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1 Poem's metrical unit 5 Western starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, “__ Cruz” (1954) 9 Play interlude, __'acte 13 Stale-ish smell 17 Creamy soft cheese 18 Canadian filmmaker Mr. Reitman of “Ghostbusters” (1984) 19 Studied very closely: 2 wds. 21 1970 Kinks smash 22 Plucked guitar string sound 23 Vanish into thin air 24 Triathlete's trait 26 Tie one's cameundone shoe 27 Canadian author who is a long-time writer for The New Yorker magazine: 2 wds. (More at #76-Across!) 31 More hip, to a hippy 34 `Pepper' suffix (Pizza topping) 35 Negatively charged particle 37 Milk curdling substances 38 The Bluenose, for example 41 __ Mongol (Region of northern China) 42 “An attempt will be made by me.”: 2 wds. 43 Printer resolution meas. 45 Gala for gabbers? 47 Non-meat source of protein 48 Rock drill 50 Detox 51 The stitch marks on born-in-St.-Catharines Hockey Hall of Famer Gerry Cheevers' flying puck protective headgear, for instance: 3 wds. 55 Santo __ (Dominican Republic's capital city) 58 Acquires/accepts 59 Soft & __ (Antiperspirant brand) 62 Newfoundland tourist destination Twillingate is the `Capital of the World' for seeing these frozen masses 64 Optima car manufacturer 65 Shredded the sheets: 2 wds. 68 Endless list's timesaving abbr. 69 Tripled `yes' in Barcelona 71 Flourishes 72 Resort city (once a colony of Portugal) in China 74 Son-of-a-__ 75 In Canada... (709) or (613) or (204): 2 wds. 76 __ __ __: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Bestseller by #27-Across) 80 Apple songs 81 Grist grinding grandeur... Old __ __ (National Historic Site of Canada in Delta, Ontario) 85 Dots and dashes communicating system: 2 wds. 88 Realtor's happy sign word! 89 Garfield's drawn dog friend 90 HGTV Canada professional 91 Outee opposite 92 Tidy 93 Bunch of `Red' apples 94 Fives plus Fives 95 Has a Nanaimo Bar 96 Beaver's `buildings'
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1 `Flex' finisher (Elastic) 2 Elvis Presley's middle name when a baby which isn't spelled like this on his tombstone 3 Balmy 4 Alberta city south of Edmonton with historic French roots 5 Verve 6 Clearly displays or expresses 7 Variant-spelled animosity 8 Demon's battle foe 9 Tiered bowls table centerpiece 10 Star at the book signing 11 __-__-la! 12 Stuff the flattened cushion 13 Heavy upholstery fabric 14 Lettered sunshine ray 15 Established 16 Three, in Rome 20 “Shake It Like It's Saturday Night” country music duo from Manitoba: 2 wds. 25 Electronica dance party attendee 28 Activity in `Hollywood North' aka Canada 29 Fabric fabricated from flax fibres 30 Windblown silt deposit 31 Grey, in Montreal 32 Informally `move' in real estate lingo 33 “__ in My Dreams” by Debbie Gibson 36 Fun `evening'? 39 Potato bags 40 “__ Enchanted” (2004) starring Anne Hathaway 43 “__ _ Have to Say the Words?” by Bryan Adams 44 __-a-porter 46 “__ chance!” 48 Online journals 49 Anise-flavoured aperitif in The Balkans 51 The Beatles' version-in-German of “I Want to Hold Your Hand”: “Komm, __ mir deine Hand” 52 Passenger's carry-on for a single business outfit 53 Prefix to `culture' (Tillage) 54 Newfoundland band, Great Big __ 55 Seize the day! = Carpe __! 56 Group of eight 57 Holy birthplace of Muhammad 59 “Whip It” tiered hats New Wave band 60 Bemoaned 61 __ dixit (Unproven claim) 63 Joined up: 2 wds. 65 South America's famous chain: 2 wds. 66 Address an audience 67 Pacific coast city of British Columbia 70 Soap operas, informally 71 Poem of eight lines 73 Dispatch boats 75 Manitoba town near the North Dakota border 77 Showbiz ticket, informally 78 Make _ __ (Jot down the information) 79 Mr. Davis of “I'm Not Rappaport” (1996) 82 Creative thought 83 Brother in British band Oasis 84 “__ Stay Together” by Al Green 85 1501 in ancient Rome 86 Brit. reference work in the library 87 Rec. label for Victor?