Ottawa Citizen

CANADIAN CROSSWORD

- ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Completely captivated 5 Police stings, e.g. 11 Voracious gaping mouth 14 Uttar Pradesh metropolis 15 Like the worst pain imaginable 16 Chicken ___ king 17 Way to communicat­e, 3000 years ago 19 Criticize incessantl­y 20 Proverbial waste-maker 21 “The Tell-Tale Heart” author 22 Chinese takeout freebie, maybe 23 Amateur hockey agegroup 26 Prepares oysters 28 Way to communicat­e, 300 years ago 30 Old deck hand, slangily 31 Spoon’s coeloper 32 Krypton’s heavier cousin 36 Fatty acid used in cosmetics 39 Spot for a stud 41 First emperor of Brazil (1822) 42 Weapon in a silo, for short 44 “I’m amazed!” 45 Way to communicat­e, 30 years ago 49 Palace of Westminste­r’s bell 52 Evaluate 53 Grey matter production 54 Wrestling surface 56 Fat or wax, e.g. 59 Headed up 60 Way to communicat­e, 3 years ago 63 Phi’s follower 64 Slumbering 65 Anglo-Saxon letter 66 Basic garden tool 67 “___ the beef?” 68 Thing inside the wall

DOWN

1 Quite impetuous 2 Khan’s title 3 Did very well indeed 4 Take up the slack 5 ___ Naturale of “Dog Day Afternoon” 6 Self-admiration, basically 7 Alternativ­es to combovers 8 Disassembl­e 9 Most ashy-looking 10 Very crafty 11 In a major tizzy 12 Alas’ partner 13 Union’s concern, often 18 Quite annoyed 22 From out in the sticks 24 Dry gully 25 Draw out, in a way 27 Title for Mozart 28 Appease a hankering 29 Site of King Tut’s tomb 30 Common medicinal meas. 33 Gutter exit 34 Chamber music woodwind 35 Still in the wrapper 37 Curacao’s western neighbour 38 Ascended 40 Gig equipment 43 Yak 46 Get all tangled up 47 Big wheel at sea 48 Basket maker’s willows 49 Canoe material 50 Twin Falls’ state 51 Barbara Eden’s noted role 55 Turbine shaft 57 Indigenous people of Quebec and Labrador 58 Property owner’s doc. 60 Shooting marble 61 Get a look at 62 Ancient Roman Earth goddess

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