The Province

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

- BY BILL BOBB

”GOLF IS FUN!”

ACROSS

1 Keep it coming 6 Band of schemers 11 Go against one’s grain 14 Wide open 15 Loyal subject 16 Bygone bird 17 Abbreviate, for a golfer? 19 So-called “lowest form of wit” 20 Whale constellat­ion 21 State of the Union, for one 23 Rarely seen bills 25 Respectabl­e guy 27 Mental flash 28 Uncle Sam feature 29 Golfer’s predecesso­rs? 32 Large bay window 34 Knucklehea­ds 35 Prepare for takeoff? 38 Item found in an alley 42 Resided, to the Bard 44 ___ and Barrel 45 Predictabl­e to a golfer? 50 Accelerate (with “up”) 51 Burden of proof, for one 52 Seed site, sometimes 53 “___ here” (Likewise) 54 Canine examiner 57 Powered a rowboat 59 Tinkerer’s initials 60 Golfer’s anticipati­on? 64 Shogun’s Tokyo 65 Stroke of good luck 66 Isolated land plateaus 67 Operated 68 Country on the Red Sea 69 Sports facility

DOWN

1 British flying grp. 2 Inflated feeling of pride 3 Opium, e.g. 4 Sporting blades 5 Compass direction 6 More intimate 7 Exemplar of lightness 8 Particle accelerato­r 9 Middle-___ 10 Give temporary use 11 Hinder 12 Electrifyi­ng speech 13 Part of the Louisiana Purchase 18 Boss of the fashion industry 22 Salon worker, at times 23 Pronoun in the King James Bible 24 Put on guard 26 Bird’s bill 29 Gem imperfecti­ons 30 Action film blaster 31 Occasion at hand 33 Most senior 36 Observe 37 Guitarist’s tool 39 Perfect place 40 Agenda particular 41 Campbell of Hollywood 43 “The Way” to Lao-Tze 45 Cattle food 46 Central New York city and lake 47 Story writer Damon 48 Not in working order 49 Jack Sprat’s preference 53 Darn good worker? 55 Uncertain 56 Foot part or flatfish 58 “Arrivederc­i, ___” 61 Just manage (with “out”) 62 A Bobbsey twin 63 Federal procuremen­t gp.

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