CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Rare Vancouver Island rodent 7 Tarpon or marlin 15 Natural gas ingredient 16 Mythical retriever of Aphrodite’s golden apples 17 Shrimp boat, e.g. 18 Payment by mail 19 Round of applause 20 Huge stretch of time 22 Brain scan, for short 23 Kiwi’s late, large kin 24 Corkscrew shape 28 Tiny, twisted matter 30 Instil confidence in 32 Ariz. neighbour 33 Sir Lancelot’s armour 35 Huge mound 36 Navigator’s calc. 37 Burro’s basket 40 Thin 42 The Beatles did it “Naturally” 43 Jagged pinnacle 45 Donna of “From Here to Eternity” 46 Phi’s follower 47 Bump up 50 Nap, in Newcastle

DOWN

51 Start golfing 52 Infamous banned bug killer 55 Collar a crook 57 Traditional peyote user 58 Wanton sneer 60 Has no taste for 64 War-torn Syrian city 66 Educated guess 67 No longer tired 68 Sticks the cork back in 69 Common wedding gift 1 Fishnet stocking pattern 2 George Peppard 80’s action series 3 Nose (pref.) 4 Imperial Chinese official 5 Minimal order, often 6 “Mother of Calcutta” 7 Olives, often 8 Had one’s cake 9 Dad’s better half, in Dorset 10 ___ Lilly, Prozac maker 11 Fortune 12 Step in 13 Hit the doldrums 14 “I’m sorry, Dave” speaker of sci-fi 21 Roman goddess of abundance 25 Feels penitent 26 Huge one-time lake now primarily desert 27 Hansen’s Disease victims 29 Possessed of wings 31 Generate 33 School shop teacher, usually 34 Trattoria starter 37 Fill your suitcase 38 Big, old world bird of prey 39 “Chariots of Fire” highlight 41 Uncalled for 44 Grumbles 48 Young newt 49 Terrified, to the bard 53 Submarine’s reading 54 Traditional conical abode 56 Tiny indicator 59 Divining instruments 60 Montreal’s Place ___ Arts. 61 Goblin’s kin 62 Seoul-based airline 63 Nice time of year in Nice? 65 Hula dancer’s accessory