The Colchester Wire

KEEP CALM AND DO A PUZZLE

- By Barbara Olson © ClassiCana­dian Crosswords

ACROSS

1. Book of legends?

6. Texter’s “This is just what I think”

10. Pacific salmon type

14. Gloater’s boast (1,4)

15. India’s prime minister

16. Once again

17. De Niro film about boxer Jake La Motta (6,4)

19. Prefix with -graph or -gram

20. Theatre lobby

21. Takes a tumble

22. Sandler comedy with the tagline “Feel the Love” (5,10)

27. Typical kid’s comment?

28. P.E.I. winter clock setting: Abbr.

29. Myopic millionair­e of toondom (2,5)

30. Ignore an invitation, say

32. Heart of la Ville de Québec?

33. Steinbeck classic, with “The” (6,2,5)

39. Like Tom Waits’ voice

40. Cranny mate

42. Gordon Lightfoot song “___ Bound”

45. “Wet spill in aisle two,” tool

48. Finder’s ___

49. With “The,” Faulkner novel about the Compton family (5,3,3,4)

52. Migraine precursors, maybe

53. Lover of Shakespear­e?

54. Rare colour?

55. Cruciverba­l creations ... and when divided, what this puzzle’s theme answers contain

60. “Uh-huh,” in words (1,3)

61. Partners of “poivres”

62. ___-Sketch (drawing toy) (4,1)

63. No Joe Cool

64. “It was ___ big joke!” (3,1)

65. Long written assignment

DOWN

1. Express, as a grievance

2. La-la lead-in

3. Carry with effort

4. “Get ___!” (“Do something!”) (1,4)

5. Lady of La Mancha

6. “That was exhausting!” (2,4)

7. Lament a loss

8. “Good” cholestero­l, for short

9. Can contents in “The Wizard of Oz”

10. Double-hulled sailboat

11. Flamingo’s perch, often (3,3)

12. “Not a damn chance!” (4,2)

13. Needs to repay (4,2)

18. Places for sweaters?

21. Longest human bone

22. “Washboard” locales

23. Da ___ (Vietnamese port city)

24. Wild ox of India

25. “I ___ the opinion that...” (2,2)

26. Had to drop the hem, maybe

31. On a streak? (4,5)

32. Slyly shy

34. Cowpoke’s cronies

35. “¿Cómo ___?” (Guadalajar­an greeting)

36. Word with “life” or “wing”

37. Veggie burger ingredient

38. Gardener, at times

41. Rollerskat­er’s need, once

42. Simile words after “neat” (2,1,3)

43. Lake ___ Ski Resort in 42-Across

44. Stovetop hot spot

45. Peak in NE Greece (2,4)

46. What omegas symbolize, in physics

47. Minor hockey level after Atom

50. Whimsicall­y amusing

51. ___ the bill (pays)

55. Product testing org.: Abbr.

56. Judeaism or Jainism, e.g.: Abbr.

57. Mounted police, for short

58. Fatty acid in fish: Abbr.

59. “I ___, old chap, ...”

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