BARBERSHOP QUARTET

ACROSS

1. Heart test, for short 4. Flat-rocked desert formations

9. Thick in the head

14. Harsh soap

15. Friends in Florence

16. Finalize a deal (3,2)

17. Holder of a homeowner’s loan

19. Bigger ___ breadbox (4,1) 20. Barber’s old-school tool for removing stubble (8,5)

22. Elves’ annual output

23. Small mountain lake

24. Barber’s substance for stiffening whiskers (9,3)

32. Wrath

35. On bended ___

36. Supply with weapons: Arch. 37. One with a sorry story (3,4) 39. Chef’s milieu

41. “Piece of cake!” (1,4)

42. Paddles in a boat

43. Number of provinces

44. Barber’s tool for applying lather (7,5)

48. Prepare to be shot?

49. Blunt sword

53. Barber’s tool for trimming a goatee (5,8)

58. Frilly and pink

60. Reacts to a conk on the head, maybe (4,5)

61. Licorice flavour

62. Beginning

63. Pointe of ballet

64. Ladies of “la belle province” 65. Bird houses

66. Time pieces: Abbr.

DOWN

1. Freddy Krueger’s hangout, briefly (3,2)

2. Accord city in Japan 3. Comedian Dee of CBC’S “Family Feud”

4. “The Gift of the ___” (O. Henry story)

5. Web periodical, for short 6. View the attractions, as a tourist (5,3)

7. Varnish material

8. ___ Club (conservation group)

9. One who’s 9-Across

10. Say “what he said,” essentially

11. Close by

12. Break a Commandment

13. When the flight might land, for short

18. Australian island with a devil: Abbr.

21. Anti-apartheid party ititials 25. Camel cousin with zebralike legs

26. They’re the ones in Québec? 27. Hot: Ger.

28. Letter widths in printing

29. “Hold it!”

30. “Rule Britannia” composer Thomas

31. Mutants of Marvel Comics 32. “Stupid ___ stupid does” (2,2)

33. Eczema or hives

34. Miss Krabappel of “The Simpsons”

38. Cleveland NBA player, for short

39. Inattentive to detail

40. Neighbour of Brazil and Argentina: Abbr.

42. Foul, as language

45. U.S. airer of “This American Life” 46. Nephew-like boy

47. Prefix meaning “seven”

50. Like organic, fuel-rich soil 51. “Oops” elicitor

52. Snaky curves

53. Shade provider on a Stetson 54. “What ___ is new!”

55. Agreeable words in Aberdeen

56. “Once ___ my mind to ...” (1,3)

57. Alberta shopper’s exemptions: Abbr.

58. Flit about aimlessly

59. Words before jam, pickle or stew (2,1)