National Post

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS

1. Crack from dryness

5. On vacation

9. Umpire’s call

13. Letterhead illustrati­on

14. Handles hardship

16. The work of children

17. Declare

18. Family symbol

19. The sound of surf breaking on the shore

20. Snuggles contently

22. Very happy

24. Helpers

26. Move swiftly on foot

27. Put off until a later time

30. Move like a worm

34. Brief and to the point

35. Make dirty

36. Consume

38. Long pole with a flat blade

39. Artificial­ly formal

42. Back in time

43. An expert in one’s field

44. Not put to use

45. Tactical manoeuvres

47. Student learning a skill

50. They go to the polls

51. Rub the wrong way

52. Like a child

54. One in distress

57. Thin

61. Produced by the voice

62. Efface

65. Medieval Scandinavi­an story

66. Nothing more than

67. Gratifies completely

68. The Age following the Bronze Age

69. Food

70. ___-ce pas?

71. For fear that

DOWN

1. Big family

2. Hoisted aboard

3. A long time

4. Elaborate entrances

5. Give in

6. Not as good as

7. Primate

8. Certainly

9. Leapt suddenly

10. Many

11. Inevitable destiny

12. Watched carefully

15. Germ-free

21. Resides

23. Drag heavily

25. Puffy

27. Place visited on the way

28. Blood-pumping organ

29. Unintentio­nal mistake

31. Solemn ceremony

32. Let out

33. Raring to go

35. Competing team

37. Throw softly

40. Little bell sounds

41. Had control of the wheel

46. Kitchen tool

48. They are numbered in supermarke­ts

49. Antonym for pleasure

50. Most loathsome

53. Animals resembling horses

54. Hemispheri­cal roof

55. Surface measuremen­t

56. Centre of trade

58. Have the guts

59. Selves

60. Talk wildly

63. Put in the paper

64. Gobbled up

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