SOUNDS LIKE A PARTY!

ACROSS

1. Two-footed walker

6. Initials of JFK’S assassin 9. Red Deer’s province: Abbr. 13. “Toodle-oo,” in Toulouse 14. Cons given conditional release

16. The central and vital thing (2,3,3,3,3)

18. ‘80s show “Wok With ___” 19. Bruin in the night sky

20. So-called “life of Riley”

21. Sound at the start of “gym” (4,1)

23. Blue Bombers’ group: Abbr. 25. “Sick, dude!”

28. Defeatist’s rhetorical query (3,2,1,6)

31. Nickname of Dallas, Texas (3,1)

34. Down times

35. Canadian writer Lisa

36. Co-writer of “Imagine”

37. Gibson or Torme

38. “For ___ a jolly good ...”

40. Ton, ta, ___

41. Took the wrong way?

43. Visual “hubba hubba!”

45. “Show me you can” (2,2)

46. Family-friendly cry of frustration (2,3,3,4)

49. Word after “lo” or “chow” 50. Cop force beyond the GTA 51. Furniture store array

54. Haing of “The Killing Fields”

56. Abbr. beside 911, maybe

58. Red wine variety, for short 60. After Bite or baking soda paste (3,5,6)

63. Charles Lamb, notably

64. __-ground missile: Abbr. (3,2)

65. Purchase levies in most of Canada: Abbr.

66. His or her, in Hull

67. Maxwell House shelf mate

DOWN

1. Treat with kid gloves 2. Brainstorming output 3. Heavy load for a mover 4. Slippery swimmer 5. Minnesota city on Lake Superior

6. Senior’s care aides: Abbr. 7. Went ape (3,1,3)

8. It’s in the veins

9. Candy’s costar in “Canadian Bacon”

10. Charge for using, as property: Abbr. (5,2)

11. Lens for far-away shots

12. System of silent speech: Abbr.

15. Butter weight, often: Abbr. (3,2)

17. Diamond-patterned, as socks

22. Opposite of reverse: Abbr. 24. Does some angling

26. “Able was ___ saw Elba” (1,3,1)

27. Colgate competitor

29. Blob of whipped cream, say 30. Meditative murmurs

31. ___ buddies (close pals)

32. Bible beginning, before “beginning” (2,3)

33. Utterly silly behaviour

37. Blue part of “une carte”

39. Newbie crossword solver’s need, likely

42. Like the Nile, compared to the rest 44. Cost of doing business

45. “Fer shure!”

47. “The old age of youth,” per Victor Hugo

48. “M*A*S*H” war

52. Bitter-tasting

53. “It’s ___ say, but I’m afraid ...” (3,2)

55. Madrid mama bears

57. Executive groups: Abbr.

59. Invite letters hinted at by the circled words

60. Plead in earnest

61. “___ for Innocent” (Grafton mystery)

62. Lost soldier abbreviation