CANADIAN CRISSCROSS

ACROSS

1. Ligneous plant

5. Isn’t anymore

8. Person at a computer

12. Popular cookie

13. Like potato chips

15. ___ Sad (city in Serbia)

16. Salty drop

17. Main artery

18. Bright spot on a radar screen

19. General pardon

21. Dog with a curly coat

23. Lessen the force of

24. Eternal being

25. Musical background for a film

27. Andrew, for one

30. Cook’s garment

31. An adventurous journey

32. Made long ago

34. Corner of a room

35. Instrument like a trumpet

36. Two of a kind

37. Brownish-grey

38. Bay window

39. Very small

40. Small lively dog

42. Hiding place

43. Sunrise direction

44. Hard punch

45. Rock created by lava flowing from volcanoes

48. Clever but invalid argument

51. Way prepared for vehicles

52. Egyptian water lily

54. Within a short distance

56. Poker player’s stake

57. Rub out

58. Foolishly doting

59. Large wild animal

60. See you later!

61. Not stout

DOWN

1. Automated Internet program

2. Fertilizer ingredient

3. Stratum of coal

4. Early primer

5. Put words down on paper

6. Having no perceptible weight

7. Retired plane, for short

8. Open

9. Auctioneer’s cry

10. Demon’s doing

11. Ready to be picked

13. Hindu social group

14. R&B guitarist Walter “___” Nelson

20. Bring in

22. Force out

24. Seemingly magical power

25. Teapot part

26. Hag

27. Tool for boring holes

28. Reluctant to

29. Most gifted members of a group

30. Along with

31. Not noisy

33. Thirsty

35. Paint brush part

36. Leftovers

38. Spoken

39. German composer and organist

41. One who enjoys books

42. Thicket

44. Steep in pickling

45. Finishing nail

46. Excellent

47. Satisfy fully

48. Canine command

49. Zoo attraction

50. Christmas visitors

53. Sphere

55. Zodiac symbol