COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Prefix to ‘cross’ (Off-road bikers sport) 5. Drink of fermented honey 9. Latin footnote word meaning ‘ the same’ 13. Squabble 17. Top-notcher 18. Stevie Wonder’s “For __ in My Life” 19. Minstrel’s pear-shaped instrument 20. Mountain lion 21. React as a referee to a hockey player’s infraction: 5 wds. 25. Calf-length pant 26. ‘ Prem’ suffix (Movie’s first showing) 27. Ancient colonnade of Greece 28. Him: French 29. Officially quoted: 2 wds. 31. Research documents, e.g. 33. Queen, when in France 35. Classy music performance gr. in the Argos and Leafs’ city 36. Elvis Presley’s “__ You Lonesome Tonight?” 37. Between harbours 38. Flower stem’s small leaves 39. Cisterns 41. The Grizzly, for example: 2 wds. 43. Indigo dyes 45. Canadian stand-up Mr. James 46. Performed, like Celine Dion 47. Airline to Stockholm, Swe. 50. Canadian rock singer Mike 51. Spirit world intermediary 54. Hotel check-in-counter hand out: 2 wds. 56. The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and __ __, since 1944 59. “The Lion in Winter” (1968) role, __ of Aquitaine 60. “__ Legal” (1987 to 1994 Canadian series) 61. Going __ __ (Arguing) 62. Prefix to ‘ functional’ (Maladjusted) 63. Latin ‘ wings’ 65. Certain vintage auto 66. ‘ Accept’ add-ons (Approvals) 67. Samuel de __, Quebec City founder in 1608 69. Travel by Arctic sled 70. Ancient sacred beetle of Egypt 73. Remarked 74. Taxi fuel 75. Low-__ (Dieter’s product choice) 78. __ __ nothing 79. Communicate by hand 80. Stay in the same location: 2 wds. 82. NBA’S Heat city, briefly 83. Environmental sci. 85. Ancient Greek goddess of discord 87. Designer chairs surname 88. Gig on CBC’S “The National”, for example: 2 wds. 92. “It’s __ __ two minutes!” (The show is about to start!) 93. Bryan Adams’ “It’s Only Love” duettist Ms. Turner 94. Frosted 95. The __ (U2 guitarist) 96. Crash investigation agcy. 97. Price 98. Bananas company 99. Agreeable sailor
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1. Mick E. Moose, to the Winnipeg Jets 2. Arctic and Atlantic 3. Canada has three territories and __ __ 4. __ du Canada (National honour, in French) 5. ‘Hello’ from the herd 6. Complete 7. Was hurting 8. Red __, Alberta 9. Island: French 10. St. __ Basilica (Roman Catholic church in Charlottetown which is a National Historic Site of Canada) 11. Les __-Unis (Quebec’s southern neighbours) 12. Hamilton musician Brian who won “Canadian Idol” in Season 5 13. Covertly acquire classified information 14. PSPC = __ Services and Procurement Canada 15. Quantity 16. Rolls down the airport runway 22. CFL players in Hamilton 23. Fitness routine motivator: 2 wds. 24. Contemporary plays Theatre in Toronto; or, Bearnaise sauce herb 30. Alternative signifiers 32. Bench in #10-Down 34. Corn unit 37. Perfumes 38. Canadian country singer Jason of “Gone Long Gone” 40. Waikiki greeting 41. Bric-a-__ 42. Freight-carrying vessel 43. Fortified 44. Hockey great Cam born in Comox, British Columbia 47. Fare on Canadian classic show “SCTV”: 2 wds. 48. Hawk’s nest up high 49. Ways or methods, for short 51. Ontario... Deep underground science research facility in Sudbury 52. Ontario... Distillery based in Windsor, __ Walker & Sons Limited 53. Ancient Greek sea nymph 55. Resources 57. Alias of Canadian conservationist Gertrude Bernard (b.1906 - d.1986) 58. Bright city light 64. Greek letters before Zetas 66. English novelist Jane of 1814 book Mansfield Park 67. __-Magnon (Early human) 68. Time delay 69. Fellow 70. __ and Delilah 71. Company customer 72. Juno-winner Ms. Morissette 74. Mahalia Jackson’s music 76. Retaliate 77. Canada’s 14th Prime Minister, __ B. Pearson (b.1897 - d.1972) 79. __-economic status 80. Donna Summer’s music 81. Boo-booed, __ _ mistake 84. Federal org. concerning broadcasting 86. Tara of “Sharknado” (2013) 89. 1939: Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 6 __ _ Minor, Op. 54” 90. Alley rodent 91. Poetic tribute