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In today’s newspaper, a new puzzle, Colossal Canada Crossword, replaces the North of 49 puzzle, which is now out of syndication. Kelly Ann Buchanan, Canada’s foremost puzzle designer, has created a challenging, 100-per-cent homegrown crossword just for the Star. You’ll find the Colossal Canada Crossword We know you’ll enjoy it.

1 Just _ __ (Small amount that’s sufficient) 5 Group of Seven artist, _._._. MacDonald (b.1873 - d.1932) 8 They bring down debts, for short 12 Mr. Parker (Daniel Boone portrayer) 16 “Canadian Idol” winner Brian 17 Financial hedger [abbr.] 18 Lakes of Scotland 19 Latin hymn: “Dies __” 20 Profess 21 _ _ _-Lavalin (Canadian engineering group) 22 Flying saucer, for example: 2 wds. 24 Instrumental composed by Quincy Jones which was the theme music on Canadian game show “Definition”: 3 wds. 27 Holding that’s valuable 28 Relating to South America’s famous range 29 Undecided, on a sched. 30 Those who try the food samples 32 Opposite NNE 33 BlackBerry’s former corporate name, __ In Motion 36 One bone of the chest 39 “...wanna __, _ want to hide...” - U2, “Where the Streets Have No Name” 41 ‘Motor’ suffix (Processions for prominent politicians) 42 Tire-getting-a-flat noise 46 British wartime naval base in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, __ Flow 48 Delivers the latest news 50 Hair colour brand by L’Oreal Paris 51 PC pro 52 Do a bit better than a rival: 2 wds. 53 Songwriter’s creation 54 Prairies-ofSaskatchewan set novel by Canadian author W.O. Mitchell: 5 wds. 59 Little treat at Canada’s famous coffee chain 60 Praiseful song of ancient Greece 61 Mythical Hun king 63 Escargot, in England 64 Halifax’s signature street eats 67 Texas seat for Calgary-born politician Ted Cruz: acr. + abbr. 68 Wrester/actor/host John 69 2nd-century Pope: name + Roman Numeral 70 Queen’s ‘Bohemian’ tune, e.g. 72 Three, in Venice 73 “So Long, __” by Leonard Cohen 75 Li’l retro music releases 77 Northern __ (Endangered shellfish of the British Columbia coast) 81 High society, Bon __ 82 Trojan hero of myth 86 “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) actor Jerome 87 The world’s longest one is located in the New Brunswick town of Hartland: 2 wds. 91 Emily Carr oil on canvas, with The: 2 wds. 93 Ms. Thurman 94 __ 1 Imports 95 Garden shed implement 96 Rhinoplasty realms 97 Household cleanser brand 98 ‘Centi’ suffix (Tiny creature of many legs) 99 ‘Decor’ suffix (Adorns) 100 Food scraps 101 Bambi’s cartoon aunt 102 River of Flanders

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1 Biblical army commander in King David’s time 2 Baffin Bay island in Nunavut 3 Audibly 4 Prince Charles and Camilla Parker __ (They royally wed in 2005) 5 Michelle Obama has worn the dresses of this Canadian fashion designer: 2 wds. 6 Some sea eagles 7 They are green, red, yellow and indigo on a historic Canadian store’s iconic white Point Blankets: acr. + wd. 8 Sport for Prince Harry 9 Caesar’s 1104 10 Playwright’s play places 11 Amer. tax ID 12 Toronto skyscraper, __ Canadian Place 13 Use the pencil’s nonwriting end 14 Securer 15 Cobblestones 18 The Group of Seven: 2 wds. 23 Money 25 City of Iraq 26 Homer Simpson’s dad 31 House-coolers in windows, for short 34 Deplete 35 Fruity beverage 36 Q-U’s connection 37 Export from Niagaraon-the-Lake 38 ‘B’ of Canadian rock band BTO 40 Sisters 42 Greek Myth: Son of Poseidon 43 301 __ __. West (CN Tower’s address in Toronto) 44 East Coast musician often 45 Salmon-fishing River in Scotland 47 Fretful fear 49 Expected 50 Not that many 52 Morsel in the Muesli 53 Fellows 55 Oscar-winning actress Ms. Swank, to pals 56 B’__ Brith 57 French for ‘Newfoundland’ 58 Diner breakfast side 59 Cdn. buying TV network 62 ‘Serpent’ suffix 64 James Cameron or David Cronenberg 65 Quebecer’s positive response 66 Intelligence org. in The States 67 Historic province, __ Canada 69 Frying need 71 Neil Young’s American state song 73 Billy Idol cover song, when doubled 74 And not 76 Snobbily snide 77 Capital of Ghana 78 Kazakhstan movie character for Sacha Baron Cohen 79 Sans sleepy 80 Idles 83 Ms. Falco’s of “The Sopranos” 84 L’__ __ glace (Glacial period, in French) 85 More dry 88 Brewer’s kiln 89 Tries for the trophy 90 _ __. (Music key example) 92 __-Cone