CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Tasmanian birds, until about 1850 5 Pretence 9 Optimal 14 Something they wrote in mediaeval times 15 Arizona aboriginals 16 The Dapper Don attracted them 17 John-Boy’s sister 18 Has supper 19 Jabbed in the ribs 20 Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs,” e.g. 23 Basic precept 24 R2-D2, notably 25 Bar room balance 28 Weather map areas 30 Zola’s “___ page d’amour” 31 US flossing advocating gp. 32 Power measure 35 Old Testament craft 36 Takes legal action 37 Dixie beauty, maybe? 40 Veggies that grow in the Andes 41 Thing a perp might beat 42 Coastal coves 43 Web page address, briefly 44 Find the bottom line 45 Exact opposite of Oscar Madison 46 Gypsy boy, to a gypsy 47 Hot-tub wood 49 Lively baroque dance 53 Negligence 55 Pale purplish colour 58 Half an Orkan goodbye 59 Zeta followers 60 Mites, biologically 61 And others, for short 62 Really wise 63 Busybody from the shtetl 64 Typical office fixture 65 Cooper’s “The edding Night” co-star

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1 Homo Sapiens’ stance 2 Seabird of the auk family 3 CAW, for one 4 Irrational 5 Moult 6 Squirrels away 7 More inclined 8 Jefferson City’s state 9 Obstruct 10 Peephole site 11 Antlered critter 12 It’s on tap, often 13 Material for hits in the ‘60s 21 Really bad weather 22 Penetrates, finally 25 Mousy colour 26 Very capable 27 Rationale 29 More outlandish 32 French emotion 33 Wave or scope starter 34 Biblical song of David 35 It had a bit part in “Cleopatra”? 36 Inanity 38 Disheartened 39 Gets entangled 44 Gum tree 45 Sports venues 48 Winged, as an insect 50 Gain access to 51 Info a meter reader takes 52 Home of the Krupp industries 53 Golfer’s vehicle 54 Be moodily silent 55 Come up with an egg 56 Glacier material 57 In-house computer system