CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Beijing baby sitters 6 Coin gondoliers welcomed, once 10 Word with duct or magic 14 Took notice, in a way 15 Big Yemen city 16 Still all tucked in 17 Rousing audience accolades, though in retrospect they could have been better? 20 Capital of Lesotho? 21 To boot 22 Obstetrician’s act 23 Bishop’s area of responsibility 24 Harness horse’s gait 26 The Beaver State 30 Novel instrument for really lazy virtuosos? 33 Morsel in a stew 34 Preferred shift, often 35 Elephant’s coating 36 Tongue of Kashmir 39 Removable locks? 40 Total screwup 41 Title of 7 PMs 42 It’s got you covered 44 Midmanager’s deg. 46 Like a superb logical thinker with vertigo? 51 Observe 52 Ticks of the clock, briefly 53 Slump 55 Window washer’s surface 57 ___ in the hole 58 Word on a magnum label, maybe 59 Phrase applied to the breakfasts created by Canada’s worst flapjack maker of all time? 64 Slope by a loch 65 Parliamentary gofer 66 Wisecracks 67 Wad of earth 68 Went after damages 69 Like argon or helium

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1 Beasts of burden 2 Writer Norman ___ 3 PM between Churchill’s two terms 4 Quite a humble home 5 Saliva 6 Great snorkelling site 7 Words often followed with a kiss 8 Guns the engine 9 Explanatory comparison 10 KAL hub 11 Letters used by the Red Cross, once 12 Zoo enclosure 13 Sullivan and Ames 18 Ancient water wheel 19 What tents are often pitched on 25 News 27 Willing to give it a shot 28 Unwanted responsibility 29 Auctioneers look for them 31 Motherboard’s heart, briefly 32 Persistently scold 36 KGB’s land 37 Totally tick off 38 Funny car’s race 39 Top the field 40 Zany 42 Homeless pet, say 43 Snatches for ransom 44 City pilgrims flock to 45 Barkless pooch 47 Grabbed a snooze 48 Piled up 49 Slip of the pen? 50 More overcast 54 Hotel client 56 Hairy twin of Genesis 59 UK. media giant 60 Item you can bookmark 61 Ubiquitous Chinese character 62 What casks of wine do 63 Word of optimism