CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

ACROSS

1. Russet winter pear

5. Group who plan secretly to take political action

10. Sits with its front legs in the air, as a dog

14. “Remote Control” host

15. In a higher place

16. Forearm bone

17. Puerto ___

18. Municipality in Quebec

19. Old television knob

20. Having a clever mind

22. Steer a ship

24. It was the heart of the Inca Empire

26. Amiably pleasant

27. Neighbour of Laos

31. Be aware of

35. Poorly built house

36. Pretend to

38. Pull apart

39. One who takes illegal drugs

40. Covers thinly with gold

41. Jacob and Leah’s son

42. Guys

43. ___ lunch

44. Kind of boom

45. Programming language

47. Books published every year

49. Christiania, today

51. A ballad is one

52. It gets hung on a wall

56. Freshwater green alga

60. Piece of jewellery

61. Hamlet in Alberta

63. Keyboard key

64. Move sideways, as through a crowd

65. Passenger ship

66. Mountain in the Massif des Ecrins in the French Alps

67. Gritty-textured fruit

68. Red dye

69. Used to humans

DOWN

1. Cold Adriatic wind

2. Japanese sashes

3. Religious denomination

4. Casino worker

5. Piece of equipment for taking photographs

6. Syrian cloth

7. Brought into life

8. Of birds

9. Uneaten food on a plate

10. Financial plan

11. Lamb’s pen name

12. Biting fly

13. Auction

21. Blow the whistle on

23. One who is greatly admired

25. Not in good condition

27. Hit with a heavy sound

28. Old Testament book

29. Plant of the genus Geum

30. Code word for D

32. Ukrainian-canadian opera singer Turkevycz-martynec

33. Of a city

34. Long narrative poems

37. They are loved by their fans

40. Easily duped

41. Bet against heavy odds

43. Kiln for drying hops

44. Having a normal, healthy mind

46. Eel

48. Belonging to the present time

50. “Blame It ___” (1984 film)

52. Kind of school

53. Paid employee

54. “Young Frankenstein” character

55. Muscular arms

57. Sunfish

58. Muslim community leader

59. Avon tributary

62. Wreath of flowers