Ottawa Citizen

canadian crossword

- adrian powell

ACROSS

1 Nice shade of pink 5 Janitorial aid 8 Mortarboar­d feature 14 Master of mimicry 15 “ó you sure?” 16 In recent days 17 He played Jack in “Titanic” 19 Pressed out the wrinkles 20 The Kaiser played the cornet? 22 2001’s malevolent mainframe 23 ___ chi martial art 24 Your home, for short 25 Lay out the table 28 Churchgoer’s pet name for his seat? 31 According to 34 Defile 35 Entice 36 Peaceful period 37 Egyptian under wraps? 39 Hors d’oeuvre cheese 40 Rival for potatoes, in a way 41 Japanese sash 42 Cast your ballot 43 Standard wad of tobacco, maybe? 47 Entry requiremen­t 48 Pot pie morsel 49 She, objectivel­y 50 Natalie Cole’s dad 53 “Only the two of us,” said the lonely guy in the churchyard? 56 Least dangerous 59 Electrical current’s strength 60 Take off a spool 61 Tell a whopper 62 Large pelvic bones 63 Tissue test 64 One type of TV screen 65 Flake out on the beach

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1 Alice Kramden’s hubby 2 Puccini’s “Tosca,” for one 3 Toksu Palace setting 4 Europe’s bald eagle cousins 5 Maid of Sherwood 6 Install, as a minister 7 Hacienda hand 8 Toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne 9 From the beginning 10 Reduce speed 11 ___ Ysidro, Calif. 12 Summer to a Senegalese 13 Rock’s Zeppelin 18 Up and about 21 Common European river fish 25 Gush out 26 Very spooky 27 Scottish export 28 Like Richard Burton 29 Commingle 30 Macaroni shape 31 Haughty 32 One of Bolivia’s capitals 33 Place setting item 37 In an unassuming way 38 German WWII threat 42 Jules who created Captain Nemo 44 Numbered musical compositio­ns 45 Relating to mediaeval scientists 46 Piled high 50 Spiralhorn­ed, striped antelope 51 Shield of classical mythology 52 Adjust slightly 53 Common WWII vehicle 54 Shopaholic’s destinatio­n, maybe 55 Piddling amount 56 Foot long sandwich 57 Bird that’s cousin to a roadrunner 58 Swinging direction

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