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1 Canadian chocolate bar, Coffee __ 6 CFL game division [abbr.] 9 Pen at the farm 12 Winnipeg-born actress Ms. Vardalos, and namesakes 16 __ _’er the Sea by Irish poet Thomas Moore 17 ‘End’ ending 18 The __, Manitoba 19 Roy Orbison’s “__ the Lonely” 20 Lager brewed in Saint John 22 Group of Seven artist (b.1882 d.1974): initials + surname 25 Inquire 26 Boot part 27 Confront 29 Hamilton wetlands sanctuary, __ Paradise Marsh 30 Detective series on which Canadian actor Raymond Burr starred 32 Archer’s skill 33 Merge the masses 36 Canadian astronaut/ singer/guitarist: 2 wds. 42 Mata of legendary spydom 43 Lifetime blurb 44 Video games pioneer 45 Gin flavouring 46 Prefix that means ‘Egg’ 47 Referenced 49 As sturdy as __ __ 51 Ad-__ (Off-the-cuff) 52 Canadian Museum of __ (National attraction located in Gatineau, Quebec) 54 Municipality in Quebec; or, American author Mr. Sinclair 56 Northwest Territories flower emblem, Mountain __ 58 Canadian hockey great Bobby 59 Gladiator’s 403 60 Grey, in Gaspe 61 Earthy hue 63 Didn’t realize, __ __ idea 64 Awards for Celine Dion 67 River inlet 68 __ silence 70 Literary sleuth Mr. Wolfe’s 72 Take in the takeout 73 Variety of fish 75 Cute furry creatures in the ‘Star Wars’ universe 77 Unhigh 78 Folk musician Mr. Guthrie 79 Fundy Region of New Brunswick... Tidal erosion formations nicknamed ‘Flowerpots’ because of their appearance: 2 wds. 82 Canadian star of superhero series “Arrow”, Stephen __ 83 At the age of, in Latin [abbr.] 84 National __ (Quebec’s provincial legislative body) 86 Princess in Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake 89 Cole Porter’s “Well, Did You __?” 90 Texter’s “Are you serious!?” 91 “__, that is soo cuute!” 94 Steve __ (One of skiing’s legendary ‘Crazy Canucks’) 96 Fit for flight 99 Baseball great Mr. Martinez 100 Riled, __ up 101 Stimpy’s cartoon pal 102 Pals 103 Engaged guy’s party 104 Woodworking tool 105 Before 106 “__ of God” (1985) directed by Norman Jewison
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1 Trophy for Shania Twain, e.g. 2 Australian hoppers, fun-style 3 Reply to “How are ya?”: 2 wds. 4 The Outsiders author Ms. Hinton, et al. 5 Creative output for Leonard Cohen 6 Regina’s nickname: 2 wds. 7 __-la-la! 8 Western evergreen tree: 2 wds. 9 Command post in 2013 for the Colonel at #36-Across, International __ __ 10 Actor Mr. Diggs 11 Saint John Airport code 12 Saskatchewan town sharing the name of the ‘Daughter of the Moon’ in Longfellow’s epic poem The Song of Hiawatha 13 Research facil. 14 Moisturizer ingredient 15 Thesaurus entries [abbr.] 21 “Which person?” ...wondered the owl 23 Maritimes home of Evangeline 24 Hairstyle 28 1998 Sarah McLachlan song 30 “__ _ Had a Hammer” 31 Brogue or loafer 33 “Well, this is just great ...not!”: 2 wds. 34 Neytiri, for one, in James Cameron’s “Avatar” (2009) 35 Canada Coat of Arms musical instrument, __ __ of Tara 37 Capital of Vietnam 38 Elvis Presley’s variantly-spelled middle name 39 Island in Nunavut 40 Butcher’s meat cut 41 Sitcom star Ms. Messing, et al. 43 Competitively spin a log 47 __ Notes (Canadian literature aids) 48 Title character of Montreal novelist Mordecai Richler’s ‘Apprenticeship’ classic in 1959: 2 wds. 50 “American Idol” judge Ms. DioGuardi’s 53 Istanbul’s country, to the IOC 55 Brooch 57 Energy 59 __ Heritage Trail, in the Northwest Territories 60 Prosper as a plant 61 Symphonic musical gr. 62 “Bye!” 63 Wolf ’s bellow! 64 National Park in Newfoundland: 2 wds. 65 “__ come back now, y’hear?” (“The Beverly Hillbillies” theme song closer) 66 Small runway aircraft [acronym] 69 Display unsteadiness 71 Actress Ms. Sommer 74 Manitoba... Wapusk National Park landscape feature: 2 wds. 76 Baseball star Sammy 78 Toronto-born singer/songwriter Ms. Sky 80 “How were __ __ know?” (Nobody informed us) 81 Music note: letter + wd. 82 ‘__, November’ (Northern Ontario landscape painting by #22-Across) 85 Posh car 86 Selects 87 ‘Just __ __.’ (Nike slogan) 88 Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s first wife 89 Just managed, with Out 91 Memo abbr. 92 Shout-of-fun! 93 Johann __ (The Swiss Family Robinson author) 95 __ Na Na 97 ‘Speed’ suffix 98 Household chores cloth