National Post

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS 1. Go off at an angle 5. Showing no skill 10. Become less burdensome 14. Term of imprisonme­nt 15. Beatles drummer 16. Hospital picture 17. Roman poet 18. Midafterno­on hour 19. Febrile condition 20. Coup d’état 22. Soft metallic yellow colour 24. One who rules on plays in a

game, for short 26. Plumbing problem 27. French painter of animals 31. Places to watch films 35. It’s capital is Columbus 36. Cluster of spore cases on a fern 38. Owning much money 39. Musical syllables 40. One circuit of a track 41. Against 42. Lose one’s footing 43. Eighteen-wheelers 45. Short, guided visit, as at a

museum 46. Extremely noticeable 48. Muse of lyric poetry and music 50. Monetary unit of Papua New

Guinea 51. Stop functionin­g 52. Vacuum ___ 55. Tendency to become angry

easily 60. Large tree branch 61. Lighter brand 64. River in England 65. Morally bad 66. Restaurant patron 67. Table parts 68. Had been 69. Numerical data, for short 70. Gait of a horse DOWN 1. Come to a standstill 2. Lake in Africa 3. Give off 4. Says I do 5. Narrow strip of land 6. To the ___ degree 7. Spike of corn 8. Have on the brain 9. Creeping plants are trained on it 10. Stretch the truth 11. Jason’s ship 12. First king of Israel 13. Took a look 21. Shuffleboa­rd stick 23. Spanish title equivalent to Mr. 25. The industrial working class 27. Flashes of lightning 28. “Schitt’s Creek” actress 29. Nothing: Lat. 30. Welcoming to guests 32. One who is under the age of

eighteen 33. Misbehave 34. County of England 37. Force into place 43. Allergic reactions 44. Would-be spouses 47. Long, long time 49. Kind of shirt 52. Ball of yarn 53. Support oneself 54. Ruler in Islamic countries 56. Grain and barley soaked in water

until it has sprouted 57. Place to tie up a boat 58. Therefore 59. Spend time sleeping 62. School group: abbr. 63. Animal kept for companions­hip

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