The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- by Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1 Fashionabl­e elegance

6 Israel __ (Canadian philanthro­pist/ media mogul, b.1932 - d.2003) 11 Lead singer of Canadian band Glass Tiger ...his initials-sharers 14 Canadian interjecti­ons!

17 __ Rock (Natural attraction in the Gulf of St. Lawrence) 18 Trunk tire

19 Have a __ to pick 20 Natas do __ (`Heavenly cream' dessert of Portugal) 21 Rio Tinto __ Planetariu­m (Montreal's astronomic­al venue) 22 Scorch

23 Playful singing syllable

24 Office PCs linking system 25 Spectacula­r summertime morning ceremony on Parliament Hill:

4 wds. 29 Bye-bye bird

30 “Of course.” 31 Permeate 32 Canadian actress Ms. Dobrev 33 Overlook 35 Temple traditions 39 French for `friend' 40 Ashen

41 “Stay focused.”: 2 wds. 43 Tirades

45 Pan Am's old rival 47 The beautiful Canadian flag tops it on Parliament Hill: 2 wds.

50 The `Terrible' Tsar's 54 Toronto-made candy bar 57 Donned 58 Birth-related 59 Snippet of Shakespear­e:

“_, __ some other name!” - Juliet

60 6's telephone letters 61 Pencil gradings, e.g. 62 Type of TV 64 Suffix to `Pay' 65 Alpha-__ (Heinz Canada brand) 67 The Enterprise humanoid, Counselor Deanna __ 69 Where there's an internatio­nal airport in Labrador: 2 wds. 71 Jessica of CBC family drama “Heartland”

72 __ Lake (Prime Minister of Canada's country retreat in Gatineau Park) 74 Talent __. (Showbiz job) 76 Drink in the bar 77 Courtroom proceeding­s 81 Fun-style `food' 84 “Don't mind __ _ do.” (Thanks!)

86 “You should have __ _ patch on.” (Comment to the torn-jeans wearer) 88 Plummet

89 Mike __ (Lead singer of Canadian rock band Loverboy) 90 Mr. Vannelli (Singer from Montreal)

92 “La Cage aux Folles” (1978) star Mr. Tognazzi

94 Blue Rodeo song 95 1870s Prime Minister: 2 wds. 101 Baseball legend Mr. Cobb's 102 Funny guy

Mr. Caesar 103 `King's Daughters': Unmarried young women sponsored to settle in New France between 1663 and 1673, Filles __ __ 104 Breaks 106 Worldwide sports org.

107 PEI part, puny-ly 108 Port __, Ontario 109 “The Best Was __ __ Come” by

Bryan Adams 110 Year, in Spain 111 Feminine pronoun 112 Corporate shuffle, commonly 113 Magazine feature

DOWN

1 Mud mask milieu 2 `__ to Canada!' (Warm greeting to visitors) 3 Antiquated 4 Simon Fraser is the only Canadian university with teams in this Americanba­sed sports org. 5 Dolly's duettist 6 Saint Francis of __ (From whom the current Pope takes his name) 7 “__ City” (Michael J. Fox comedy) 8 Time-for-a-snack feeling 9 Consequent­ly 10 Coral creations 11 “O Canada” = National __ 12 Camper's dinnercook­ing site: 2 wds. 13 Male deer 14 Patisserie purchase 15 Samuel __, 18th-century English overland explorer of Canada's Arctic 16 HAPPY CANADA DAY! __, July 1st, 2018

26 Groupe __ Hotels (Family-run Canadian hotels company) 27 Upcoming TV show snippet 28 Peninsula in the northern Quebec region of Nunavik 29 Gang 34 Spanish appetizer 36 Journey

37 Binge on a Beavertail 38 Parliament Hill fly-past squadron on Canada Day 42 Arctic rodent 44 Deuces 46 `Canada's City of Roses' 48 Fabric

49 Record anew as a ship's captain 51 Go from _ __ _ (Take the first step) 52 “The Lion King” (1994) lioness

53 Kill the dragon 54 Sprockets 55 Assist the thief 56 Network of nerves 61 Start to `scope' (Daily's diversion) 63 Lakeside vacationer's rental

66 Tetley container: 2 wds.

68 Valley

69 Chew 70 Barenaked Ladies title song lady

73 White House nickname 75 Town on the northweste­rn tip of PEI 78 The Group of Seven 79 Ms. Lynn whose first big hit “I'm a Honky Tonk Girl” was recorded under the Zero Records label of Vancouver 80 Operative

81 `D.G. Regina' on Canadian coins = Dei __ Regina (By the Grace of God, Queen)

82 Be dependent: 2 wds. 83 World Heritage Site gr.

85 `Big __ of the Ceilidh' (Celtic music attraction on Sydney's waterfront in Cape Breton) 87 Modern warfare taboo 91 __ of Canada (Distinguis­hed honour)

93 Place to place the Pastrami: 2 wds. 96 Unchanged: 2 wds. 97 Sure-footed farm animal 98 Jason's ancient vessel 99 Coconut fibre 100 Zeds, in The States 105 Tofu's base

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