The Valley Wire

PAINTING THE HUMAN BODY

- By Barbara Olson © ClassiCana­dian Crosswords

ACROSS

1 Bee Gees’ surname

5 Sparrow’s stool

10 Decorative bit on a moccasin

14 Jazz diva Fitzgerald

15 ___ Carr University of Art and Design

16 Prefix meaning “within”

17 Cause of warts, in folklore

18 “Rise and shine!”: 2 wds.

19 Jacob’s twin in the Bible

20 Envelope extras: Abbr.

21 Gardener’s asset: 2 wds.

23 Sassy retort to an order: 2 wds.

25 Most promising

26 Get sustenance from: 2 wds.

29 “Mazel ___!”

30 Hobbit with Precious cargo?

32 Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati”

34 Cyber shopper’s site

38 Winning combinatio­n in tic-tac-toe

39 Backwoodsy bigot

42 Liverpool lav

43 ___’acte (intermissi­on)

45 Born leaders, astrologic­ally

46 Parts of speech like “parts” and “speech”

48 PC plug-in port

50 Made an effort

52 Windy winter warmer in Alberta

56 City in England and town in Ontario

59 Name for Highway

16 cutting across central Alberta

62 Retired Tory Ambrose

63 Swahili word for lioness

64 ___ Québécois

65 Eighth “mois”

66 Tap annoyance

67 Fit for ___: 2 wds.

68 Commercial hubs: Abbr.

69 Newsman Hanomansin­g, and others

70 Brontosaur­uses, e.g., for short

71 Prefix meaning “god”

DOWN

1 “Go ___, tiger!”: 2 wds.

2 Massey of old movies

3 Prairie tribe named for their dark moccasins

4 Child who is wicked from day one: 2 wds.

5 Identified

6 9-1-1 call: Abbr.

7 ___ of passage (initiation)

8 Crossword constructo­r, at times

9 Like a swinging pocket watch

10 Place with drones and combs

11 Come next

12 Kingston-born rocker Bryan

13 Say “Yeah, right,” say

22 Classical grp. in Ontario

24 “Is it just ___ ...?”: 2 wds.

27 Shoppe descriptor, after “ye”

28 Tot’s taboos

30 Us’s “them”

31 Don’s former Coach’s Corner mate

33 Chicks’ digs

35 Wireless technology named for a Danish king

36 Get an ___ (ace, as a test): 2 wds.

37 Calls in the ‘hood

40 Athlete’s arm joint protector: 2 wds.

41 Reformist John for whom a Toronto college is named

44 Practice for a track relay: 2 wds.

47 Be a ham in “Hamlet”

49 Nickname of Sault Ste. Marie with “the”

51 Makes the trench deeper

52 Pop’s Lauper

53 ___ pin drop: 2 wds.

54 Crazy, in rap slang 55 Fatigues colour

57 Become hardened to

58 Dustin Hoffman role in “Midnight Cowboy”

60 Former Conservati­ve leader O’Toole

61 O’s is 8, to a chemist: Abbr.

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