CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Common article

4 Old resident of Tikal 9 Chinese checker-like game 14 Nocturnal acronym 15 Garlicky fish sauce

16 Best possible

17 Bit of geisha attire

18 Result of not washing your hands before taking a break? 20 Caligula’s parties, e.g.

22 Measure of resistance 23 Vivacious 24 Twisted pervert 27 Where to find most urchins 30 Quantity of wine that’s served just a few drop at a time? 34 Modify 35 Underwriter’s concern 36 Won, lost, then won again 39 Abdominal fluid buildup 42 Solemn column piece 43 Mustang’s home?

45 Gives a large endowment to do further research into sweat glands? 50 NY-RI dir. 51 Member of a strict Jewish sect

52 Beats one’s hide

54 “The Citizen” locale, briefly

55 Little skirmish 57 Attractive feet possessed by atmospheric scientists? 63 Sardine container 64 Choose 65 Large nest, usually

66 Line of scrimmage liner-upper 67 Third Hebrew letter 68 Surveys often show it 69 Bus. alternate

DOWN

1 Bunch of soldiers 2 Israel’s official tongue 3 Nureyev was one

4 Merlin, for one

5 Plays on TV

6 Thou, now 7 Ministerial robe 8 Thing to write with 9 Rap’s genre 10 Paradise cast-out 11 Moldovan money

12 PhD prerequisites? 13 Brewpub’s creation 19 Ox harness 21 Say over and over

24 Strong drafts of beer (arch.) 25 Part of TGIF 26 Didn’t bounce 27 Diamonds or spades 28 Tongue once heard in the Highlands 29 Questions 31 Bird-ofParadise’s mating area 32 “___ done it again!” 33 Points the right way 36 “Clue” weapon 37 Perfectly black, to Poe 38 Get tuckered out

40 Verbalize 41 Hollywood special FX 44 Item Vanna could turn over for you 46 Tevye’s Anatevka, e.g.

47 Damon of “The Bourne Identity” 48 King’s sampler, once

49 Via the Internet 53 Dispatches 54 Before my time 55 Romulus, to Remus

56 Like thrift store items 57 Tinseltown’s Tilly

58 Baba of “Open Sesame” 59 Topaz, e.g. 60 Mare’s morsel

61 ___ diem

62 ___ you certain?