CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hindu ascetic 6 Yorkie’s bark 9 NDP or CPC 14 Elvis’ middle name

15 Hour that two bells signifies, oddly 16 Montana’s western neighbour 17 Slap on the ___

18 Not spotted 20 Mete out in a limited way 22 Singlemasted sailing vessel

23 Tech support, hopefully 24 Fridge decoration 26 Minuscule, in Moray 28 Brahms wrote just one for violin 30 “Ten-hut!” opposite 33 Tiny spade? 34 Montevideo native 36 Blacken on the outside 39 Bank teller’s call

40 Cave explorer 44 Sign of impending doom 48 Restores the defaults 49 Kid’s sidewalk stand offering 52 Elect (to) 53 Roll in the mud

55 Holiday on 1 Shawwal 56 Canada Post delivery 59 None too soon 61 Convincing counterthreat 63 Shower praise upon

65 Where people often play games 66 Movie’s Norma ___ Webster, activist

67 ___ Nova National Park, NL 68 Heavyweight boxer known as “Iron Mike” 69 Shelley’s “Cheers” costar

70 What water in a pail may do

DOWN

1 Wood cutting device

2 Jedi knight, e.g.

3 King Minos’ daughter 4 The better part of 5 Before the buzzer, say 6 Aggressive newcomer bent on reform 7 Country lodge 8 Trump’s VP 9 Brad of “Fight

Club”

10 Mine entrance that’s easy to negotiate 11 Indianapolis Lucas

Oil ___ drag strip

12 Actress Russell of “Straight Time” (‘78) 13 10th Hebrew letter

19 Power failure

21 Scull session tool?

23 A few scenes, usually 25 ___’wester 27 Twilight, to Tennyson 29 Travel by bike 31 Wedding rental, maybe 32 Timothy, department store pioneer

35 Not even from the same family 37 “Survivor” abode 38 Respond 40 “Full” in theatrespeak 41 Piquant 42 Heirs’ concerns 43 90 degree angle shape 45 Baton wielding expert 46 Newsroom bigwigs 47 William Hurt’s “Body Heat” role (‘81)

50 Word to the French 51 Little hooters 54 Vigilant 57 Nevada site of the one MGM Grand until ‘86

58 Berry lead-in 60 Novice’s skating leap

61 “Can’t

Help Lovin’ ___ Man”: Kern and Hammerstein 62 Clansman’s denial

64 “Well, ___-didah!”