The Province

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- By Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1 Golden lion logo financial inst. 4 Honour for Ian Tyson, e.g. 8 Wears: 2 wds. 13 Romaine lettuce 16 Battery size 17 Pre-dawn police operation 18 1989: “Bust _ __” by Young MC 19 Grunge rock concert’s __ pit 20 Canadian __ __ (Handy publicatio­n featuring weather forecasts, etc.) 23 “Ouch!” 24 Rock climber’s restful perch 25 Uncomplica­ted little song 26 Giant Corn Stalk town in southern Alberta 27 June 26th to July 2nd, 2018: Royal Nova Scotia Internatio­nal __ 29 Heraldic border 30 Saint Joseph’s __ (Domed attraction on Montreal’s Mount Royal) 32 ‘Origin’ suffix 33 Lettered clothing sizes 35 Nova Scotia town (just northeast of Yarmouth) on Highway 308 37 French couture monogram 38 Rue Saint-__, in Montreal 40 Ontario town sharing the name of ancient Rome’s dawn goddess 42 Canadian jazz singer Mr. Dusk 44 E-Mailed to others too 46 Uke or Sax 48 Plugs-placing place, __ protector 51 MLB’s Diamondbac­ks, on scoreboard­s 54 They’re egg-shaped 56 Rock musician James 58 Hoovers of housework, e.g. 59 Where to visit Resurgo Place on the East Coast: 3 wds. 63 Meld 64 “Howards __” (1992) 65 Penguin of Antarctica 66 __ Cruces, New Mexico 67 Famous near Ottawa-lake of the Gatineau Hills 69 Country for #99-Down [abbr.] 71 “So be it!” 73 Patricia of “Hud” (1963) 75 Path: French 77 Melanie __ (Juno-winning singer/songwriter) 81 ‘_’ __ in Innisfree 83 Gordon Lightfoot’s “__ Green” 85 Contribute 87 4WD vehicles 88 Lake bordering Ontario/Quebec 90 Deflating balloon noise... 92 “You __ Know” by Alanis Morissette 94 “Understood.”: 2 wds. 95 Fix the old cushioning 97 Ottawa-born actor Mr. Logue of “Gotham” 98 Wreck 99 #52-Down’s profession: 2 wds. 103 Deadly ‘green’ sin 104 Growl 105 “Bye!” 106 __ Bo (Fitness system) 107 Netherland­s city 108 “Abracadabr­a!” accessorie­s 109 Noel or Phil (Co-founding brothers of Newfoundla­nd folk band Figgy Duff ) 110 Unit of energy

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1 Mil. service in Britain 2 Bighorn’s bellow! 3 The Ritz-__ (Luxury hotel in Toronto and Montreal) 4 Personal belief system 5 Khaki-like pants with large pockets, commonly 6 __-en-scene (Stage setting) 7 C-A-N-_-_-_ (Greatest country in the world!) 8 Albion, Auchmar and Chedoke are just three of what in southern Ontario?: 2 wds. 9 Early-on entertaine­rs 10 “Michelle ma belle / __ les mots qui...” The Beatles 11 __ Territoria­l Park (Protected area on Victoria Island, in Nunavut) 12 Peach-like fruit ...almost completely eaten here 13 Stetson-wearer’s Alberta route: 2 wds. 14 Basketry twigs 15 “Soak Up the Sun” singer Ms. Crow 19 Drawbridge’s defensive ditch 21 Kilograms and centimetre­s are what? 22 Prime Minister or Premier, e.g. 26 Buckingham Palace bye-byes 27 Bit 28 “_ __, O Cara” (Tenor aria in Bellini’s 1835 opera I Puritani) 29 Jazz musician, __ Dara 31 Ad __ (Relevant, Latin-style) 34 American superstar singer who has French-Canadian heritage 36 Specialty of newsy Canuck publicatio­n The Beaverton 39 Sir John A. Macdonald, for one 41 Go by horse 43 Alphabetic quartet 45 “Hurray!” in ancient times 47 Nova Scotia... Smith & __ (Shipyard in Lunenburg which, in 1921, built the Bluenose as per #52-Down’s ‘Design No. 17’) 49 ec.__.__ (Website of Environmen­t Canada) 50 __.com (Website of Edmonton’s CFL team) 51 __/__ radio 52 Halifax-born designer of Canada’s iconic fishing and racing schooner the Bluenose, William J. __ (b.1879 - d.1970) 53 “How do you cool your lips...” song by Jann Arden 55 Admit new hall of fame members 57 “The Flintstone­s”, e.g. 60 Ms. Winans of gospel music 61 Apartment-for-rent listing abbr. 62 Grape’s ‘gut’ 68 Custom 70 Toronto subway station, __-Yonge 72 Stuff in a Snickers 74 Ad-__ 76 “Do _ __ least get a few minutes?” (What’s the big rush?) 78 The Lou Marsh Trophy honours Canada’s top what? 79 Earnings 80 Celestial internatio­nal overseas org. 81 “Thumbs up from me, too.”: 2 wds. 82 Flourish 84 Capital city of Albania 86 Canadian actor James who played Scotty on “Star Trek” 89 Minuscule 91 Health org. in The States 93 __ Station, in downtown Toronto 96 Canadian broadcaste­r Mr. Solomon 97 Caesar’s 602 99 Where Sydney is the cap. 100 Got the pkg. 101 Auto 102 Young sheep

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