2017 HERITAGE PUZZLE
As Chinook Country Historical Society celebrates its 27th year, it challenges you to the annual Historic Calgary Week themed crossword puzzle. How much of Calgary’s history do you know? You can complete this puzzle for fun, or mail your submission to Chinook Country Historical Society; #311, 223 - 12 Ave. S.W.; Calgary, AB; T2R 0G9. Correct entries will be placed in a draw for an assortment of fantastic prizes that have been generously donated by Calgary’s communities. Submissions must be post marked no later than August 21, 2017. Watch for answers to this puzzle in the Herald on August 25.
ACROSS
1. Lougheed House’s ______ gardens 6. Czar of the Prairies, Superintendent William _____ 8. A stream that runs from Nose Hill to the Bow, former red light district 13. While 15. Elizabeth II’s childhood nickname 16. Past tense of run 18. Controversial bridge in Calgary 19. A German Composer 20. Originally called Dewdney until 1896 22. Sun god 24. Possessor 25. Canada’s unofficial saying 27. Province in the Canadian Shield (abbrv) 28. To own (third person) 30. Canada’s 150th 34. Hudson’s Bay ___ 35. Lorelai Gilmore III 36. Bird on a $1 coin 37. Peanuts’ for hire psychiatrist 40. To such a great extent 42. A short journey to collect something 44. Slips through your fingers 45. You and I 46. One or the other 48. College institute that celebrated its 100 years in October 2016 49. Alberta’s original initials 51. Red light on a video camera 52. Heritage tree found in the parking lot on Olympic Way 53. Famous Five member, Henrietta ____ Edwards 55. A group of 28 countries that operate as a cohesive economic and political block (abbrv) 57. Fish in Devonian Gardens 59. Famed Calgarian pro wrestler, “The Hitman” (two words) 60. The ______ wolf who looks like a fox 61. Being known or talked about, fame 63. Don’t play ___ 65. Rouleauville extended south to this former district 67. ____ tower, apartment building in Chinatown 68. Back-end 69. A card game 71. ____ Beady, Calgary based instrumentalist and entertainer 72. Canadian Armed Force’s (abbrv) 75. Calgary’s ____ codes 403 and 587 76. An involuntary reaction to boredom 78. Terillium (abbrv) 79. Adam’s other half 80. Formerly known as South Ward School 81. Direct proportionality between voltage applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current; _____’s Law 82. Actress who played Frida Kahlo, ______ Hayek 84. Miss Muffet’s dinner 85. One of the Maritimes (abbrv) 87. Namesake that burned down in 1986 90. A picnic’s nuisance 91. Gordon _____, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who represented Parry Sound— Muskoka in the 1960s 92. Formerly known as Bridgeland School, was used as an emergency influenza hospital, _____ Jones 94. Universal Serial Bus (abbrv) 96. This man helped negotiate Treaty 7 and also gave Calgary its name, Colonel James _______ 98. 50 year anniversary 101. Alternative name for The Hobbit, There and ____ Again 102. Railroad (abbrv) 103. Leave permanently 104. Replaced by “councillor” 105. Solfege’s major sixth 107. Setting words in stone 109. Without guidance 112. Tallest building in Calgary at 262 feet above ground 1958 - 1968 113. A Hillhurst bridge 115. Up the ante 116. Rocking to and ___ 118. Last minute studying 119. Drink of the Vikings 120. Main artery of the body 122. Luke’s Drug Mart, Hot Wax Records, and Recordland sell these 123. Frodo Baggins’ alias 124. Naheed Nenshi 125. Predecessor to Southern Alberta Pioneers, __________ Association (2 words) 126. Ex-slave from South Carolina who worked at the Bar U Ranch and began his “Four Nine” branch, John _____
DOWN
1. Original home of Crescent Heights Collegiate Institute 2. Original name of 9 Ave SE 3. Freedom 4. Store that once dominated downtown 5. Canada’s southern neighbour (abbrv) 6. Wetland’s turf 7. Site of the 1988 Olympic ski jump (abbrv) 9. King of the fairies 10. Ballroom dance with a Cuban feel 11. Bridal store in the Devenish apartments 12. Centre stone in an arch 14. Schrodinger’s pet 16. 2017’s Chinese zodiac 17. Yes or ___? 21. Better than third 23. A girl’s name 26. A group of animals 29. Before it was called The Palace, The ____ Theatre 31. An American TFSA, Roth ____ 32. New York (abbrv) 33. An Eye Opener for Calgary, Bob _______ 34. Calgary’s nickname 38. The Beatles went back there in 1968 39. The day before today 40. Homeless pet 41. NFL Michael ____, whom The Blind Side is based on 43. The site of many a cricket games in Calgary, _____ Park 47. Shock therapy (abbrv) 48. Afternoon nap 50. World Karate Organization (abbrv) 53. Baby’s first word 54. Joined as a whole 56. A final resting place 58. Formerly Brewery Flats 59. _______ Trail, name for an aviator in WWII 62. Mother Mary Greene, the ___ Maverick in Glenbow 63. Mistaken for reindeer 64. Exposed 66. A cosy hotel 70. Leavened bread, served with butter chicken 71. _______ Gandhi 72. Known for its Montreal Smoked Meat, Myhre’s ____ 73. The head of a university 74. On one’s own 77. First president of Calgary Expedition, James _______ 78. Dark, sticky substance 80. Calgary’s paper first published in 1883 82. Major component of glass 83. Street named after one of Wesley Fletcher Orr’s daughters 86. Sharp poke 87. A witch’s laugh 88. Trouble or affliction 89. Calgary’s first mayor ______ Murdoch 92. Inglewood’s Fraser and _________ Block 93. July’s official flower 95. James ____ Park, urban green space in Chinatown 97. A summer luxury (abbrv) 99. Playful habitants of the Calgary Zoo 100. Allow 101. Animal head on Centre Street Bridge 103. _____’s Hotel, demolished in 1982 to make room for a municipal building 106. A modern hotel located at the U of C, the ____ 108. A hard pie to swallow 110. Common wildlife 111. Beast under a bridge 114. The good, the bad, and the ____ 117. A surgeon’s theatre (abbrv) 118. Nature red in tooth and ____ 119. Pop-ups 121. Used in demolition 122. Compete eagerly to achieve something