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© ClassiCanadian Crosswords© ClassiCanadian Crosswordsby Barbara Olson © ClassiCanadian Crosswords AcrossAcross ACROSS Across 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13YOU’RE DA BOMB! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 © ClassiCanadian Crosswords 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Pats (at), as mascara1 Pats (at), as mascaraAcross 1 Pats (at), as mascara 14 1 14 14 2 3 4 15 5 15 15 6 7 8 16 9 16 16 10 11 12 13 5 9 5 Beehive or bob 9 Tough kind of question for a Beehive or bob Tough kind of question for a 1 Pats (at), as mascara 5 Beehive or bob 5 Beehive or bob 9 Tough kind of question for a 1717 1417 1818 1518 1919 19 16 fence-sitter 14 "___ Wood sawed wood" (tongue twister) 15 Watch for, in text shorthand fence-sitter 14 "___ Wood sawed wood" (tongue twister) 15 Watch for, in text shorthand 9 Tough kind of question for a fence-sitter 14 "___ Wood sawed wood" (tongue twister) fence-sitter 14 "___ Wood sawed wood" (tongue twister) 15 Watch for, in text shorthand 20 24 29 20 24 29 17 20 24 20 24 29 21 22 25 26 30 21 22 25 26 30 18 21 22 25 26 21 22 25 26 30 23 27 28 31 23 27 28 31 19 23 27 28 23 27 28 31 16 Don't leave out? 17 Trader ___ (restaurant named 16 Don't leave out? 17 Trader ___ (restaurant named 15 Watch for, in text shorthand 16 Don't leave out? 16 Don't leave out? 17 Trader ___ (restaurant named 3232 2932 3333 33 303434 34 3535 353636 36 313737 37 in "Werewolves of London") 18 Select only the best 20 "___ Blindness" (Milton in "Werewolves of London") 18 Select only the best 20 "___ Blindness" (Milton 17 Trader ___ (restaurant named in "Werewolves of London") 18 Select only the best in "Werewolves of London") 18 Select only the best 20 "___ Blindness" (Milton 32 4141 414242 38 39 42 38 3933 38 39 38 39 34 4343 43 35 36 4040 40 40 37 4444 444545 454646 464747 47 sonnet) 22 Twosome 23 Carol Burnett prop sonnet) 22 Twosome 23 Carol Burnett prop 20 "___ Blindness" (Milton sonnet) 22 Twosome sonnet) 22 Twosome 23 Carol Burnett prop 48 53 48 53 41 48 48 53 42 49 54 49 54 55 43 49 49 54 55 50 55 50 50 50 51 52 56 51 52 56 44 45 51 52 51 52 56 46 47 24 The very distant past24 The very distant past23 Carol Burnett prop24 The very distant past 5757 57 53 5858 58 54 55 5959 59 56 29 Name of Bambi's guardian29 Name of Bambi's guardian24 The very distant past29 Name of Bambi's guardian 6060 5760 6161 616262 62 58 6363 636464 64 596565 65 30 "The Raven" poet30 "The Raven" poet29 Name of Bambi's guardian30 "The Raven" poet 31 High-I.Q. group31 High-I.Q. group30 "The Raven" poet31 High-I.Q. group 6666 6066 61 62 6767 67 63 64 6868 6568 32 Start of a kid's selection 32 Start of a kid's selection 31 High-I.Q. group32 Start of a kid's selection 6969 6669 7070 6770 7171 6871 process 34 They "return" in a "Star Wars" process 34 They "return" in a "Star Wars" 32 Start of a kid's selection process process 34 They "return" in a "Star Wars" 69 70 71 title 37 Albanian currency title 37 Albanian currency 34 They "return" in a "Star Wars" title title 37 Albanian currency DownDownDown DOWN 36 U2's "All I Want ___"36 U2's "All I Want ___"36 U2's "All I Want ___" 38 Make a picture perfect, digitally 41 "Will be," in a Doris Day hit 43 China Lily ___ sauce 44 Cluster of feathers 48 Cars named for a German industrialist 50 Trounce, colloquially 52 Prefix with -phyte and -natal 53 Sixth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series 57 High points in a sherpa's career?: Abbr. 58 Soccer squat? 59 "I'm going to count ___" (parent's warning) 60 Canadian director of "The Sweet Hereafter" 65 Easy-bake cake maker Lee 66 "Obviously, Einstein!" 67 "Private Dancer" singer Turner 68 Words in an "Elba" palindrome 69 Columnist's "two cents" pieces 70 Sound accompanying "just like that!" 71 Extra: Abbr. 1 Loyal fan 2 Utterly inane 3 BTO's frontman 4 "Wake Up Little ___" 5 "Cross Country Checkup" airer 6 "Impressive!" 7 L'___ Montréal (island city in Québec) 8 Canadiens' former arena, with "the" 9 "Yippee!" 10 Particularly: Abbr. 11 Holdup coverup, maybe 12 Cage on a movie set 13 Atoning for a no-no, militarystyle 19 Difficult word for Inspector Clouseau 21 Drink carefully, as hot tea 25 Austin Powers' power 26 Bumps into 27 Corp. transfer, in realtor-speak 28 Lacking the knack 33 WWI Belgian battleground 35 "Well, whoop-di-___" 39 Fifty percent 40 Heavy-duty Harley, in slang 41 Convertible type 42 "The One With the Butt" on "Friends," e.g. 45 Garment worn at the barre 46 In a frenzied state 47 Painted "piggy" part 49 Aria or lullaby 51 It's on a monkey's back 54 Reasons to use water cannons 55 Accessible only by air, as a work camp 56 Where the owl and the pussycat went 57 "Look ___ hands!" 61 Joe with a stiff kick 62 Words on many Canadian souvenirs 63 "Wheel of Fortune" request 64 Go out for a bit? 38 Make a picture perfect, digitally 41 "Will be," in a Doris Day hit 43 China Lily ___ sauce 44 Cluster of feathers 48 Cars named for a German industrialist 50 Trounce, colloquially 52 Prefix with -phyte and -natal 53 Sixth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series 57 High points in a sherpa's career?: Abbr. 58 Soccer squat? 59 "I'm going to count ___" (parent's warning) 60 Canadian director of "The Sweet Hereafter" 65 Easy-bake cake maker Lee 66 "Obviously, Einstein!" 67 "Private Dancer" singer Turner 68 Words in an "Elba" palindrome 69 Columnist's "two cents" pieces 70 Sound accompanying "just like that!" 71 Extra: Abbr. 1 Loyal fan 2 Utterly inane 3 BTO's frontman 4 "Wake Up Little ___" 5 "Cross Country Checkup" airer 6 "Impressive!" 7 L'___ Montréal (island city in Québec) 8 Canadiens' former arena, with "the" 9 "Yippee!" 10 Particularly: Abbr. 11 Holdup coverup, maybe 12 Cage on a movie set 13 Atoning for a no-no, militarystyle 19 Difficult word for Inspector Clouseau 21 Drink carefully, as hot tea 25 Austin Powers' power 26 Bumps into 27 Corp. transfer, in realtor-speak 28 Lacking the knack 33 WWI Belgian battleground 35 "Well, whoop-di-___" 39 Fifty percent 40 Heavy-duty Harley, in slang 41 Convertible type 42 "The One With the Butt" on "Friends," e.g. 45 Garment worn at the barre 46 In a frenzied state 47 Painted "piggy" part 49 Aria or lullaby 51 It's on a monkey's back 54 Reasons to use water cannons 55 Accessible only by air, as a work camp 56 Where the owl and the pussycat went 57 "Look ___ hands!" 61 Joe with a stiff kick 62 Words on many Canadian souvenirs 63 "Wheel of Fortune" request 64 Go out for a bit? 37 Albanian currency 38 Make a picture perfect, digitally 41 "Will be," in a Doris Day hit 43 China Lily ___ sauce 44 Cluster of feathers 48 Cars named for a German industrialist 50 Trounce, colloquially 52 Prefix with -phyte and -natal 53 Sixth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series 57 High points in a sherpa's career?: Abbr. 58 Soccer squat? 59 "I'm going to count ___" (parent's warning) 60 Canadian director of "The Sweet Hereafter" 65 Easy-bake cake maker Lee 66 "Obviously, Einstein!" 67 "Private Dancer" singer Turner 68 Words in an "Elba" palindrome 69 Columnist's "two cents" pieces 70 Sound accompanying "just like that!" Down 1 Loyal fan 2 Utterly inane 3 BTO's frontman 4 "Wake Up Little ___" 5 "Cross Country Checkup" airer 6 "Impressive!" 7 L'___ Montréal (island city in Québec) 8 Canadiens' former arena, with "the" 9 "Yippee!" 10 Particularly: Abbr. 11 Holdup coverup, maybe 12 Cage on a movie set 13 Atoning for a no-no, militarystyle 19 Difficult word for Inspector Clouseau 21 Drink carefully, as hot tea 25 Austin Powers' power 26 Bumps into 27 Corp. transfer, in realtor-speak 28 Lacking the knack 33 WWI Belgian battleground 36 U2's "All I Want ___" 39 Fifty percent 40 Heavy-duty Harley, in slang 41 Convertible type 42 "The One With the Butt" on "Friends," e.g. 45 Garment worn at the barre 46 In a frenzied state 47 Painted "piggy" part 49 Aria or lullaby 51 It's on a monkey's back 54 Reasons to use water cannons 55 Accessible only by air, as a work camp 56 Where the owl and the pussycat went 57 "Look ___ hands!" 61 Joe with a stiff kick 62 Words on many Canadian souvenirs 63 "Wheel of Fortune" request 64 Go out for a bit? 38 Make a picture perfect, digitally 41 "Will be," in a Doris Day hit 43 China Lily ___ sauce 44 Cluster of feathers 48 Cars named for a German industrialist 50 Trounce, colloquially 52 Prefix with -phyte and -natal 53 Sixth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series 57 High points in a sherpa's career?: Abbr. 58 Soccer squat? 59 "I'm going to count ___" (parent's warning) 60 Canadian director of "The Sweet Hereafter" 65 Easy-bake cake maker Lee 66 "Obviously, Einstein!" 67 "Private Dancer" singer Turner 68 Words in an "Elba" palindrome 69 Columnist's "two cents" pieces 70 Sound accompanying "just like that!" 71 Extra: Abbr. 1 Loyal fan 2 Utterly inane 3 BTO's frontman 4 "Wake Up Little ___" 5 "Cross Country Checkup" airer 6 "Impressive!" 7 L'___ Montréal (island city in Québec) 8 Canadiens' former arena, with "the" 9 "Yippee!" 10 Particularly: Abbr. 11 Holdup coverup, maybe 12 Cage on a movie set 13 Atoning for a no-no, militarystyle 19 Difficult word for Inspector Clouseau 21 Drink carefully, as hot tea 25 Austin Powers' power 26 Bumps into 27 Corp. transfer, in realtor-speak 28 Lacking the knack 33 WWI Belgian battleground 35 "Well, whoop-di-___" 39 Fifty percent 40 Heavy-duty Harley, in slang 41 Convertible type 42 "The One With the Butt" on "Friends," e.g. 45 Garment worn at the barre 46 In a frenzied state 47 Painted "piggy" part 49 Aria or lullaby 51 It's on a monkey's back 54 Reasons to use water cannons 55 Accessible only by air, as a work camp 56 Where the owl and the pussycat went 57 "Look ___ hands!" 61 Joe with a stiff kick 62 Words on many Canadian souvenirs 63 "Wheel of Fortune" request 64 Go out for a bit? By Barbara Olson ©ClassiCanadian Crosswords You’ll find the solution on page 38 71 Extra: Abbr. www.lindsayadvocate.ca 35 "Well, whoop-di-___" 33

Nate Copeland

Becoming his true self

JAMIE MORRIS Writer-at-large

Nate Copeland is an amateur actor, parent, early To bring his body into alignment with his gender childhood educator, member of Cambridge United identity, for the past two years Nate has been receiving Church and a sci-fi fanatic. He’s also a transgender man. testosterone injections. Soon he will have “top surgery”

“When I started at the theatre I wasn’t out as trans- — removal of some breast tissue and contouring of the gender,” he told Denis Grignon on a recent episode of chest. The Advocate Podcast. “The theatre family are the peo- He’s had support from the theatre family, from Genple who backed me. It was a safe place to explore my der Journeys in Peterborough, from friends and most identity.” family, from his church, from Authentic Self Counselling

I wondered what it had been like to Services in Oshawa. grow up and transition in what is, after But he’s also encountered those all, a small town. In a long telephone who lack understanding. His Lindsay conversation, Nate generously shared doctor didn’t feel equipped to provide his story. “I’ve always, on some level, hormone therapy, and Nate had to go known I was transgender. I just didn’t to Oshawa. Some in his extended family have the words.” aren’t accepting. There are co-workers

As a child he was, Nate says, “a who feel he shouldn’t be working with bit tomboyish.” He hated dresses and kids — that it will “confuse” them. chose unisex gear; as an adolescent he And he’s experienced transphobia borrowed his dad’s muscle shirts. At 10 in some stores and in day-to-day enhe knew he was different from the girls counters. Nate likes tradition and smallaround him, and at one point decided town life, but he understands why some to discuss it with his parents but lost of his LGBTQ+ friends have chosen to his nerve. leave.

At 17 Nate made a conscious de- So, how can we support people who cision to follow a traditional route. are transgender? “People try to overHe dated, then married; at 30 he gave complicate being transgender. It’s the birth to a daughter. He completed a Nate Copeland result of a hormone imbalance in the university degree and an early child- womb that results in some wrong body hood education program, and became supervisor of a parts,” Nate says, adding that transgender people are just childcare centre. “I checked all the boxes,” he says. people, and there’s as much diversity within the trans-

It was the birth of his daughter that led to a crisis. gender population as there is in the general population. “When a child is born, you can’t help but feel emotions,” Above all, he’d like to see a welcoming, inclusive he says, “including all the emotions I’d been suppressing.” community. That means educating ourselves.

Two years later, his mental health spiralling, Nate Check out library resources, contact PFLAG (a local came out to his husband. They stayed together trying support group), drop into the Pride picnic this summer. to make it work, but Nate’s discontentment had grown. And it’s imperative to include children in the discussion “I needed to feel whole.” He moved out with his daugh- and make gender diversity part of the school curriculum. ter in an amicable separation and the two parents share “The more children know, the better equipped and custody. the safer they are.”