National Post (National Edition)
CANADIAN CRISSCROSS
ACROSS
1. Load in a basket 5. Chinese cabbage 9. ___ du jour 13. Febrile condition 14. Started 15. Decorate anew 16. Door-busting gear 17. Uncertain 19. Have offspring 21. Containing nothing 22. Pipe fitting 23. Having wings 25. Most agile 28. Coniferous trees 32. Aromatic balsam 33. Courtship participant 35. It indicates a maiden name 36. Calorie-free fat substitute 39. Hook-shaped architectural
ornament 41. City in Russia 42. Goose egg 44. Sea lettuce 45. Japanese straw mat 47. Yellow ribbon site of song 50. Music genre, for short 52. Singer Denise of “The Garry
Moore Show” 53. Like pond scum 56. Deep bow or curtsy 61. A thousandth anniversary 63. Not distant 64. Small grimace 65. Sluggish 66. Works on the road 67. Individuals 68. Spanish dollar 69. Cancel a correction
DOWN
1. Twist out of shape 2. Gelatin replacement 3. Japanese form of wrestling 4. Venus, as the evening star 5. Genus of water scorpions 6. Musical direction 7. Comic strip section 8. Hymenopteran insect 9. Course for a future M.D. 10. Abrupt transition 11. Mine entrance 12. Conservative party member 14. Instrument like a trumpet 18. Different prefix 20. Khan married to Rita Hayworth 24. Genus of maples 25. Syllables used in vocal
exercises 26. Kilt feature 27. Ornamental drapery 29. It connects the foot with the leg 30. Pass a rope through a block 31. Bristle 32. Solicit customers 34. Eight prefix 37. Mexican entree 38. Mess up the plans of 40. Small, seedless raisins 43. Leisure activities 46. Order of herbaceous plants 48. “The Kiss” painter 49. Lean-___ (plural) 51. “Death Be Not Proud” poet 53. Bullets, for short 54. Animal with a tufted tail 55. Adhesive 57. Multinational currency 58. Well-organized 59. Be interested 60. Formerly, long ago 62. Small bite