COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
Across
1. Composer Mr. Hamlisch, to pals
5. Graduate’s degree, e.g.
8. Heighten
13. __ Haven (King William Island settlement in Nunavut)
17. California hometown of The Bionic Woman
18. Bash
19. Aria in Richard Wagner opera Lohengrin: “__ Dream”
20. Writer Mr. Uris
21. Temples and shrines
23. CCG... Canadian __ __ (It protects our waters and mariners)
25. “Take a look at __!” (Hey, over here!)
26. “Darn!”
27. Apartment-living payment
28. The ‘Grosse Ile and the Irish Memorial’ is a National Historic Site of Canada on the St. Lawrence River where there was one in operation for immigrants at the Port of Quebec, from 1832 to 1937: 2 wds.
34. Jean-__ (Metro station in Montreal)
35. Enough, to Shakespeare
36. Train-through-mountain passages
39. Cover, in falconry
40. Immense
41. Glacier-carved feature as in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland
43. Arrange
44. “Canadian Idol” Season 4 winner in 2006, Eva __
46. Booming time period, __ __ prosperity
47. Rikki-Tikki-__ (Rudyard Kipling story)
48. Haloed li’l people
51. ‘Carot’ finisher
52. Hand-__ glass
53. John Ronald __ Tolkien (J.R.R. Tolkien)
54. Richie Cunningham’s sitcom dad
56. Montreal-born writer Ms. Gallant of Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories
57. Canadian singer Alannah Myles’ chart-topper-about-Mr.-Presley: “Black __”
58. Celebrity tribute
59. Is in possession of a driver’s licence, e.g.: 2 wds.
60. Triumph
61. Tee’s alphabetic preceder
62. “Drinking __ _._.” by Canadian group Bran Van 3000
63. They hurt
64. Canadian food writer Mr. Richler (Son of author Mordecai)
66. 1000000, for short
67. Farley’s river rescuee in For Better or For Worse
68. Court
69. Key’s friend
73. Canadian jewellery store
75. Roughly
76. __ Lumpur, Malaysia
77. Bay du Nord __ __ (Newfoundland nature destination for outdoor recreation enthusiasts)
81. Virginia willow
82. Evening, in Quebec
83. Parisian torch singer Edith
84. Product by Canadian company BlackBerry
86. “Life Is a __” by The Band
90. ‘Problem’ suffix (Difficult)
91. Past province of Prussia
92. Olde-style ‘previously’
93. Team
94. The North __
95. UNESCO World Heritage Site in Jordan
96. Thumbs ups
97. __ ‘_’ Hers
Down
1. Jul. and Aug.
2. Steely Dan album of 1977
3. Escaped
4. Gramophone in #57-Across
5. Bobby Orr, as a hockey team player
6. Legendary officer of the North West Mounted Police: 2 wds.
7. Ruler lengths in Canada, for short
8. Chomp anew
9. A Lesson from __ (Athol Fugard play)
10. “And all I gotta do __ __ naturally...”: Bit of the country tune Ringo Starr sings
11. Where to find the Diefenbaker Canada Centre
12. East, in Quebec
13. Stick something to something: 2 wds.
14. 1984... The first woman Governor General of Canada: 2 wds.
15. __ cloud, as in Astronomy
16. Also
22. Larger Life link
24. Drudgery
28. Liquid amounts, e.g.
29. Where Abu Dhabi is the cap.
30. Saloon order
31. “Young Frankenstein” (1974) character
32. “__ _ thousand times.” (Never!)
33. Gang’s territory
37. Flood embankments
38. Supporters of the iconic Fogo Island Inn, in Newfoundland
40. Tend
41. Cold: French
42. Summertime shark blockbuster
45. Horizontal opposite [abbr.]
46. Collingwood __ Festival (Annual summer fun in Ontario celebrating The King of Rock and Roll)
47. __. number
48. British Columbia Spot Prawn, for one
49. Canada’s two dollar coin
50. Canadian Tiger __ (Butterfly variety)
52. City of Switzerland
53. Quebec singer Ginette
55. Botanist Mr. Gray
56. “__-Mac” by Newfoundland band Great Big Sea
57. ‘V’ of VP
59. __ Falls (They are Canada’s at Niagara)
60. Summertime splashy slides site
63. Drove too fast
64. Has fun as a musician
65. Northern Yukon archaeological site, __ Caves
67. In unison, __ __ once
68. MS-__
70. Rowboat implement
71. 155 in ancient Rome
72. ‘Whoever Comes Knocking’: New album by Montreal singer/songwriter, __ Sun
74. Puncture
75. Canadian singer Ms. Ryder
76. ‘__ Historical Village and Museum, in Hazelton in British Columbia
78. Henhouse
79. San Francisco footballer, to fans
80. Ireland’s or Hibernia’s
81. “__ __ blame.” (Oops, silly me!)
84. Maple’s valuable liquid
85. Tripled letter meaning ‘very very softly’ in music
86. Company’s prez
87. Sundial number
88. Promos
89. “Steal My Sunshine” group from Toronto