| CANADA DAY CRYPTIC NO. 53 |
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| ACROSS 2 Beam at hearing from Ontario Premier. (3) 5 Left famous Canadian singer in Ceylon. (5) 8 One hundred joining escapade of Prime Minister. (5) 11 Small amount of money lent by opular Canadian band. (5) 12 Canadian composer is idol around university Left. (5) 14 Sounds like Canadian phone company is pretty French. (5) 17 Canadian railway service takes in Connecticut, Oregon and British Columbia city. (8) 18 Reason Ben Johnson lost Canadian medal is sorted, somehow. (8) 19 Canadian birds get lost, nearly, around Ontario. (5) 20 Give first public showing of a French live broadcast. (6) 21 Fools one half of Dionne Quintuplets' last pair. (6) 22 Man removed core of Canada's official tree. (4) 23 Game score from Argo-Alouette exhibition. (4) 25 Controversial Canadian figure that is dividing Right and Left. (4) 26 Died in East Nova Scotia's outer limits. (4) 27 Liberal leader in problematic situation--Has lack of vision. (5) 28 French cheese contains a bit of Niagara water mixed with salt. (5) 30 Raised backing for Northwest organization. (5) 31 Famous Canadian street in early stage of development, I hear. (5) 32 Relatives find gold by Northwest Territories, near south. (5) |
| DOWN 1 Rains damaged a Southern Ontario city. (6) 3 Parts of suburb lack ballots to register a 'No' vote. (9) 4 Canadian hockey player's score less neat? (4,7) 6 Family surrounds the French Premier. (5) 7 Element involved in crash of famous Canadian doctor. (7) 9 TV hero's sidekick gets a couple of roles in Canadian city. (7) 10 Bit of grass legalized, Alberta upholds. (5) 13 Salad vegetable from developing region around East & North Ontario. (5,5) 15 Canadian musician arranged Lena Horne CD around beginning of October. (7,5) 16 Canadian superstar's face lined, I only reveal. (6,4) 24 Ridge in outer parts of Lethbridge. (5) 27 Financial district Alberta mounted by beginning of year. (3) 28 Reversed a New Brunswick Act in Canadian history. (3) 29 Woman put up with Canadian sayings. (3) |