Hi all!
Jeffrey here.
“Both Sides Now” is this week’s puzzle title and each theme answer has the same clue [Opposite of the circled word within] and that’s the theme. The circled letters spell a word that is the opposite of the longer word. Pretty cool.
17a EXACERBATED/ABATED.
24a RESIGNED/REIGNED.
36a COMMUNICATIVE/MUTE.
49a THOROUGH/ROUGH.
59a FABRICATION/FACT.
Canadian content:
48 [Riverdale or Rydell: Abbr.] – SCH. Riverdale (the school where Archie and his pals go) is one of many CW shows filmed in Vancouver. Rydell High School is from Grease. Tell me more!
62a [Meech Lake accord?] – OUI. Meech Lake, Quebec. The Meech Lake Accord was also the name of a proposed constitutional amendment agreement.
65a [Baseball two-outers: Abbr.] – DPS. Double plays return to Toronto Friday as the Blue Jays finally get to return to Rogers Centre.
4d [Olympic swimmer Rachel ____ of Lethbridge] – NICOL. She was on the 2016 team.
10d [____ the Kid (Crosby’s nickname)] –SID. Hockey legends Sidney Crosby.
11d [She did a famous “Hallelujah” cover] –K D LANG. “Hallelujah” composer Leonard Cohen is also a Canadian.
18d [Kitimat, B.C.’s Robinson who wrote “Monkey Beach”] –EDEN.
43d [She wrote of Offred in Gilead] –ATWOOD. Ottawa-born Margaret Atwood.
45d [Canadian-based power company] –FORTIS.
47d [Canucks mascot Fin the Whale, for one] –ORCA.
Bonus title Canadian content: Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell.
Tip of the Week
This past weekend was the Boswords (virtual) crossword tournament. Congratulations to winner Paulo Pasco and to Canadian Will Nediger, who finished second overall! The next tournament is Lollapuzzoola 14, taking place on Saturday, August 21. It is co-run by Brian Cimmet, co-host of the Fill Me In podcast. Trivia: Our own Barb was a guest on episode 32 of Fill Me In, way back in 2008.
See you next week!