COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Biblical father of giants
5. Bugs in “A Bug’s Life” (1998)
9. Historic Cdn. store
12. __ and flows
16. __-drama (TV show genre)
17. “Is __ _ good time?” (Is your schedule presently open?)
18. “’Tis a shame really...”
20. (416) for Toronto, __ Code
21. Ringo Starr’s times to shine: 2 wds.
23. __ Lion (Extinct animal of the Ice Age that lived in ancient Yukon)
25. Crowd-pleasing rotational 4s in figure skating
26. Aviators providing a crucial connection (mail, cargo, passengers) to remote areas of Canada dating back to the 1920s: 2 wds.
27. Stir, as curiosity
30. “__ __, Brute?” - Caesar in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 1
32. Lists listing the very best of the best of things: 2 wds.
33. Madrid ‘water’
34. Belonging to Hagar the Horrible’s dog
36. Apiece
37. Dancer’s click: 2 wds.
39. Stephen S. __, Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 to 2020
41. Dreary
46. __.-Julie, Quebec
47. Tetley drink
49. Some sandwich shops, shortly
51. Legendary “Cuchi-Cuchi”-saying Flamenco guitarist and singer
52. Ones coming up with titles for things
55. Annuity: French
57. Cross to bear
58. Nova Scotia... HMCS Sackville, a __ __ __ of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II, is today Canada’s Naval Memorial and National Historic Site of Canada
62. Guitar __ (Randy Bachman specialty)
63. Piercing
64. Saturday, in Quebec City
65. Clear __ __ (Difficult to understand)
67. Feminine name endings
69. Target-shooting match, in France
70. NHL Flames, on scoreboards
73. Inscribed stone slabs
75. __ headache
77. “Enough!!!”: 2 wds.
79. Barely-still-there pencil
81. Flagstaff County village in Alberta
83. Vocal that gets a “Brava!”
84. Served the potato salad or coleslaw, for instance
88. Two notes to follow Do...
89. The Canadian __ (News agency)
90. Specialty of Canadian author Alice Munro: 2 wds.
92. Frequently used computer key
94. Canada’s public broadcaster, spelledout-here
95. Traditional meat pie of Quebec
99. High’-meaning prefix
100. 1982: “More Than __” by Roxy Music 101. L’Eglise __ du Canada (The United
Church of Canada)
102. Painting holder
103. Rope fibre
104. Carol of fashion covers
105. Stakes 106. 24-hr. wall bankers
DOWN
1. Append
2. Neither/__
3. Pointy prefix
4. Citrus fruit in season in Winter
5. Crossword creature of the Celebes
6. Canadian actress Michelle of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” (2009)
7. Country-Western dance
8. Flyer to Stockholm, Swe.
9. The Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet __, in Egypt
10. Sanctified, olde-style
11. 1950s drive-in restaurant server
12. Golden __, North American bird of prey
13. Quebec... Name of one of the Magdalen Islands
14. Wins
15. Without
19. Lightly took in the beverage
22. Juno-winning singer Ms. Medley
24. __ acid
26. Posh service area between the kitchen and dining room: 2 wds.
27. Square butter portions
28. “_ __ a Name” by Jim Croce
29. Shania Twain’s new 2023 album: 3 wds.
31. Beat a path
34. Saskatchewan village northwest of Saskatoon
35. Flatfishes
38. “Grease” (1978) tune: “Look __ __, I’m Sandra Dee”
40. Multivitamins minerals
42. Wearing loafers or pumps
43. Second novel (published in 1972) in Canadian author Robertson Davies’ series The Deptford Trilogy, The __
44. Stuck in _ __
45. Misplace
48. Tip to ‘type’ (Quintessential model)
50. Short-tailed weasel in its Summer coat (More at #56-Down)
53. Not exactly the greatest
54. Wooden strips
56. #50-Down when sporting its Winter coat
58. Monks’ monikers
59. Catalogue
60. Ars Gratia __ (MGM’s motto)
61. __ Beach, Florida
66. Signify
68. Certain
71. Cubist artist Juan of 1913 painting ‘Guitar and Pipe’
72. Legislation-supporting votes
74. Boulevard for Norma Desmond
76. Barbra Streisand/Bryan Adams duet: “I Finally Found __”
78. Member of Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight whose Earth parents are Newfoundland couple Gladys and Tom Smallwood
80. “You __!” (Yep!)
82. Midnight, in Montreal
84. Hit for Canadian rock band 54/40:
2 wds.
85. The Tragically Hip song
86. Elliptical path
87. Coup _’__ (Quick look)
89. Puppy or Parrot
90. Healing boo-boo covering
91. The remainder
93. Three, in Barcelona
95. Vat
96. Feed
97. Coffee mug’s circular part
98. Professional golfer Ernie
SOLUTION: THURSDAY