Lethbridge Herald

Cross Canada Crossword

- by Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1. Lake, in Quebec 4. Game fish in BC, __ Salmon 8. A's in the Arabic alphabet 13. Mr. Wallenda (Daredevil who made headlines in 2012 by walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls) 16. British Royal Family: Prince of Wales' motto, __ Dien (I Serve) 17. Disaster rescue operation, for short 18. Montreal subway 19. Ore extraction site 20. New __ (It's what 'Nova Scotia' which is Latin, means in English) 22. World's highest tides location on Canada's East Coast: 3 wds. 24. Handle 25. Canadian broadcaste­r Mr. Mulroney 26. 1997 novel by Canadian writer Mordecai Richler, __ Version 27. Western Red __ (BC's provincial tree) 29. Volcanic crater 31. Sun-shading tennis hat 32. Sugary suffix to 'Fruct' 33. Pine/hanker 35. Mariner's distress signal 36. 1759: Battle of Quebec victor, General James __ 40. "__ Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001) 42. Petty disagreeme­nt 43. Alexis __ (Montreal shopping complex) 45. The Altar constellat­ion 46. __ seed (Canada is the world's largest exporter of this crop) 48. BC's longest river 50. Fluffy white robes getaways 51. Sanctify 53. Avoid an issue 54. Fork prong 55. Evaluates 58. Sanctuary 60. Grand __ of Newfoundla­nd 61. Poetic nightfalls 62. Bird's happy call 64. Compositio­n 67. Throw 68. Pastor's congregati­on 70. Crowd thriller at a Toronto Blue Jays game: 2 wds. 74. Garlic: French 75. Some knitting stitches 76. Household bill, e.g. 78. Say "I bet you can't..." 79. One of Air Canada's fleet 81. Canadian rapper Michie 82. More-ready-to-be-eaten, as fruit 84. Suppositio­ns 85. Irritate 87. Bursts a balloon 88. Just-born Bird of Minerva 90. Soldier's assignment 93. Canuck tax ID 94. Mosquito, when attacking 96. Nova Scotia's ocean ...en francais 98. Ottawa's NHL team 101. Ice floes mammal 102. Eight-member band 103. Thin wood strip 104. Informally perfect 105. "Let me think a second here..." 106. Nobody, __ _ soul 107. Additional 108. Handyman's self-sufficient letters

DOWN

1. Fleur-de-__ (Quebec provincial flag symbol) 2. Toronto Raptors home venue, commonly 3. Maritimes soups 4. Seasoning on the rim of a glass of Canadian cocktail the Caesar, __ salt 5. Elongated circle 6. Drama series (based on Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian novel) in which the women wear scarlet frocks, "The __ Tale" 7. Condition associated with repetitive checking [acronym] 8. Fossil resin (Trapper of prehistori­c insects) 9. Trim 10. 'Civil' suffix (Politeness) 11. Sir Martin __, 16th-century English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage 12. Chesterfie­lds 13. Hour before ten 14. '500' sports car race 15. They open locks 19. Nobel-winning Canadian short stories author Alice 21. Ms. Carrere of "Wayne's World" (1992) 23. Scowl 25. Alberta: Canada's first National Park in 1885 27. Canadian actor Mr. Feore 28. Jacob's biblical twin 30. Little dog bark 31. Acadian singer Roch of 1996 hit "Kissing Rain" 34. Peut-__ (French for 'maybe') 35. Ssssssss! Manitoba attraction, Narcisse __ Dens 37. Rabbit: French 38. Canadian hockey great Mr. Mahovlich 39. Facilitate­s 41. Ideally: 2 wds. 44. Dinnertime scrap 47. Montreal's CFL players, to fans 49. Lettered replies to party hosts 50. Remained 52. PEI: Lucy Maud Montgomery's famous character, Anne __ 55. Summary 56. Be of help 57. Electrical pioneer Nikola (There's a Boulevard in his name in Hamilton) 59. Surface/originate 60. Sudden loud sound! 62. The lettered 'brain' of a computer 63. Folksy instrument on Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" 65. Brass artifact recovered from the wreckage of HMS Erebus, the 1845 Franklin Expedition vessel found in the Arctic in 2014: 2 wds. 66. Exclusive 69. Ontario: Great Lake on which Sarnia is situated 71. Sir John A. Macdonald's transconti­nental success 72. Baie-D'__ (Montreal suburb) 73. Bird's tree dwelling 75. With __ __ hand (Ready to write) 77. Point 80. Of the nose 83. Revolve 86. Turned off, as a light, basically: 2 wds. 87. Michelange­lo sculpture in St. Peter's Basilica 89. Soaked 90. Squish the spuds 91. Particular 92. Angrily-shut door 93. Chop __ (Chinese cuisine dish) 95. 'Tsar' suffixes (Empresses of Russia) 97. Li'l 25 cent coin 98. Nautical heading, e.g. 99. Louis XIV, par exemple 100. Lofty hue of blue

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