National Post

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS

1. Paid job 5. Put in an ingredient 8. Long period of unconsciou­sness 12. Metal that rusts 13. Give a wide berth to 15. Discounted ticket system 16. One of a matched pair 17. Talk out of 18. Not mixed 19. Enjoyment 21. Remove by rubbing 23. Blockhead 24. Paint crudely 25. Used up 27. Indefatiga­ble 31. Crucifix 32. Atomizer 34. Organ control 35. Animal with antlers 36. Skateboard­ing trick 37. Actor Chaney 38. Performs 40. Makes a victim of (with “on”) 42. Part of a Dracula costume 43. Documented 45. Makes a secret plan 47. Teapot covering 48. Make metal money 49. Overcooked 51. Of lower pressure than usual (said of air) 55. Sharpen a razor 56. Proclamati­on 58. Border 59. Be in overall charge of a newspaper 60. Irritable 61. Perfect closure 62. Measure out 63. Canada’s smallest province: abbr. 64. “Smooth Operator” singer

DOWN

1. Hypothetic­al subatomic particle 2. Of the mouth 3. Mechanical routine 4. Worked dough 5. Turn aside 6. Show excessive love (with “on”) 7. Break down 8. Competent 9. Musical work 10. Nothing more than 11. Slang for a rock guitar 13. Mature audiences 14. Dull and gloomy 20. Dad’s lad 22. Want to take back 24. Place for your private thoughts 25. Athenian lawgiver 26. Fireplace tool 27. Made an effort 28. Brilliant achievemen­t 29. Visits the mall 30. Unit of loudness 31. Change one’s décor 33. ___ Sound, Ontario 39. Hide 40. Teen’s wall hanging 41. Designed in a casual style (like some clothes) 42. Plead guilty 44. Jailbird 46. Be deceitful 48. Prickly plants 49. Portend 50. Group of troops 51. Religious ceremony 52. Thought 53. Mild exclamatio­n 54. Manuscript mark 55. Stitched border 57. Fish by letting the bait bob on the water

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