National Post

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS

1. Yarn mop 5. Boat used in an emergency 9. Kind of column 11. One who runs from danger 13. Frighten suddenly 14. Give to several people 16. High- flown 17. Beauty parlour 19. Competitiv­e advantage 20. Destroy the inside of 21. Herb with a smell like mint 22. Put on clothes 23. Instrument for measuring

wind speed 26. Long and bitter hostility

between two families 27. Get bigger 28. Become more mild 30. Deprive of virility 33. Enthusiast­ic 34. Relating to the eye 36. Be overcome with anger 39. Throw with force 40. Not in agreement 45. Ended a fast 46. Secretary, at times 47. Driveway surface 48. Storytelle­r 50. Walk confidentl­y 51. Hoar frost 52. Make eligible 54. Candidate for election 56. Burrowing rodent 57. Humble oneself 58. A tall grass that grows in wet

areas 59. Overly quaint , in the UK

DOWN

1. Splash with small droplets 2. Like some hair 3. Hard- working insect 4. Fir tree 5. Horse colour 6. Barley bristle 7. Die out 8. Crushed by being walked on 9. Like lights on a Christmas

tree 10. Car dealer’s offering 11. Intestinal disease 12. Canoe type 13. Icelandic story about past

heroes 15. Watch over 18. On, as a lamp 21. One of the divisions of the

intestines 24. Bump in a ski run 25. Speed up, as an engine 26. Sick and tired 29. Inmate who’s never getting

out 31. Little shaver 32. One who goes from one job or

home to another 34. Field trip 35. God ( with “The”) 37. Afternoon performanc­e 38. Type of paint 39. Healthy 41. Respectful word used instead

of the man’s name 42. Refused to let go 43. Funny reply 44. It has a trunk and leaves 49. At the best time to be eaten 50. Winter vehicle 51. Tear to pieces 53. Definite article 55. Cut grass

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Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

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