National Post (National Edition)

CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

- By Walter D. Feener

ACROSS

1. Tackles the quarterbac­k 6. Doughnut’s cousin

11. Hoi ___

12. Lariats

14. Hairstyles that are long at the back and short on the sides

15. French units of land area

17. Netherland­s speed skater

Schenk

18. Reasons for one’s actions 20. Drink made with boiling water 21. Be dizzy

23. Skull cavity

24. Turned right

25. former premier of Alberta 27. And not

28. Cereal crop

29. Overhaul a machine

31. In opposition to

33. Medieval shield

34. Mathematic­al

game of strategy

35. Dishonest

39. Be better than

43. Gull genus

44. One’s self

46. Busybody

47. Breakfast food

48. Manila hemp

50. Two-by-four to which

drywall is nailed

51. In the manner of

52. Admire fanaticall­y

54. French word for friend

55. Deep bitter hate 57. Muse of music

59. First Nations chief in the fur trade era of the British Columbia interior

60. Exchanges

61. Woven fabric

62. Votes in favour of

DOWN

1. Army member 2. Everyone

3. Loughlin who played for the Victoria Cougars 4. Japanese musical instrument­s 5. ___ Chapel

6. Dazzling artistic flair 7. Buenos ___

8. Openings

9. French word for summer 10. Portable lamp

11. Colour between red and blue 13. Controls a car 14. Disguises

16. Former president of Egypt 19. Wife of Athamas

22. Snowy

24. Blouses worn under jumpers 26. Small cuts

28. Milk and milk products

30. Pool stick

32. Wildebeest

35. Make as profit

36. Having sleeves that extend to

the collar

37. Grown without pesticides 38. Canadian R&B singer Cox 39. Prominent people

40. Brightest star in Scorpius 41. Baffles

42. “Naturally, ___” (Canadian TV

series)

45. Woman

48. Grown-up

49. Sky blue

52. Binary number for eight 53. Greek vowels

56. Roman numeral for 250 58. Town in The Netherland­s

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