CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Big pile 5 Reactor centre 9 Lose one’s composure 14 Nautically shielded, in a way 15 Word often heard in church 16 Durance who played Lois Lane on “Smallville” 17 Ripped 18 Ace-high beater 19 “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” writer 20 Oft repeated farmer’s adage: to get a good crop means putting out some effort? 23 Quite seemly 24 ___ Alamos, N.M. 25 Get frisky running your hands on your canoes? 33 What the Ewings and Clampetts had in common 34 Jewish year’s last month 35 Zero, to Nero 37 As mentioned before 39 Jagmeet Singh’s gp. 41 Say it isn’t true 42 Officially permitted 44 Luxury, to many 47 Light brown 48 Mantra of the never say die grain farmer? 52 Would-be trout 53 Ventura or Lightning 54 Treat from the farmer’s deli? 61 Blender setting 62 Defendant’s statement 63 Tut’s fertility goddess 65 Incite into action 66 Frighteningly odd, spelled oddly 67 Ricci of fashion 68 Minute 69 Casting requirements 70 Catch a quick breath

DOWN 1 Sombrero, e.g. 2 Driverless car advocate Musk 3 Popular Nestle product 4 Snail mail buddy 5 Where the US Congress meets 6 Mideastern sultanate 7 Bit connection 8 Signs up 9 Nobelwinning PM 10 Painter’s estimation 11 It might follow a decree 12 Small religious image 13 Swimmer’s headwear 21 Important part of Westminster Cathedral 22 Big lump of goo 25 Thwart 26 Down in the quilt 27 Sad poem 28 Sister Bertrille, for one 29 Berry bearing tree 30 Abet’s partner 31 Fraternity letter 32 Asian part of Egypt 36 Centenarian singer Vera ___ 38 First African American in space ___ Jemison 40 Cough up the dough 43 Property crime 45 Man-made routes for ships 46 Apiece 49 Venerable Japanese theatre genre 50 Lower down 51 Turning right on horseback 54 Speedy Olympic sport 55 Egg on 56 A noble gas 57 Margarine, alternately 58 Brainy loner 59 Tiger’s bailiwick 60 StarKist containers 61 Where to wait for a service 64 Spruce juice