CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Each street to Montreal, coming from Ottawa (4)
3 Do right amid stalemates (10)
9 Alberta town crag lay destroyed (7)
11 Rocky peak atop town in Ontario (7)
12 Border of pretty European country badly burning? (9) 13 Ring and buckle from long ago (2,3)
14 Foragers in the forest skirting full table (5)
16 Snakes inside of port town in Ontario (7)
19 Coffee server in sort of boom town in
British Columbia (7)
20 Empty in the extreme—more than most (5)
22 Early astronaut involved in much improvement (5)
24 Choosy lad arranged place to take classes (3,6)
27 I stopped outside a lake town in Nunavut (7) 28 Young King Henry provided article by town in Nova Scotia (7) 29 Pub’s first “Chicken” sign showing something amazing (10) 30 Giant of the sea or California (4)
DOWN
1 Caper in dunce’s cap adeptly (8) 2 Zoom around left of the sun (5) 4 Textile drawer unopened (5) 5 Actor decorated vehicle with Asian cash backing (3,6)
6 Large old ship in slow motion? (5)
7 Big hall that we have in Canada’s capital (formerly) (9) 8 Song’s initial lyrics—things that cut (6)
10 Notice muck close to your fan (7) 15 Make Africa bet foolishly (9) 16 Breed of chicken today went wild (9)
17 Letter-writing guide confused clients (7)
18 Daily sex improved a learning disability (8)
21 Pinch curtain material softly (6)
23 Leaders in politics left us to our small world (5)
25 Brute cheer (5)
26 Tender assassin? (5)