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alongside Bobby Hull and the
Winnipeg Jets. “We were in Europe
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
for 36 days, mostly in Sweden and The Sky’s The Limit
Finland playing games against the DOWN
Jets, but we played a few teams from 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Delay in dealing with
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over there as well.” 2 Asian wild goats

Mario got off to a strong start 14 15 16 3 ___ just a number
with the Toro’s. The season opener 18 19 4 Nestle treat
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resulted in a 6-3 victory against 5 Colonist?
the Huston Aero’s and Mario was 20 21 22 6 Can’t take the heat
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chosen as the game’s second star -
23 24 25 26 8 Can hold back snow
Gordie Howe was the first star. “I 9 Knight or Baxter
still have a photo from that game. 27 T 28 29 30 10 Uh-ohs, in print form
Gordie Howe is in my crease with 11 Mewled

his knee between my legs and Toro 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 12 Intestinal third portions
defenseman Jim Dorey is trying to 13 Of a US media org.
38 39 40 18 Random selection acronym
move him out of there.” 19 Peaceable
The Toronto Toro’s had several 41 42 43 25 One under a delusion?
former NHL players. They were 44 45 46 47 26 Blue-pencils

coached by Bobby Baun and had 28 Cat call, at the stadium
two other former Maple Leafs, Frank 48 49 50 51 29 ___ big meal

Mahovlich and Paul Henderson, also 30 Not kosher
52 53 54 55 56 57 31 The Southern cross
on the team. “I was only 20 yrs. old,” 32 Kidney: Pref.
Mario recalled. “Les Binkley was my 58 59 60 33 Car renter who tries harder
backup, and he was 41 at the time, 34 Schtick
only two years younger than my 61 62 63 37 Lively Houston Texans’ stad.
father. Les had played several years 39 Oh! Carol singer
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with the Pittsburg Penguins and I
was able to learn a lot from him.” 42 Fashion’s Eugene, et al.
46 Patriot Hale
The Toro home games were played ACROSS ACROSS 47 Concordat
on Friday evenings and shown on 1 Sirius, for one 40 Give off 48 Central and Hyde
Global TV, with Mike Anscombe and 5 Not ___ (Isn’t the case) 41 Mediator 49 Thumbtack
Carl Brewer doing the play-by-play 10 Gemini’s Castor or Pollux 42 Abandons a sinking ship? 50 Label that nixed the Beatles
and colour commentary. “Global 14 Othello villain 43 Former No.1 Steffi 51 ___ Celine, so-called
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wasn’t available in Cornwall. Every 16 Dog call 45 Indicated 53 Judy’s daughter
Friday night, my father and a couple 17 Aka Ursa Minor 48 Bird of ___ (Aka Apus) 54 Just do it
of his friends would drive up to 20 Constellation in black squares* 49 ASAP 57 Patriarchs
Morrisburg, have a couple of beers 21 Trough on a pole 52 Cover up 59 Formula One’s Fabi
and watch the game at the Loyalist 22 Job registers 55 Actress Carrere 60 Tombstone abbrev.
Hotel,” shared Mario. 23 Belonging to a Maritime prov. 56 Au revoir
24 The Seven Sisters, in the sky 58 Constellation with scales? *Aka The Hunter
The Toronto Toro’s did not make 27 Boat propellers? 61 OT prophet is home to two bright luminaries,
the playoffs that year, so when the 28 Precedes propeller 62 Twanger Steve the blue supergiant Rigel (actually
season finished, Mario was sent 31 Cancer, the ___ constellation 63 Leader Il ___ four stars that appear as a single
to their farm team, the Buffalo 35 Contrary to hearsay, it can fly 64 Goes with means blue-white point of light) and the
Norsemen of the NAHL. This led 36 Sequential 65 Beginning red supergiant Betelgeuse, which
we associate with the Hollywood
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to a unique experience for Mario. blockbuster movie Beetlejuice.
The Norseman were playing the Actor Michael Keaton ad-libbed
Johnstown Jets in the playoffs. The about 90% of his movie lines.
Jets, with the three Carlson brothers, Puzzle by Douglas Taillon
Solutions on page 44
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