COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Rockies town on

Elk River in British Columbia 5. Musical based on T.S. Eliot's work

9. Says it's hunky-dory 13. __ Scotia 17. Converse

18. Eight: French 19. 1926 chalk portrait by Canadian artist Edwin Holgate, __ Chief (Samuel Gaum)

21. Old World buffalo 22. Rogers Place team: 2 wds.

24. Leader of the Green Party of Canada: 2 wds.

26. Bell Atlantic + _ _ _ = Verizon 27. Canadian author, Robertson __ (b.1913 d.1995) 28. Snick-or-__

30. Kelp of Japanese cuisine 34. Cote-des-__ (Montreal neighbourhood) 36. Firmly fasten

38. __ & Breakfast 39. Canadian singing/ songwriting legend Paul

40. Conjure up

44. “_ __ longer live there.”

(My address has changed) 45. Hideaways 46. Driver's licence, e.g. 48. “That very well may be...”: 2 wds. 50. Piquancy 52. “Umbrella” songstress, for short

53. One of The Dionne Quintuplets 55. Brilliantly-plumed parrots

57. Saskatchewan village; or, British peer above a Baron but below an Earl

59. “Will ya hold on there...”: 3 wds. 61. `Church' in Chicoutimi 62. Brilliantly sheened 64. Collection agcy. in The States

66. `Has' in ye olden days 67. Edgar Allan Poe poem 68. Satisfies

70. Like Mother Nature's morning coat

72. Alter ___ 74. Sneering 76. Balance sheet preparers, e.g. 77. Wood sorrel 78. Snow or rain, in brief 80. NFL team in Calif.: acr. + wd.

82. Allegiant 84. “__-Mac” by Canadian band Great Big Sea 85. Wedding dress fabrics 87. Philosopher, __-tzu 89. Stuff erupting from Mount Meager in British Columbia before the dormancy: 2 wds.

92. Home of the CN Tower: 2 wds. 96. Laundry detergent brand

98. Aldo, for one, in Canada: 2 wds.

99. __ the Hoople ('70s glam rock group)

100. Kellogg's famous

waffle

101. Goth/rock music

fans

102. Point-of-view

newspaper piece

103. Leave in, to an

editor

104. “__ gut!”

(Very good, in Munich)

DOWN

1. 7th letter of the Greek alphabet

2. Ms. Turner of “The Sea Chase” (1955) 3. Yukon... Whitehorse drivers can take it to get to Dawson City: 2 wds.

4. The beautiful Valley of British Columbia 5. `Shirt' in Sherbrooke 6. War hero/Westerns star Mr. Murphy 7. 7:30am and 3:45pm 8. “__! In the Name of Love” by The Supremes

9. Bring into harmony 10. Classic opera song: “_ __ __”

11. Family

12. City's haze problem 13. Winnipeg Jet or Vancouver Canuck, e.g.

14. Goose: French 15. Tsar as `Czar' = __. sp.

16. `A' of Q&A [abbr.] 20. Make use of the dining room, __ __ the table 23. Dawning into existence 25. Carling __. (Ottawa thoroughfare) 29. Poet's `dusk'

31. Body of water which the Confederation Bridge spans connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick: 2 wds. 32. “Who Can It Be Now?” by __ At Work

33. Mr. Asner's 34. Depilatory brand 35. Belgian __ (Salad ingredient)

37. Write down the music score

41. Sporting event location

42. Kitchen appliance

43. It whistles in the kitchen 45. Scientific `strands' shortly 47. Unspoken but implied 49. Attaches to with needle and thread: 2 wds. 51. Mil. schools

54. Quick snack enjoyer 55. Bogged down 56. Horror movie franchise starring Canada's Neve Campbell

58. Do in the dragon 60. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's bell town

63. Like the still-standing glass of milk 65. Snake's soundssss... 67. Environmentallyconscious shopping regular at the farmer's market 69. Farming spreads 70. Loonie's amt. 71. __-friendly 73. Snazzy ring stone 75. The `E.' of legendary Canadian political monogram P.E.T. 78. Blueprints 79. Pressed the pants 81. Whisky or Vodka, e.g.

83. Plants for beauty creams 85. Futuristic card 86. Join forces

88. Sgt. Snorkel's comical dog in Beetle Bailey 90. Photo-taking devices 91. Lofty

92. Terrible fly, when doubled 93. Electrical resistance unit

94. Aussie hopper 95. Alley-__ (Basketball play)

97. Oslo's li'l country