SOUNDS LIKE A PARTY!
by Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords
ACROSS
1. Two-footed walker
6. Initials of JFK’s assassin
9. Red Deer’s province: Abbr.
13. “Toodle-oo,” in Toulouse
14. Cons given conditional release
16. The central and vital thing (2,3,3,3,3)
18. ‘80s show “Wok With ___”
19. Bruin in the night sky
20. So-called “life of Riley”
21. Sound at the start of “gym” (4,1)
23. Blue Bombers’ group: Abbr.
25. “Sick, dude!”
28. Defeatist’s rhetorical query (3,2,1,6)
31. Nickname of Dallas, Texas (3,1)
34. Down times
35. Canadian writer Lisa
36. Co-writer of “Imagine”
37. Gibson or Torme
38. “For ___ a jolly good ...”
40. Ton, ta, ___
41. Took the wrong way?
43. Visual “hubba hubba!”
45. “Show me you can” (2,2)
46. Family-friendly cry of frustration (2,3,3,4)
49. Word after “lo” or “chow”
50. Cop force beyond the GTA
51. Furniture store array
54. Haing of “The Killing Fields”
56. Abbr. beside 911, maybe
58. Red wine variety, for short
60. After Bite or baking soda paste (3,5,6)
63. Charles Lamb, notably
64. __-ground missile: Abbr. (3,2)
65. Purchase levies in most of Canada: Abbr.
66. His or her, in Hull
67. Maxwell House shelf mate
DOWN
1. Treat with kid gloves
2. Brainstorming output
3. Heavy load for a mover
4. Slippery swimmer
5. Minnesota city on Lake Superior
6. Senior’s care aides: Abbr.
7. Went ape (3,1,3)
8. It’s in the veins
9. Candy’s costar in “Canadian Bacon”
10. Charge for using, as property: Abbr. (5,2)
11. Lens for far-away shots
12. System of silent speech: Abbr.
15. Butter weight, often: Abbr. (3,2)
17. Diamond-patterned, as socks
22. Opposite of reverse: Abbr.
24. Does some angling
26. “Able was ___ saw Elba” (1,3,1)
27. Colgate competitor
29. Blob of whipped cream, say
30. Meditative murmurs
31. ___ buddies (close pals)
32. Bible beginning, before “beginning” (2,3)
33. Utterly silly behaviour
37. Blue part of “une carte”
39. Newbie crossword solver’s need, likely
42. Like the Nile, compared to the rest
44. Cost of doing business
45. “Fer shure!”
47. “The old age of youth,” per Victor Hugo
48. “M*A*S*H” war
52. Bitter-tasting
53. “It’s ___ say, but I’m afraid ...” (3,2)
55. Madrid mama bears
57. Executive groups: Abbr.
59. Invite letters hinted at by the circled words
60. Plead in earnest
61. “___ for Innocent” (Grafton mystery)
62. Lost soldier abbreviation
Games
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2022-11-23T08:00:00.0000000Z
2022-11-23T08:00:00.0000000Z
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