CANADIAN CROSSWORD

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1 “Psycho” author Robert 6 Botched 10 Has the skill 14 Holy radiances 15 Athlone’s area 16 Noted drama king? 17 Desperation strategy 19 Opera villainess, typically 20 Couples 21 Young Cuban girl 22 Many south sea spots 23 Check out the joint 25 Poppy mth. 27 Cut from the payroll 28 Baseball pro from Houston 31 Maryland space Flight centre 34 Aligned, in a way 36 Tearjerkers, of a sort 39 Markey who silently played Tarzan’s Jane 40 “Bye for now!” 42 Good forecast for the winter Olympics 43 Position strategically 45 “Yes, ___, there is a Santa Claus.” 47 Young hare 49 Take a revolver from 50 The Netherlands’ Zuider ___ 52 He gave Jackie the “O” 53 Suspend 55 Force out 57 Small shaded valley 59 Massive book 63 Ring source 64 Transitory 66 MidEurasian range 67 Herr Bismarck 68 Ankle swelling, e.g. 69 Ocular ailment 70 State that launched Sputnik 71 Stonefish have it

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1 Hairless 2 Big event on the lanai 3 Thereabouts 4 Game played with string and fingers 5 Unnamed woman 6 Assailed on all sides 7 Beast on the Yellow Brick Road 8 Gofer’s chore 9 Soaked to the bone 10 “Regrettably,...” 11 Deadly nightshade 12 Surgeon’s glove material 13 Jagged around the edges 18 Newfoundland trio 22 “Meatballs” director Reitman 24 Time Warner subsid. 26 Skunk’s defence 28 Imitated 29 In your right mind 30 Baseball rarity 32 Drab greenish hue 33 Beachcomber’s danger 35 Piece of cake? 37 Black, to Bizet 38 Did the dog paddle 41 Two-choice situation 44 Cartouche’s shape 46 Luger, e.g. 48 Guaranteed freedoms 50 Humped bovines 51 Use muscle power 54 Pantry pest 56 “Super 8” actress Fanning 58 Building sites 60 Kitchen hot spot 61 Short desk to desk note 62 Cheesy Dutch burg 64 Mere pittance to an old French fellow 65 Bimetallic coin from Sofia