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1 Margaret __, Canadian poet of Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection Concrete and Wild Carrot 7 Canuck drivers’ org. 10 The bartender on “Cheers” 13 “At Last” singer Ms. James 17 Wayne Gretzky’s number 19 “Thanks soooo much for sharing every. single. teeny. tiny. detail.” 20 Morse Code bits 21 Montreal’s Boulevard Rene-Levesque, as it was once known 22 Czech-born Canadian actor who played the patriarch in “Witness” (1985): 2 wds. 24 Rinse, as with a solvent 25 Declarer of “Carthage must be destroyed.” 26 Killer Whale 27 Caustic solution 28 __ Francisco 29 Smidgen 30 Canadian brand of prepared meats, since 1890 33 Part on a trombone 35 __ colada 36 Pear-shaped instruments 37 Guide for passing ships 40 “Pretty Little __” 42 Stockholm’s li’l country 43 1969: “Sugar, Sugar” (co-written by Montreal-born singer Andy Kim) act, with The 45 Toronto Maple Leafs home, commonly 46 Sheep’s call 47 UN’s public wellness agcy. 50 Half and Whole in music 51 Make the piano sound proper 53 The ‘L.M.’ of from-PEIauthor L.M. Montgomery’s name: 2 wds. 55 Archaic ‘cattle’ 56 Mr. Hanks’ 57 “The Graduate” (1967) star Katharine 58 “Let __ __” by The Beatles 59 Some of November’s horoscope stars 61 Fireplace’s output 62 “Green __” (TV classic) 63 Swerve off course 64 “__ get it!” (Ringing telephone reaction) 65 Glamorous scarf on the red carpet 66 Stably secures the ship 68 Explosive AC/DC song 69 Fruit fibres 71 Record label founded by Clive Davis 72 Canadian actress Stana 75 Mobile phone 76 __ __ the heap 78 Transport in the film at #22-Across: 2 wds. 80 “__ you sure?” (Positive?) 81 Tetra __ (Packed lunch juice container) 84 Disc in a 1990s fad game 85 Canada’s ‘80s First Lady 86 Islets 88 Rigoletto opera composer 90 Mountains of British Columbia 92 Parliament Hill: Leader of the __ 94 Garage sale tag words 95 Romanian currency 96 Cape Breton Island’s 18th-century French fortress 97 Formal sitting, briefly 98 Initials-sharers of the singer of “Rhiannon” 99 Founded [abbr.] 100 Has a hunch
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1 Peaks in Peru 2 “How to Get Away with Murder” star Ms. Davis 3 Picking-up-speed section along a ski jump 4 Religious faction 5 1987 Prince album: ‘Sign ‘_’ __ Times’ 6 Bill __, ‘The Science Guy’ 7 Halifax’s star-shaped military attraction 8 Swiss-born writer Jean Schopfer’s nom de plume, Claude __ 9 Fascinating field of The Hangar Flight Museum, in Calgary 10 Bowring Park city: 2 wds. 11 Ancient cuneiform excavation site in Egypt near the Nile River 12 Chop finely 13 Univ. web address ender perhaps 14 Techie purchase 15 __ Playing Our Song (Stage musical) 16 Evaluate 18 Halifax’s visual arts univ. 23 ‘R’ of CNR 29 Prong on a fork 31 Newspaper’s readership, for short 32 Expected 33 Ottawa-born politician Andrew (More at #92-Across) 34 Daily Planet colleague for Clark 37 World-famous graffiti artist nobody seemingly knows 38 Beethoven’s 1805-premiering symphony 39 Pitcher’s prompt to purchase pronto!: 2 wds. 41 Mr. Somerhalder’s of acting 42 Pouches 44 Bar patron’s chair 46 Rapper, __ Rhymes 47 “Lost” actress Cynthia 48 St-__ (Canadian brand of BBQ sauce) 49 Saskatchewan village sharing the name of a Ukraine port city 52 Particular pauses at the podium 53 Hawaii’s Mauna __ 54 Language of the Metis people 56 Pinball infraction 57 Harvest 60 Barenaked Ladies song that starts “It’s the perfect time of year...”: 2 wds. 61 Halifax-born singer known for her famous Trio: 2 wds. 62 Prefix meaning ‘Height’ 65 Romania’s southern neighbour, briefly 67 Lion mane part 68 Olde-style contraction 69 Winged horse in ancient Greek mythology 70 “Remain in that location.”: 2 wds. 72 Homer’s ‘Ks’ 73 Eeker’s exclamation!: 2 wds. 74 River in Iraq 75 Canadian comedian/ actor Sean 77 “...__ __ _ thought.” (That’s what was believed by me anyways) 79 Tens, but not Toonies 81 Toyota hybrid car 82 Treasure 83 #17-Across’ post-Oilers team 87 Blood type: letter + abbr. 88 Feeling 89 Shirt collar style 91 ‘Narnia’ author Mr. Lewis, et al. 93 Angry cat’s utterance...