CANADIAN CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Kermit, notably 5 U. Sask. offerings 8 Man and Skye 13 Aircraft-related prefix 14 One of music’s Three Bs 15 Disastrous number of people to vote for you 16 Tortilla creation 17 The Harp constellation 18 Verdi’s Aida, e.g. 19 Mistakenly created a giant Disney character? 22 Observed and recorded 23 Type setter’s units 24 Like Shrek 27 100 bani, in Romania 28 Natl. 5% surcharge 31 Wound with a grenade 32 Like a conger 35 Not cloudy or grey 37 Unjustifiable absence from the angling party? 40 Unoccupied 41 Celtic Christianity centre 42 Long, lyric works 43 Paris’ Pont ___ Arts 44 Turn left instead of right, say 46 Most pluck-worthy 48 Did lunch 49 What the Grim Reaper represents 51 Become shorthanded by an old Oriental labourer having bigger things in mind? 56 Zombie’s lack 57 “Do it or ___!” 58 Plaintive sounding bird 60 End of a lace 61 Comedian Laurel 62 Finish the lawn 63 Boxer’s restraint 64 “By the way...” 65 Airplane assignment
DOWN 1 Corpulent 2 Enlarge a hole 3 Oceanic apex predator 4 Words spoken late in the evening 5 Wishy- washy reply 6 Sharptasting 7 Deep-piled carpet 8 To such a degree 9 Songs for one 10 Bakery buy 11 Jealousy relative 12 Gloater’s shout 14 Poppycock 20 Dawn personified 21 “Golly!” 24 Rubbed out, so to speak 25 Serious dirt 26 Coarse files 27 Singer Loretta 28 Rock full of crystals 29 Some Asian spirits 30 Secret romantic get-together 33 Sharif’s relative, maybe 34 IndoChinese language 36 Escape clauses 38 Upper canines 39 Crusader’s foe 45 Classic pre-WWI car 47 “Was ___ blame?” 48 Biblical beasts of burden 49 Peace River feature 50 English composition 51 Winter Olympics sport 52 Spanish earthen pot 53 Urquhart Castle’s loch 54 Valuable vein 55 Meditative discipline 56 Bosom buddy 59 COM or GOV alternative