Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS 1 Trace amount 5 Persian leader, once 9 Jeans material 14 Out riding the waves 15 Toy co. where “Only the best is the best” 16 Ascended 17 Bird that lit fires under Hans Christian Andersen? 20 Forego sleep 21 Like birds of prey 22 Encountere­d 23 “Mac” alternativ­e 24 Bird you can stick through a few cubes of beef, maybe? 32 Tango quorum 33 Become unfirm? 34 Gearshift system, informally 35 “High Noon,” was one 38 Master of Laws, briefly 40 Winged insect form 41 Savage 43 Longtime ISP letters 45 Earl’s inferior, for short 46 Arctic bird that could fuel your Rolls Royce? 50 Hockey’s Lafleur 51 Tennis instructor, say 52 One aiming for the basket 57 Spinebeari­ng bump on a cactus 60 Did ventriloqu­ism with a seabird as a dummy? 63 Bob Hope flick, e.g. 64 White House VIP 65 Effortless­ness 66 Sits for pics 67 Like many city streets 68 Made sketches

DOWN 1 Linden of Barney Miller 2 Deity Tut prayed to 3 Bottom line, in the U.K. 4 Japanese floor mat 5 Private eyes 6 Sailcloth material 7 Title for a Khan 8 Luxury patio item 9 Roald who penned “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 10 By that reasoning 11 Person, place, or thing 12 Capri, notably 13 Combine 18 Strong caustic cleaners 19 Sebastian of “Family Affair” 23 Homeless lady, maybe 24 Lover boy, in Shakespear­e’s day 25 Tourist’s stopover locale 26 Airline with Seoul food 27 Item burned in ‘70s protests 28 Spanish seasoning 29 Blackguard 30 Up to the time of 31 Naval affirmativ­es 32 Bean curd 36 “Prior to” in mediaeval times 37 Old letters in the phonograph business 39 Wipe the floor 42 Beat, but barely 44 Hansen’s Disease 47 Luxembourg’s locale 48 Not at all kosher 49 Firmly implanted 52 Quit 53 Circle of light 54 Brand that once made Toronados 55 Haggard’s “___ from Muskogee” 56 Caddies carry a bunch 57 “Up and ___!” 58 Producer Norman of “Maude” 59 What old Irish kings likely spoke 61 http://www. canada.ca/ for one 62 Just out of the box

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