CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 “The Friendly Giant” network, years ago 4 Really like 9 Kroeger of “Nickelback” and Allan of “The Guess Who” 14 Co. that was an early Internet pioneer 15 More broad 16 Sun-related prefix 17 Stunned 20 Provide with funding 21 Singer Tom Connors’ fans, maybe 22 Orator’s stand 25 “How was ___ know?” 26 Southern ring? 34 Use a LawnBoy, e.g. 35 Martin of the Rat Pack 36 Kite flier’s aid 37 Big name in Roman poetry 39 Trounces 42 Breckinridge of fiction 43 Schnozzola related 45 Offshoot group 47 Female swan 48 Is the subject of a few slings and arrows? 52 Something in the end of your sock 53 Break in two 54 Manufacturers’ output 59 Poetic feet 63 Thin air?

DOWN 1 Christmas treat 2 Old W. German capital 3 Clumsy oaf 4 Hardly graceful 5 Give up the ghost 6 Quite peculiar 7 Officials on the field 8 Sensual 9 Pyrenean goatantelope 10 Assistance 11 Popular lotion additive 12 Christian of haute couture 13 Wets thoroughly 18 Final musical passage 19 US college mil. gp. 66 Sweet gin drink 67 Security concerns 68 Quite a fishy place? 69 Liable to snap 70 What seances are 71 Hole making tool 23 One way to serve tea 24 Pakistan flag feature 26 Intermingled with 27 Stellar explosions 28 Dickens’ Oliver 29 Working at the time 30 Spinning speed, briefly 31 Big South American rodent 32 Italian actress Sophia 33 Gazelle’s giant cousin 38 US Black Hills Terr. of 1888 40 Where oysters live 41 Diagnostic procedure 44 Sunday service 46 Walk aimlessly 49 ‘51 Emmy winner Imogene 50 Ma or Pa of ‘50s films 51 Large, brightlycoloured food fish 54 Where to hitch your horse 55 Run the country 56 Cole Porter’s “Miss ___ Regrets” 57 Small impression 58 Neverland pirate 60 Roadrunner ‘toon scenery 61 Make a cuppa 62 One of the pinnipeds 64 You can stick this in the river 65 Compete in the super G