authorized 46 Flavours 48 Oft-mown

grass 49 Comes last 51 Cathedral area 52 Creepers 53 Get to 56 Here’s opposite 58 Some burn it at

both ends 59 Don’t keep (it) to

yourself 60 Work of Anne Carson or Robert Service 61 Shoplifted 63 Help for the stumped 64 Grief 66 Not as old 70 Terminate 71 Issued an edict 72 Gala or Empire 74 Long-distance start 75 Lunenburg puddings, e.g. 77 Stallions 78 Uproars 79 Pen pals? 80 People championed by Riel 81 Rooster’s comb 82 Sovereign’s seat 85 Go from bad to

___ 86 Eye drop 87 “We’ll rant and we’ll ___ like true Newfoundla­nders” 88 It’s welcome in

summer 90 Official mineral

of N.S. 94 Fails to be 95 Spoken for 96 Money drawer 97 Nfld. delicacy:

___ tongues 98 Clotheslin­e

fasteners 99 Stone monument 100 Observes 101 Boiling

DOWN

1 Take to your heels 2 It’s E of Quebec City: ___ d’OrlÈans 3 Having several parts 4 Skating event 5 Yen 6 Leafy brew 7 Strappy footwear 8 Like much of

Switzerlan­d 9 Formal dances 10 Track shape 11 Movers’ vehicle 12 Items in the periodic table 13 Make art 14 Classic Canadian film: “Goin’ Down the ___” 15 What’s more 16 Blue homophone 22 They’re usually a shade of red 27 Ascends 29 Snacks 30 Very stylish 31 Ottawa site: Parliament ___ 32 Native who accompanie­d a French explorer 33 She wrote “Alligator”: Lisa ___ 35 Newspapers 36 Spices 37 Without a leg to ___ on 38 Dryer 39 Touch or taste 41 Most newspaper

writing 42 Sail holder 45 Northernmo­st permanentl­y inhabited place 47 Wind: comb.

form 48 Summer fabric 50 Mall tenants 52 What it’s worth 53 Bonfire remains 54 Homeland of many CPR builders 55 Canadian reactor 57 Round up (animals) 58 Chills 60 Flag holders 62 Varieties 64 Brings to mind 65 Stands in line 67 Ont. town with largest undergroun­d salt mine in world 68 Adam and Eve’s

grandson 69 Remainder 71 Shower 73 Catholic clerics 76 Hockey and

lacrosse 77 Calm 78 Saudi 80 Train in a rec

room, e.g. 81 Jail features 82 Stumble 83 Water carrier 84 Tolled 85 Stop sleeping 86 Part of a

bathroom wall 89 Stetson 91 Thai homophone 92 Overmuch 93 Toronto summer hrs.

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