CANADIAN CROSSWORD

ADRIAN POWELL

ACROSS

1 Tannery tub

4 17th c. Dutch explorer ___ Tasman

8 Does a double-take, say

14 A narcissist will have a large one

15 Sprinter’s assignment

16 Make certain

17 Strong urges

19 Brit’s couch

20 Nitrogenous waste compound

21 Travolta once danced to it

23 NHL whistle blowers

24 Parade official

26 Tiny bit of Chlorophyta

28 Fateful event for the Titanic

33 Show up for class

36 Bunion sites

37 Almond, e.g.

38 Auctioneer’s warning

39 Woman under a vow of poverty

40 Anton La Vey’s religious inspiration

42 Gone for a

drive, say

43 No longer new

45 Fellini’s medium

46 Session a shrink might hold

49 Ruler before the “October Uprising”

50 Pardon from guilt

54 Highland sledding spot

57 Fertilizer from bats

59 Gas used on Broadway

60 One type of drilling structure

62 Nurse Nightingale

64 Tainted

65 Big Valentine’s Day seller

66 Beaver creation

67 Like one of two evils

68 Had debts

69 Deceptively shrewd

DOWN

1 Soft palate

2 Ancient Greek marketplace

3 Photocopier ink

4 First Shia Imam

5 Short-term solution, so to speak

6 Decorate with gold leaf

7 What everyone wants to pay

8 Settle conclusively

9 Colorado low’s dir.

10 Off course

11 Like puppies and kittens

12 Not kosher

13 Goes steady with

18 Some meter readers

22 Big Xerox rival

25 Psychological blocks

27 Spreads rumours

29 Technical piano work

30 Item that will make your pot grow

31 Largest of the Marianas

32 Place name derived “I burn” in ancient Greek

33 Completely wowed

34 Travel with a guide

35 Noted Yugoslav leader

39 Notable Indian statesman

41 Unspecified person

44 Walk like a tosspot

45 Train crew’s quarters

47 Ultrasound focus, often

48 Was almost depleted

51 Hands over temporarily

52 Jagger’s part

53 A Hatfield, to a McCoy

54 What water does at 100 degrees

55 Hoar frost, quaintly

56 ìThe Sound of Musicî setting

58 A “Mod Squad” hairdo

61 Hot head’s frequent emotion

63 Claret colour