National Post (National Edition)
CANADIAN CRISSCROSS
ACROSS 1. Clothes worn by men and women 7. Swampy 11. Heavy lace 12. Mountain nymph 14. Medieval musket 15. Biblical hunter 17. Every bit of 18. Vacation places 20. Hong Kong pop diva 21. Wasted money 23. Wander from one’s path 24. Disorderly crowds 25. Church council 27. Starchy tuber 28. Woman who assists in childbirth 29.Maternal parent 31. Sharp piece of wood 33. Nocturnal leaping rodents 37. Cereal crop 38. Zodiac sign 40. Armed conflict 41. Hits a pitched ball gently 42. German word for the 44. Goddess of agriculture 48. Low-toned 49. Puts cargo on a ship 51. Jacob’s son 52. Greek vowel 53. British biochemist 55. Take care of children 56. Ivanhoe’s love interest 58. Rubbery candy 60. Kim “Lipstick Jungle” 61. Put into the care of 62. Involuntary reaction to sleepiness 63. Six-line stanza
DOWN 1. Unwilling to be sociable 2. Roman numeral for 54 3. Copycat 4. Preserves meat by salting 5. Canadian singer Thirsk 6. Married Spanish women 7. Hall who hosted “Let’s Make a Deal” 8. Goddess of the rainbow 9. Sleeping state 10. “Gateway to Nova Scotia” 11. Channel worn by water 13. ___ Network (Canadian TV channel aimed at a female audience) 14. Taxis 16. Render defenseless 19. Sloping floors 22. Australian marsupials 24. Dog of mixed breeding 26. Entrances to rooms 28. British physicist 30. French word for May 32. Moo 33. Speak rapidly 34. Imaginary line around the earth 35. Flees 36. Largest country in Africa 39. Seats for horseback riders 43. Amino acid 45. Say no to 46. Throw out a tenant 47. Location 49. Commit to memory 50. Religious groups 53. Was acquainted with 54. Medicinal plant 57. Canadian singer Avila 59. Wish undone