COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. 10th-century Pope: wd. + Roman Numeral 5. Said ‘hello’ like Rocky 8. Lacking 12. Sports org. for Canadian athlete Eugenie Bouchard 15. Latka’s beloved (played by Carol Kane) on 1978-debuting sitcom “Taxi” 16. “Able was _ __...” (Palindrome snippet) 17. Spacex founder Mr. Musk 18. Their-not 19. The Hunter constellation 20. It feeds Lake Louise in Banff National Park: 2 wds. 23. Prince Charles’ home on the estate of Balmoral Castle in Scotland 25. Diminutive data 26. Strikes of lightning 27. “Against All Odds (Take _ __ at Me Now)” by Phil Collins 29. Caught 30. Sketch comedy show since ‘75 31. Any quaint dot on the map of Canada: 2 wds. 35. Shake off 37. The Clan of the Cave Bear heroine 40. Uses the blender’s mushy setting 41. Plains Bison, for one 43. Makeup company, __ London 45. Rio Tinto __ Planetarium (Science attraction in Montreal) 46. New Zealand fruits 47. Suburb of Ottawa 48. ‘Four’-meaning prefix 49. Tear open the seams 50. Years, in Madrid 51. Chairman in “Revolution” by The Beatles 52. Make a visit to check the facility 54. Praise/approval 56. Paris landmark, __ de Triomphe 58. Banda __ (City in Sumatra in Indonesia) 59. 30-sec. spots on the widescreen: 2 wds. 60. Tie famously of the Toronto Maple Leafs 63. Quite the important happening: 2 wds. 65. Blue dyestuffs 66. Grand __ National Park, in Wyoming 67. Throughout 68. “__ _ Was Young” by Eric Burdon & The Animals 69. 19th-century German composer Johannes 70. Son of John and Yoko 71. Actor, Benicio Del __ 73. Quebec village on the St. Lawrence/saguenay rivers 75. Mouth, informally 77. Swerve 78. Chris de Burgh’s “The Lady __ __” 79. Contradict 81. Fleck 83. The Weather Network outlook 88. Gradient engineering marvels traversed by scenic tour train the Rocky Mountaineer: 2 wds. 91. The bride’s walkway 92. He humans 93. Permeate 94. Singy sounds with la-la’s 95. Where to catch a GO Train in downtown Toronto, __ Station 96. Young sheep 97. ‘Auction’ add-ons 98. Slump 99. House size meas.: 2 wds.
DOWN
1. River of Italy 2. Mideast chieftain 3. “Will ya stop repeating already?!”: 2 wds. 4. Canadian music producer Bruce Fairbairn of 1995 album ‘Balance’ which is by what rock band?: 2 wds. 5. Quebec’s provincial tree: 2 wds. 6. Latin for ‘Pray for us’, __ pro nobis 7. Metric system prefix meaning ‘one-tenth’ 8. Fare on an East Coast eatery’s menu 9. Dispenses 10. Hide Hair connector 11. Gives the cold shoulder 12. Elephant-like giants which roamed the Yukon in the Ice Age: 2 wds. 13. __ of hair 14. Rover’s reactions! 15. Have a big bawl 16. Snowy domed shelter 21. __ Grain Elevators National Historic Site, in Manitoba 22. Canadian generic grocery store brand with the yellow packaging: 2 wds. 24. Hill hts. 28. Understand that: 2 wds. 31. Dapper shoe covering 32. Sure-footed farm animal 33. Official fish of the Northwest Territories: 2 wds. 34. “You __” by Alanis Morissette 36. Mr. Flynn’s of swashbucklers 38. Ms. Horne of “Stormy Weather” (1943) 39. Additionally 42. Limo passenger often 44. Ingrid’s character in “Casablanca” (1942) 46. Pray in position at the pew 47. Where musical recordings can be found: wd. + plural acr. 49. Direct the lighting skyward 50. Tricolour of the Maritimes of blue, white and red with a yellow star in the blue segment: 2 wds. 53. Convenient mailing encls. 54. “Forward!” in Florence 55. Creative thoughts 56. Goat hair garments 57. Pasta’s pantry pal 59. Mr. Blake (Legendary coach of the Montreal Canadiens) 61. NYC artsy attraction 62. Etched [abbr.] 64. Signature street eat of Halifax 65. “Which team was victorious?”: 2 wds. 66. Pierre and Justin 68. Speech-giver’s summaries: 2 wds. 69. Second __ War (1899 to 1902 conflict) 72. Prairie __ (Canadian country band) 74. Smeltery waste 76. “__ Porridge Hot” (Old-time nursery rhyme) 79. Home’s rec room spot 80. Duellist’s weapon 82. Explosives! 84. Five, in France 85. “Like that will ever happen.” 2 wds. 86. Vending machine’s coins opening 87. Number of Commandments 89. Jeans name 90. Time of note