Times Colonist

DIAGRAMLES­S, 21 X 21

- By Myles Mellor

ACROSS

1 Clean 5 Alternativ­e to steps 9 Fancy home 10 Old Testament twin 11 2004 Liam Neeson film 12 Petty criminal 13 Follow closely 14 Face-off 15 Ranch newborn 16 The world’s largest particle physics lab 17 In a bit 18 Babe in the woods 19 Middle Eastern flat bread 20 Defeat 23 Small whiskey glass 24 Casino accessorie­s 26 Soda shop buy 27 Village high points 28 Lighter feature 29 Common sense 31 Nonpareil 32 Spasm 34 Harbor alert 35 Jay-Z, e.g. 41 Boat’s bow 42 Made an obeisant bow 46 Lowdown 47 Refresh 48 Skin 49 Stored-heat oven 50 Trigger 51 Liberate 52 Bloviate 53 Corner piece 54 Pet store purchase, perhaps 55 District 56 Memorial Day event 59 Wedding band 60 Comparativ­e expression 61 It follows a premise 62 Lagoon surrounder 63 Come together 64 Barrier against the sea

DOWN

1 Horizontal air motion 2 Further 3 Throng 4 Farming product 5 Dividend 6 Pale with fright 7 Handle roughly 8 Dog 9 Test tube, e.g. 11 Aga’s realms 13 Appease 14 Wet, as morning grass 15 Pass off (on) 16 Quitter’s word 17 Mineral springs 18 Music genre 20 Somoan money 21 Open court hearing 22 “Hey there!” 23 Stride 25 Eng. speed 26 Undergroun­d worker 28 Go a-courting 30 Porch 31 Craft 33 Reporter’s question 34 Gait faster than a walk 36 Way off shore 37 Stab 38 “Not guilty,” e.g. 39 Ring site 40 Fashion industry, slangily 41 Dance around it on May Day 43 Optical phenomenon 44 Electronic magazine 45 Government branch (abbr.) 46 Cheat, in a way 48 Goad 51 Left behind 53 Missile firing distance 54 Referee’s decision 55 Kind of service 56 Feel sorry for 57 Beyond control 58 Tee off 59 “Losing My Religion” rock group 60 Lamentable

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