COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD by Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS 1 Truro = ‘The __’ of Nova Scotia 4 “The Amazing Race Canada” airer 7 Caesar’s 1401 11 Pleasantly poses for pictures 17 Mode’s two-word dessert menu intro 18 Portland’s li’l state 19 Tech entrepreneur Mr. Musk whose mother Maye is a Canadian fashion model 20 Rick Moranis comedy, “__, _ Shrunk the Kids” (1989) 21 CBC’s “Dragons’ Den” host Dianne 23 Queen Elizabeth’s private estate in Norfolk where she traditionally celebrates the winter holidays 25 Arctic water between Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island and Greenland: 2 wds. 27 J.R.R. Tolkien creature 28 Cape Town’s land [acronym] 29 Newfoundland’s __ Peninsula 31 Sky-high 2018 dazzlers! 34 ‘Be silent’, in music class 35 Tapdancing prop 36 Post-BC dates 37 Particular parrots 41 Canadian clothing company, Lululemon __ 43 Clock segments, e.g. 44 Cross-shaped office/ shopping complex in Montreal, Place __ Marie 45 Blood-sucking fly, when doubled 46 Military unit, e.g. 47 The Pacific __ 48 Just the burger, without the fries, when placing an order: 2 wds. 49 Ms. de Matteo of “The Sopranos” 51 Lima’s country 52 Thwarted 53 They who shall be ringing in 2018 at the stroke of midnight!: 4 wds. 58 Pressed 59 Leg joint 60 Coffee table film 61 Roamers 62 Fashionable monogram 63 Prince Charles, to William 64 Court game, __ alai 67 Red-wax-coated cheeses 68 Key, in Quebec 69 If you’re wearing togs by #41-Across, you might be where at the gym?: 2 wds. 72 Guido __ (Baroque painter) 73 For 74 Peel 75 Willie of “Eight Is Enough” 76 2018 must-haves, last time they said ‘2017’ 79 Apple-ish or Orange-ish 80 Exec’s degree, commonly 83 British running champion Sebastian 84 ‘Extra’ ender (Excellent) 86 Northwest Territories capital 89 Diplomatic workplace in Ottawa 92 Pursue pastimes post-profession 93 Smudge 94 Latin for ‘my own’ 95 ...last number in the Countdown to 2018! 96 Flourish 97 Sorts of orchestras [abbr.] 98 Prefix with ‘meter’ (Mileage measurer) 99 Holiday season beverage DOWN 1 Leaf’s rival at the Bell Centre, in Montreal 2 Arctic knife 3 Shoveller’s wintertime complaint 4 Imply 5 Wooden 6 Action word 7 Anne Murray hit “Danny’s Song”, originally by Loggins and __ 8 Alberta: Name of Wood Buffalo National Park’s large Lake 9 No Man Is an Island poet John 10 Go-it-alone politician [abbr.] 11 Bakes the eggs 12 1867 to 1868: The Viscount __ (Canada’s first Governor General) 13 “Minuet __ _” by Beethoven 14 Glassmaking oven 15 Young hawk 16 Earth’s crust layer 22 Clark Kent’s name on the planet Krypton 24 Crucifixes 26 “Oh, is that _ __?” (You don’t say!) 29 Walking-elephant vehicle in “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) 30 Cisterns 32 De-chill in front of the fireplace: 2 wds. 33 Whistler wear in winter: 2 wds. 35 “Close but no __.” 38 Drop a sound/syllable from a word, such as Runnin’ instead of Running 39 Red __ (Tree found in British Columbia) 40 Pre-plant purchases 42 Patterns on shoe soles 43 Candidate who got the job 44 Batteries might have 9 of these 47 Celebrate! 48 1983 album for Tom Cochrane’s band Red Rider 49 Energetic/exciting 50 Marsh plants 51 “Je __, donc je suis.” - Rene Descartes (I think, therefore I am) 53 Five-er + Four-er = What-er? 54 Geologically eat away 55 “American __” by The Guess Who 56 Lookout site in Niagara Falls with ‘Yellow Bug elevators’, __ Tower 57 Sage’s saying 63 Back muscle, Latissimus __ 64 Canadian brand of vitamins 65 Play _ __ (Perform some rock music) 66 __-les-Moulineaux, France 68 Fish __ Provincial Park, in Alberta 69 Players making gains on NFL fields, say 70 Range in British Columbia, __ Mountains 71 Pre-Michelle First Lady 73 Cleared the roads of snow 74 Fragrance, in France 77 Oak’s snack for the chipmunk 78 Lacy handicraft 79 Renowned 80 “__ Breckinridge” (1970) 81 The __ (BBC) 82 __ sax 85 Jules Verne’s underwater sea Captain 87 Lucy of “Elementary” 88 French emperor, b.1769 - d.1821 ... his initials-sharers 90 Ski hill machine, __-Cat 91 Edmonton Intl. Airport code