COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
Across
1. Loonies in a Toonie
4. Saskatchewan as ‘Sask.’
8. Ship sail support
12. Doubled ballroom dance half
15. River: Spanish
16. Marsh plants
18. ‘Man’ in Barcelona
19. Dismounted
20. The Montreal Canadiens power trio known as ‘The Punch Line’ consisted of Toe Blake, Rocket Richard ...and this player who was born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan: 2 wds.
22. Rocky Mountaineer passengers can take in the scenic views of Western Canada from the train’s __-__ cars
24. D-day, June 6th, 1944
- The Allied invasion of Germany-occupied Normandy on the French coast was the largest of its kind in history: 2 wds.
26. Arlene and Roald
27. Irritating individual
28. Grads-to-be, briefly
29. Springy step
32. Hosp. readout
34. Eel variety
36. “Tweet, tweet!” source
37. Father
40. Distinguished titles of India
42. Many a Pope at the Vatican had what name?
43. 1885: Canada’s oldest National Park
44. Elected: French
45. Chef’s must-have
46. Sort of songbird
47. Ms. Davis, and namesakes (Famously the host of TLC’S “Trading Spaces”)
48. Office PCS linking system
49. Restaurant course
51. Copper-like horse coat hue
53. Newest members to a Hall of Fame
55. Canadian hash brown patties brand, __ Farms
58. Partnerships
59. The Guess Who song: 2 wds.
60. “Uh-uh.” on Parliament Hill
61. More ethereal
63. Vancouver-born star Valerie of “The Curse of Willow Song” (2020)
65. Napoleonic†wars marshal
66. Airport flight sched. info
67. ‘Benches’ in Boucherville
68. __ Baines Johnson (Daughter of 1960s President Lyndon B. Johnson)
69. The __ (BBC)
70. View
71. Sudbury’s historic nickelmining company
72. Brightest star in the constellation Auriga
74. Addr. book number
76. Red Rose drink
77. Alternative indicators
78. “Excuse me there fella...!”: 2 wds.
80. Tandoor-baked flatbreads
84. Theatrical favourite in southwestern Ontario: 2 wds.
88. Canada’s Chris Hadfield famously
90. $1 chain store in Canada
91. Egypt’s long river
92. “Behold!” to Brutus
93. Popular font style
94. Beak
95. Airport code for Saskatoon
96. The Tales of Ensign __ (19th-century epic poem)
97. Gladiator’s 640
98. CFL crowd pleasers!
Down
1. Act, __ the boards
2. Betty’s best friend in cartoons
3. Zing
4. ‘Endangered’ wildlife (An example is the Leatherback Sea Turtle which feasts on the jellyfish of Atlantic Canada): 3 wds.
5. Garlic __
6. Tony __ (Former British Prime Minister)
7. Draws†back suddenly
8. Quebec bakery selection: 2 wds.
9. Gov. workers often
10. Collects over time
11. Prayer’s string of beads
12. Joe Fresh and Lululemon in Canadian fashion: 2 wds.
13. Particular pronoun
14. Banqueted
17. NFL coach Don who had a perfect season with the Miami Dolphins of 1972
19. Civil rights org. founded in 1913
21. Jennifer of “The King’s Speech” (2010)
23. Tip to ‘pend’ (Put on hold)
25. Always, in music
30. Golden __ (Ornamental pond fish)
31. Some PC files
33. Title holder
35. Dashes towards: 2 wds.
36. Compagnie de la __ _’Hudson
37. Sandwich shop
38. Mr. Hale Jr. of “Gilligan’s Island”
39. Majestic tourist attraction in Hamilton: 2 wds.
41. One-__-__ (Certain odds)
43. Canadian singer with The Legendary Hearts: 2 wds.
46. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014) director Mr. Anderson
47. __-__ (The time before the swimming competition starts, say)
50. Get some quiet time: 2 wds.
52. Sheep-related
54. Canadian brand of canned chick peas
55. Pro’s opposite
56. Fully satisfy
57. Jekyll’s other side
59. Hammering human
61. Somewhat: 2 wds.
62. ‘Louis’ add-on (Baton Rouge’s state ...en francais)
64. Seasonal frozen attraction for visitors to stay in Quebec City: 2 wds.
68. Play’s final portion: 2 wds.
69. Canadian country singer Gord
72. High-rise construction site sights
73. Town in Israel also known as Lod
75. Den
77. __-Medonte (Ontario township)
79. Artifact
81. __-garde
82. Appointed
83. Hunks
85. __ Stelle (Cheese brand)
86. Strait of Juan de __ (It’s between Vancouver Island and the State of Washington)
87. Trousers, trendy-style
88. Unspecified number
89. Five + One = What?