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Think Canadian! Crosswords: 76 Puzzles

by Barbara Olson and Dave Macleod

108 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); illustrated; catalogue #04-2117; ISBN 1-4120-4310-7; US$14.49, C$17.50, EUR11.75, £8.50

This book offers a refreshing approach to solving the crossword puzzle: the Canadian approach. Each of its 76 daily-sized crosswords has a distinct made-in-Canada flavour.

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About the Book Millions of Canadians crave a good mental challenge, and in order to feed their hunger many turn to the daily crossword puzzle in their local newspaper. Often, however, before they even get to 1-Across, they must stop thinking "in Canadian" and shift cultural gears. It is a sad reality that Canada just doesn't figure highly in what is undoubtedly one of our favourite pastimes: solving the daily crossword. The crosswords in this book contain plenty of references to this country: its heroes and rogues, its geography, sports, history, arts, - its "Canadian-ness." Here the solver might discover a Knowlton, a Gzowski, an Iqaluit, or maybe even a Come By Chance. Our Canadian spelling is recognised as well, in words such as "colour" and "centre", and there is also a sprinkling of French, in keeping with the bilingual nature of this land. These puzzles appeal to a broad range of solvers, from the dabbler at testing the waters to the seasoned crossword pro looking for a serious cranial workout. Many puzzles are themed and titled. Other, perhaps more challenging puzzles are themeless. While the puzzles vary in difficulty and style, they share one critical thing. They'll make you Think Canadian!

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About the Author Barbara Olson's love of words has led her to earn a degree in French Translation, to write a newspaper column on the joys and pitfalls of the English language, and most recently, to construct crossword puzzles. Her puzzles have appeared in Saturday Night Magazine, The Toronto Sun, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and have been syndicated to hundreds of web sites and publications across the continent. She is committed to integrating Canadian culture into crossword puzzles and her contribution to this book is a stride towards achieving that goal. Barbara lives in Nelson, BC. Born of Canadian parents in Princeton, New Jersey, Dave Macleod's awareness of the cultural differences between the two countries began at an early age. He moved to Canada in 1975 to study Forestry, and in his spare time he learned, among other things, to construct crosswords. His puzzles have since appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and the Boston Globe, among others. Dave lives in Nelson, BC.

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Excerpts

Alberta Bound
by Dave Macleod

Across 1. Remembrance Day month 9. Lose, as keys 15. Hawkeye Pierce portrayer 16. Like the palace at Versailles 17. 2003 Grey Cup champs 19. Autumnal equinox mo. 20. Rank of 15-Across: Abbr. 21. Half of France? 22. "The Dinosaur Capital of the World" locale 27. She's a Teenage Witch 30. Storm centre 31. Garbo role (1935) 33. Monastery head 38. Gershwin and Levin 39. ___ firma 42. Carson's successor 43. Just know 45. "Exodus" co-star 47. Mao ___-tung 50. Stunt man, for example 51. Where the Athabasca glacier is 54. End of grace 56. "Wheel of Fortune" buy 57. Group of whales 60. The world's biggest rodeo 66. Weaken with water 67. Went at, as birthday presents 68. Finishes a deal 69. Soft-shell crabs Down 1. Words from stubborn Scots 2. Ye ___ Curiosity Shoppe 3. Siren 4. Antacid brand 5. British Isle 6. You might hold the mayo on this 7. Tokyo, formerly

8. Lorne Greene's Ponderosa 9. More often than not 10. Nettle 11. Nasty, as remarks 12. Weaker, as an excuse 13. Building block of physics 14. "___ Can" (Sammy Davis Jr. autobiography) 18. Olympic sword 22. Accoutrements 23. ___ Tin Tin 24. Army squad 25. Lion or horse feature 26. Meadow 27. Visits Lake Louise, perhaps 28. Swiss river to the Rhine 29. Kind of muffin 32. Start of the MGM motto 34. Lose in a staring contest 35. Relax, as rules 36. R.E.M.'s "The ___ Love" 37. Wile E. Coyote, for one 40. Gravelly utterance 41. Ski resort near Snowbird 44. UFO pilots 46. Scuff up 48. Extras 49. Beginning of a selection process 51. Stuff in a mold 52. Black cattle breed 53. Breathers 54. Current status? 55. It's sometimes sent by satellite 57. Skunk LePew 58. Baltic Sea feeder 59. Library locales 61. Had a little lamb 62. Small child 63. Is for more than one? 64. ___ culpa 65. Lap dog, for short