COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. “__ No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)” by Lou Bega

6. “All Those Years __” by George Harrison

9. Pretty pottery piece

13 Complication

17. Whac-_-__ (Arcade game)

18. Stringed instrument played by Joni Mitchell on “Carey”

20. Lacquered metalware

21. Cleaves

22. Current exhibition (until May 28th, 2023) at the Art Gallery of Hamilton which features the Indigenous art of beading: 2 wds.

24. ‘Island’ of France

25. Mideast chieftain

27. Loan

28. What the third and fourth letters of #89Across’ answer represent: 2 wds.

29. Donations

31. Poshly said goodbye, __ farewell

33. “Eating __” (1982)

35. Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx’s 2004 movie

36. Canadian comedies actor Leslie

38. Daniel __ Kim, “Lost” actor

40. Ms. Jovovich of “The Fifth Element” (1997)

42. Nine person musical group

43. Mary __, Canadian celebrity chef

44. Montreal neighbourhood, Cote-des-__

47. The ‘E’ of showbiz news program “ET Canada”

52. France... Chateau de Versailles resident once

53. “Straight Up” singer Ms. Abdul

54. Floyd __, Canadian drummer for ‘70s American band Three Dog Night

56. Envelope mark made by the letter opener

57. Ottawa to Canada, for short

60. Twist a wet towel

62. Aquarium fish

64. Mr. Asner’s

65. Hurt

67. Gent’s nifty neckwear

69. Playwright’s creation

71. La __ (Milan opera house)

73. Ontario tourist attraction Casa Loma is a what?: 2 wds.

78. Powerful

80. ‘Cold’ in Spain

81. Haul to the car garage: 2 wds.

82. ‘Golden’ King of myth

84. Taradiddle

85. “Frasier” ...to “Cheers”

87. Princess Eugenie’s royal sis

89. Acronym of Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston’s famous comic strip

91. Sky shiner

93. Glancer

94. Face value, as per stocks: 2 wds. 96.Writer Ms. Weldon and Actress Ms.

Bainter

98. Mother sheeps

100. Greek†alphabet letter

101. Marine operation in the Baffin Island region that’s an important part of Nunavut’s economy: 2 wds.

104. Purport

106. Comical canine

107. Celebrated comedy troupe, Royal

Canadian __ __

108. Mel of song

109. Following

110. ‘80s sitcom, “__ _ Living”

111. Eur. country where Bonn is located 112. Workshop grippers

DOWN

1. “So Long, __” by Leonard Cohen

2. Tycoon’s first big amount: 2 wds.

3. Crusade in motion?

4. ‘Wheat’ on a Quebec farm

5. British Columbia... Lake __, in Yoho National Park

6. Canadian actor Mr. Holmes of “Bel-Air”

7. CCG = Canadian Coast __

8. __ Montreal

9. Canadian thoroughbred racehorse (b.1967 - d.1995) whose father was Northern Dancer: 2 wds.

10. Kitchen refrigerators name

11. __ Come By (Fogo Island community in Newfoundland)

12. Hmmms...

13. Awaken

14. 1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive album on which “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” is one of the big tracks: 2 wds.

15. Aluminum company, __ Canada

16. Canadian architect Frank

19. Canadian-paint-brand

23. Hamilton-born artist/figure skater Mr. Cranston

26. Brit. honour which John Lennon returned

30. Beds store, __ Country Canada

32. Paradise

34. ‘Peng’ tail? (South Pole tuxedo-wearer)

37. Scarecrow stuffing

39. Sleeves inserts

41. Thompson Twins tune

43. Tony Lo __, “The French Connection” (1971) actor

45. National Velvet author Ms. Bagnold (b.1889 - d.1981)

46. Positions

48. Cosme __, 15th-century Renaissance painter

49. Top-tier Hollywood invitees

50. “I __ __ Know” by Marc Anthony

51. 2009 Francis Ford Coppola movie set in Argentina

55. VIP Vampire

57. Mama __, “California Dreamin’” band member

58. Bank __. number

59. In Quebec, Shoppers Drug Mart is known as what?

61. 24 Sussex Drive, the traditional residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, was originally known by this uniquelyspelled Welsh name meaning ‘Resting Place’

63. Violin-making family of Italy

66. The Time Machine folk

68. Ms. Spelling

70. “Two Hearts Beat __ __” by U2

72. Move to __ __ (Sway in a way)

74. Calligrapher’s tips

75. 24 months: 2 wds.

76. Person’s span on Earth

77. Borders the painting

79. Make small talk

83. Roof overhang’s underside

85. “Tom __” by Rush

86. Before

87. Conductor’s tap-tap tool

88. Musical piece for Chopin

90. Carnivals

92. Third canonical hour

95. Help with the heist

97. “__ La La” by Manfred Mann

99. Edith Prickley’s station

102. Cocktail, Mai __

103. Energy unit

105. Law: French