CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Purina consumer, aptly 5 Big omnivorous Australian bird 8 Fencing manoeuvres 14 Ghostly radiance 15 Big publisher of sci-fi books 16 Michelin product 17 Weightlifters’ gettogether? 20 Wheelchair accessway 21 Valley of the Kings deity 22 Dole (out) 23 Chief ___ George 25 “Keep it down!” 27 Large saffron amt. 28 Origin of the universe explanation 34 Approximately 35 Watch tower guard 38 World’s fastest man Usain ___ 39 Rotten to the core 40 Be a philanthropist 41 Liberate, in a way 44 Trawler gear 46 Distant reporter 48 Didgeridoo expert, slangily 50 Talk a blue streak 51 Sinuous letter 52 Golfer’s ___ fours 54 Three-piece suit piece 56 Raised, as the ante 61 Ulster 64 Fill with spirit 65 Had something 66 Verdi masterpiece 67 Virtuosi 68 Zing 69 Wooden horse recipient

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1 CHARACTERS LIKE THESE, e.g. 2 Throw up, slangily 3 Twisted cookie? 4 Nasty stinger 5 “And so forth...” 6 Cattle calls? 7 Amphorae cousins 8 Rejuvenate 9 Q-tip target, often 10 As above, in a footnote 11 Gretzky’s number 12 Diplomatic assets 13 Shuteye 18 Family car, perhaps 19 Tried to catch bass 24 “Do go on ...” 26 Wildly popular 28 Hindu courtesy title 29 Metal for a maiden? 30 Glen Abbey has a good one 31 Broad-winged hawk 32 Basil, Ivan and Nicholas 33 Inflexible 36 Equally divided 37 Kipling’s “___ we forget!” 39 Paging device 42 Old college thing? 43 Gulliver’s exploits 44 Marine “Mayday!” 45 Happen as a result 47 Small and delicate 48 Heavy snorer’s problem 49 Like many Nordic types 53 Desist 55 Go bananas 57 Property developer’s map 58 Ark complement 59 From within (comb. form) 60 Notable Normandy event 62 “Survivor” abode 63 Cred, to a street gang