CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Train for a bout 5 Unwelcome engine sound 9 Drillmaster’s command 14 Bye from a bloke in a bowler 15 Sycamore’s genus 16 “Lohengrin”, for one 17 Upon 18 Utah’s state flower 19 Wallpaper and such 20 Asleep at the controls 22 Polynesian pig-out 24 Postmidnight hour 25 Touch with a hanky, say 26 Pre-boards, perhaps 28 Very fast, musically 31 DVD’s ancestor 32 Imperfect serve 33 Early part of life 35 Spoonbill’s sacred cousin 39 Opens a wine bottle 41 Fallopian tube, basically 44 London restaurant district 45 TV colonel with heroes 47 What Hansel was 48 Plate for Eucharist 51 ‘31-39 Alcatraz inmate 53 Best, in a way 56 “Have you ___ wool?” 57 Woman’s black Muslim robe 58 Capetown citizen, perhaps 59 Prickly plant 63 Terry item 65 Hair colouring 67 Paint store choices 68 Hurriedness 69 Baboon’s lack 70 Ices, Mob style 71 Turn the car 72 Like many city streets 73 Gp. with many European mbrs.

DOWN 1 Red giant or white dwarf 2 Chopped liver, e.g. 3 Quark’s milieu 4 Rough area to canoe 5 Depositor’s record not used much any more 6 Glacial material 7 Fail to fix 8 February 2 celebrity 9 Absolute value, in math 10 Uncouth lummox 11 Surveillance, briefly 12 Old hag 13 Hounds’ quarries 21 Nymphchasing deity 23 Aries’ mth., mostly 27 In the thick of 28 Positive sign 29 City of west Nevada 30 Carve in granite 34 Old-style theatre guide 36 Lymph node swelling 37 Small screen image 38 Eye-closing impediment 40 Exclamation caused by a slip 42 Mindless way to stare 43 Goofy 46 Having oneπs

day in court, perhaps 49 English spy novelist Eric 50 “The ___ of Pooh” 52 Large constrictor, often 53 You don’t want to lie under them 54 WWII convoy menace 55 Scottish school strap 60 Porous limestone rock 61 NDP’s leaning 62 Place to get your fill 64 Time when Nice beaches are crowded 66 Pick up sticks game