Syttende Mai Kryssord

Frihetens farger—The Colors of Freedom ANDY MEYER Assistant Editor The Norwegian American This year’s Syttende Mai crossword is lighter in thematic material, but it calls attention to the designer of perhaps the most common sight on Norway’s national day, lining Norwegian streets (one of which also makes a subtle appearance in the puzzle) from Oslo to Seattle. As usual, this is a bilingual crossword, with answers that are in Norwegian marked with an (N) in the clue.   Vannrett (Across) 1 With 24-Across, designer of the Norwegian flag 8 Part for the main singer 10 Norway’s big cheese 11 Fire + fire (N) 12 Fish with mysterious reproductive cycles 13 Common giveaway to NPR donors 17 Central feature of many a university campus 21 Species whose 20-Down is a lot like a human’s 23 World’s second largest island, after Greenland 24