Letters & Opinion

Sandy Hill Crossword

By Ralph Blaine

ACROSS

1. Famous hot sauce named for a Mexican state but made in Louisiana (7)

5. Aflame [with 7 down] (2,4)

8. Former Sandy Hill swimming spot south of Strathcona Park (8,4)

10. A cylindrical rod (frequently made of wood) often used to reinforce joints in cabinetry (5)

11. Make a sudden quick movement to somewhere (4,3)

12. [See 6 down]

13. What most nails are bound to meet (6)

16. Machu Picchu has llamas and ruins but, alas, these days there are… (2, 5)

18. The solemn ceremonies observed by various groups of religious faith (5)

20. This long-standing shop on Laurier will make you a calendar, brochure, or poster (7,5)

22. The Sandy Hill place to eat in a regal setting might be the Shawarma … [with 21 down] (6)

23. What one might call a remedy that promises relief in 24 hours (3,4)


DOWN

1. How you might address a greeting card presented on the third Sunday in June (2,3)

2. Recently reeling from a near death experience, this local business is back up and showing (7,6)

3. Specialist in a particular branch of study (7)

4. Use to excess (6)

5. Additional (5)

6. As October’s municipal election approached, residents of Sandy Hill, Vanier, and Lowertown were probably wondering who would (6,7,6) [with 12 across]

7. The second note on a major scale (2)

9. At a great distance (4)

12. An adjective similar to alright and acceptable (4)

14. Decrease in size or wasting away of a body part (7)

15. On the border of Sandy Hill there is a bridge and an . . .. . . . . . that share the name Cummings (6)

17. This Nobel Prize winner is honoured in Sandy Hill, not with a street or avenue but a Private. (5)

19. French Composer and pianist Erik . . . . . . . (5)

21. Dad (2)

Solution