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1 Filmmaker Egoyan 5 Actor Peterson (“Corner Gas”) 9 Start for dynamic or space 13 Autocrat of old Russia 17 California wine region 18 Dead as the ___ 19 With spirit (mus.): con ___ 20 Sicilian mount 21 Whiskeyjack: ___ jay 22 Norse god 23 Prairie city 25 They sit in U.K.’s Upper House 27 Chesterfield 29 Aug. follower 30 Come by Chance summer hrs. 31 Ont. city with 7.8 km skating rink 33 Waterproof cover 35 Louse-to-be 36 “Definitely!” 37 Grassy area in back 39 Indonesian island 41 Baby beaver 43 Cry of discovery 46 School session 48 Head-andshoulders sculpture 50 He composed “Hallelujah” 54 Ewe baby 56 Narrow shoe width 57 Seed, “superfood” 59 Equine coat colour 60 Sacred song 62 War of 1812 hero buried 4 times 65 Flower or sea creature 67 Coil 69 Fish eggs 70 Winter slider 71 Town on NW tip of PEI 74 Attach (2 wds.) 77 Join together 80 Lode homophone 81 Colour 83 Carrier 85 Quiz 86 Spice 88 Took care of the bill 90 Broadcasts 92 Mariner’s milieu 93 Japanese drama 95 Swimming venue 97 Short message 99 Latin god 102Strawberry colour 104Not far 106Sing like a canary 110Santa helper 111Hang a right (or left) 113Falling flakes 115Put your feet up 116Fierce 119Ripped 121Past tense of bid 122Port of Yemen 123Ages and ages 124Portent 125Tech support caller 126Made a loan 127Sharp rebuke 128Harmony: in ___ 129Put in the mail
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1 One of about a million in Quebec 2 Fortune-telling card 3 Modern painting that tricks your vision (2 wds.) 4 Distress call 5 It became Tokyo 6 Fishing poles 7 Nitwit 8 Informal discussion 9 Tummy muscles 10 Epochs 11 Out of bed 12 Inuit souvenir owl 13 Vietnamese holiday 14 Gravelly 15 Positive pole 16 Angry speeches 24 Room at the top 26 Smack 28 Saudi, e.g. 32 Neighbourhood 34 Played a string instrument 38 Dull 40 -like 42 Tease mercilessly 43 Mont Blanc, e.g. 44 Possesses 45 Alloy 47 Damage the finish 49 Acapulco aunt 51 Ubiquitous coverups 52 Ending for Caesar? 53 Wind dir. 55 He crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope (1859) 58 T or F: abbr. 61 Me to Monet 63 Speech 64 Atlantic fish 66 Elected (Fr.) 68 Victoria winter hrs. 71 Special attention, briefly 72 Debt letters 73 Major joint 75 King of West Africa 76 Labrador coastal town 78 Toronto Stock Exchange 79 Est. time of arrival 82 Snooze 84 Shoot up 87 The Great White ___ 89 Carries out 91 Betelgeuse, e.g. 94 Hours in Le Havre 96 Canadian film producer (“The Sweet Hereafter”) 98 Arctic explorer Franklin’s ship 99 Peel-and-stick decoration 100Avoid 101Frequently 103Do like a teething baby 105Spacious 107World-weary 108Weighed down 109Put forth (effort) 112Grandma, for some 114Small songbird 117Explosive 118Recipe meas. 120Abbr. on a business letter