COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
Across
1. Canadian chocolate bar, Coffee __
6. CFL game division [abbr.]
9. Pen at the farm
12. Winnipeg-born actress Ms. Vardalos, and namesakes
16. __ _’er the Sea by Irish poet Thomas Moore
17. ‘End’ ending
18. The __, Manitoba
19. Roy Orbison’s “__ the Lonely”
20. Lager brewed in Saint John
22. Group of Seven artist (b.1882 d.1974): initials + surname
25. Inquire
26. Boot part
27. Confront
29. Hamilton wetlands sanctuary, __ Paradise Marsh
30. Detective series on which Canadian actor Raymond Burr starred
32. Archer’s skill
33. Merge the masses
36. Canadian astronaut/singer/guitarist: 2 wds.
42. Mata of legendary spydom
43. Lifetime blurb
44. Video games pioneer
45. Gin flavouring
46. Prefix that means ‘Egg’
47. Referenced
49. As sturdy as __ __
51. Ad-__ (Off-the-cuff)
52. Canadian Museum of __ (National attraction located in Gatineau, Quebec)
54. Municipality in Quebec; or, American author Mr. Sinclair
56. Northwest Territories flower emblem, Mountain __
58. Canadian hockey great Bobby
59. Gladiator’s 403
60. Grey, in Gaspe
61. Earthy hue
63. Didn’t realize, __ __ idea
64. Awards for Celine Dion
67. River inlet
68. __ silence
70. Literary sleuth Mr. Wolfe’s
72. Take in the takeout
73. Variety of fish
75. Cute furry creatures in the ‘Star Wars’ universe
77. Unhigh
78. Folk musician Mr. Guthrie
79. Fundy Region of New Brunswick... Tidal erosion formations nicknamed ‘Flowerpots’ because of their appearance: 2 wds.
82. Canadian star of superhero series “Arrow”, Stephen __
83. At the age of, in Latin [abbr.]
84. National __ (Quebec’s provincial legislative body)
86. Princess in Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake
89. Cole Porter’s “Well, Did You __?”
90. Texter’s “Are you serious!?”
91. “__, that is soo cuute!”
94. Steve __ (One of skiing’s legendary ‘Crazy Canucks’)
96. Fit for flight
99. Baseball great Mr. Martinez
100. Riled, __ up
101. Stimpy’s cartoon pal
102. Pals
103. Engaged guy’s party
104. Woodworking tool
105. Before
106. “__ of God” (1985) directed by Norman Jewison
Down
1. Trophy for Shania Twain, e.g.
2. Australian hoppers, fun-style
3. Reply to “How are ya?”: 2 wds.
4. The Outsiders author Ms. Hinton, et al.
5. Creative output for Leonard Cohen
6. Regina’s nickname: 2 wds.
7. __-la-la!
8. Western evergreen tree: 2 wds.
9. Command post in 2013 for the Colonel at #36-Across, International __ __
10. Actor Mr. Diggs
11. Saint John Airport code
12. Saskatchewan town sharing the name of the ‘Daughter of the Moon’ in Longfellow’s epic poem The Song of Hiawatha
13. Research facil.
14. Moisturizer ingredient
15. Thesaurus entries [abbr.]
21. “Which person?” ...wondered the owl
23. Maritimes home of Evangeline
24. Hairstyle
28. 998 Sarah McLachlan song
30. “__ _ Had a Hammer”
31. Brogue or loafer
33. “Well, this is just great ...not!”: 2 wds.
34. Neytiri, for one, in James Cameron’s “Avatar” (2009)
35. Canada Coat of Arms musical instrument, __ __ of Tara
37. Capital of Vietnam
38. Elvis Presley’s variantly-spelled middle name
39. Island in Nunavut
40. Butcher’s meat cut
41. Sitcom star Ms. Messing, et al.
43. Competitively spin a log
47. __ Notes (Canadian literature aids)
48. Title character of Montreal novelist Mordecai Richler’s ‘Apprenticeship’ classic in 1959: 2 wds.
50. “American Idol” judge Ms. DioGuardi’s
53. Istanbul’s country, to the IOC
55. Brooch
57. Energy
59. __ Heritage Trail, in the Northwest Territories
60. Prosper as a plant
61. Symphonic musical gr.
62. “Bye!”
63. Wolf’s bellow!
64. National Park in Newfoundland: 2 wds.
65. “__ come back now, y’hear?” (“The Beverly Hillbillies” theme song closer)
66. Small runway aircraft [acronym]
69. Display unsteadiness
71. Actress Ms. Sommer
74. Manitoba... Wapusk National Park landscape feature: 2 wds.
76. Baseball star Sammy
78. Toronto-born singer/songwriter Ms. Sky
80. “How were __ __ know?” (Nobody informed us)
81. Music note: letter + wd.
82. ‘__, November’ (Northern Ontario landscape painting by #22-Across)
85. Posh car
86. Selects
87. ‘Just __ __.’ (Nike slogan)
88. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s first wife
89. Just managed, with Out
91. Memo abbr.
92. Shout-of-fun!
93. Johann __ (The Swiss Family Robinson author)
95. __ Na Na
97. ‘Speed’ suffix
98. Household chores cloth