Welcome to my fourth ClassiCanadianCrosswords blog. I hope you don’t think I’m 49 across yet.

The title is “Some Things Are Like That” and what three theme answers have in common is that  54a/70a – THEY’RE ALL WASHED UP.

20a [Beach find used for funky art] – DRIFTWOOD wash up on the shore

26a [Work crew with scalpels and sutures] – SURGICAL TEAMS wash up before they operate

49a [Once he was hot and now he’s not] – YESTERDAY’S MAN is a washed up individual

Canadian content:

15a [Vancouver Island town with a “clue” in its name] – UCLUELET  is on the Pacific Ocean and I haven’t visited in quite a few years. This might be a good year to return as I stay close to home.

37a [‘80s rocker ____ Nova] – ALDO. He had a hit song called Fantasy. Other Montreal-born 80’s[ish] singers: Andy Kim, Men Without Hats, France Joli, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Leonard Cohen.

41a [Trade sch. In Edmonton] – NAIT  -Northern Alberta Institute of Technology . A few weeks ago we saw: [Calgary trade sch.] SAIT – Southern Alberta. Be on the lookout for Red Deer’s CAIT – Central Alberta Institute of Technology (just kidding.)

7d [Angus ____ Institute] – REID is a polling and research organization.

35d [CTV anchor LaFlamme] – LISA. CTV is a major television network and Lisa LaFlamme is the chief anchor on the national news.

51 [ ____ Grégoire Trudeau] – SOPHIE is married to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Did you know?

An answer can be more than one word long. SPIT ON, THE MAFIA, A SMILE, A TWO, ONE BY ONE, I AM WOMAN are some examples.

This week’s puzzle seems to be a bit on the tougher side. If there are other answers you need explained just leave a comment and I’ll answer.

That’s all for this week. Wash your hands!