The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Regina, __. 5 Mama's husband 9 `Spare' part on the BBQ

12 “The Weight” by The __ (More at #11-Down) 16 Herman Melville tale in 1847 17 Outlandish 18 19th-century hymn: “Lead __, _

King Eternal” 19 “Dedicated to the __ _ Love” by The Shirelles 20 Select some Canadian favourites like McIntoshes: 2 wds. 22 Quebec City's airport code

23 Linda of Broadway 24 Mend _ __ (Patch the pants perhaps) 25 __ Scotia 27 Oak-tree-loving ancients

29 `NHL Rite of Spring': 3 wds.

34 Quaint necklace piece 35 Shear 36 Salutation in Tel Aviv 37 “...there __ __ square.” 38 Vittorio __ (Canadian playwright of A Carpenter's Trilogy) 40 Munich `grandma' 41 `Accent' add-on (Highlight) 45 Tribute poem

46 RCN = Royal Canadian __ 47 Cathedral in Normandy in France in Claude Monet paintings 49 All-in-one printer selection 50 Winnipeg's famous intersecti­on,

__ and Maine 52 Elegant grace 53 Three-hearts sea creature

54 Tiny

55 Anne Shirley's writing tablet

56 __ de Cologne 57 __-Rivieres, Quebec 60 They're covered by knee socks 61 Beinn __ (Alexander Graham Bell's heritage estate on Cape Breton Island) 65 Water fetching site

66 Was on one's feet 67 Bear, in a Quebec forest

68 Teutonic war deity

69 Sort of figure skating jump 70 `Before' to The Bard 71 Etudiant's edifice? 73 Glitzy/glittery

74 One of these days...: 2 wds. 77 Fol-de-__ (Trifle/trinket) 78 Salty pickling solution 79 Cretaceous Period finds in Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, they've made quite an impression: 2 wds. 83 Ontario: Heritage town on the Grand River northwest of Guelph 84 Batch 85 Chimney spot 86 Ancient philosophe­r, Zeno of __ 87 Shinzo __ (Prime Minister of Japan currently) 89 Spring! British Columbia city with a Tulip Festival 94 Castel __'Angelo (Attraction in Rome)

95 A E _ _ _ ...and sometimes Y 96 Armee du __

(The Salvation Army) 97 Comply 98 Chinook Salmon

99 Dr. Melissa __ (Medical Expert on “The Goods” on CBC) 100 Historical shipping allowance

101 Scruff

DOWN

1 __ up (Use a sponge) 2 Montrealer's `friend' 3 Fellowship or associatio­n, for short 4 `Glacier Fresh' beer brand brewed in Creston, British Columbia

5 Hit for Canadian music legend Paul Anka: 2 wds.

6 NFL's Falcons city, for short 7 Contracts between about-to-be-married couples

8 Writer of ancient fables 9 The __ __ of Windsor (Dynasty for Queen Elizabeth) 10 Investigat­ive undertakin­g with lots of questions, for short 11 The part-Canadian group at #12-Across backed what singer/ songwriter in the mid-1960s?: 2 wds. 12 The shaggy-coated Arctic animal `Muskox' ...en francais: 2 wds. 13 “__ __ that's not enough there's more!” (Infomercia­l pitch) 14 Requires 15 Canadian filmmakers Sarah Polley and James Cameron, e.g.

17 Ron Howard's early `Mayberry' TV role 21 Comic strip,

__ and Janis 26 Executives in the board room, e.g. 28 Kanga's kid

29 Ice cream amount 30 Slow, in music terminolog­y 31 Honey hue 32 Lovely teapot cover 33 Willie of “Eight Is Enough”

38 Fury

39 Dublin's country ...en francais 42 Prefix with `puncture' 43 Mai __ (Cocktail) 44 Finish

46 Denials, in Glasgow 48 Particles in the porridge 51 `Iceberg Capital of the World' in Newfoundla­nd 52 Muse of history of Greek myth

53 Viral scare in 2002/2003 news 55 The Bata __ __ (Toronto's footwear attraction) 56 Honour: German 57 Defunct lettered airline 58 Canadian commentato­r Mr. Murphy 59 Bullring taunt 60 Glacier-gouged groove 61 Alberta's provincial fish: 2 wds. 62 Northweste­rn town in British Columbia near the Yukon border 63 Canadian kids TV classic, “Friendly __” 64 Namesakes of Canadian actor Mr. Cronyn 66 Embarks on an expedition as an Explorer: 2 wds. 67 Haunted house howl!

72 “Oh What a Feeling” is a 1971 hit for what Hamilton band? 73 CH-146 __ (RCAF tactical helicopter) 75 __ _ Turn (Driving directive) 76 Franz Schubert's The __-King 78 Warner __. (Movie studio) 79 Postponeme­nt 80 Jim Carrey comedy,

“Me, Myself & __” (2000) 81 Castle gathering with goblets on the table 82 British printmaker, Constance

Mary __ (b.1862 - d.1930) 83 Celebratio­n 88 British tenor

Alfie of Les Miserables 90 Wheat: French 91 Community of northeaste­rn Ontario

92 Mktg. profession­al 93 Tie-__

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