CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Rooster 5 The Caribbean, e.g. 8 Samantha of “The Brood” 13 ___-midi 15 Rapscallion 16 Wet and misty 17 What kings do all day 18 Gave an account of 20 Tolkien’s evil humanoid 21 Portugal’s peninsula 23 One type of seaman 24 Meringue topped ice cream 27 Mountain extension? 28 Threat of harm 29 “Be it ___ so humble...” 31 An Indian may be in it 34 Plays the last note 36 Brooke’s rival on “All My Children” 39 Come before 41 “The Mikado” prop 43 Rose oil 44 George Bernard ___ 46 Boutique, e.g. 47 Touched down 49 Openmouthed 51 Firm up 53 Severe malnutrition complaint 58 Centre of a revolution 60 Groups of eight 61 Sheep mom 62 Hadfield gear, once 64 Herbal tea shrub 66 Timothy, department store pioneer 67 Vietnam War offensive time 68 More senior 69 Dele nullifiers 70 Super-soft silk variety 71 Hip ‘60s Brits

DOWN

1 Cocoa powder substitute 2 Rossini forte 3 Pain in the neck 4 Cask 5 Where football coaches stand 6 Green gem 7 Orbital extreme 8 Play a wrong note 9 Greek earth goddess 10 Nonsense 11 Give extreme unction to, old style 12 Actress Winona 14 Cynical 19 Wedding reception centrepiece 22 Took off the wraps 25 Like DeMille films 26 Declare firmly 30 Utensil on a pencil 31 Place to “take the waters” 32 Singer Garfunkel 33 Don’t just take it 35 Ristorante staple 37 Mourning dove’s murmur 38 Grenoble sight 40 He played Ponch on “CHIPS” 42 Eagerly expect 45 More rushed 48 Deuces 50 Western rustler tracking group 51 Oxygen and nitrogen 52 A Canadian in Paris, maybe 54 One type of angle 55 Sport with a bamboo sword 56 Possessed 57 Brings up 59 Highland fellow 63 Printer’s dashes 65 Krueger’s street