COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Canadian Army rank [abbr.]
4. High-arc tennis shot
7. Melody on the sitar
11. The Big __ (One of Toronto’s nicknames)
16. Charlemagne’s lettered realm
17. “Game of Thrones” character
19. Olympic golds at Barcelona 1992
20. Hit for #75-Across: “(If You’re Not in It for Love) I’m __ Here!”
21. Practically forever
22. Stealing birds
23. Blood type: letter + abbr.
24. Particular perilous precipitation
25. JULY 1ST GREETING ACROSS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!: 3 wds.
29. Singer Mr. Bachman’s
30. “Lean __ __” by Bill Withers
31. Film critic Jeffrey
32. Savoury fifth taste
34. Prefix meaning ‘Thought’
36. Plunges the potato chips ino these
38. Video game classic
42. Unfresh as baked goods
45. Canadian East Coast music instruments
48. Russia’s currency
49. Community ‘In the Heart of Yukon’s Southern Lakes’
51. __ _ fine line
52. Saskatchewan village prior to being tardy?
54. TV network VIP
55. Calendar times [abbr.]
57. Antediluvian
59. Stage setting, __-en-scene
60. Inuit sleds in the Arctic
62. Portion
66. St. __ (Bilingual neighbourhood of Winnipeg)
68. Allow
69. Part in a movie
70. Blood __ testing
73. “Whose woods these __ _ think...” - Robert Frost
75. Windsor, Ontario born singer Ms. Twain
77. Carved pole of coastal British Columbia
78. Build up charges to pay later: 3 wds.
81. Canadian Heritage River in the Yukon
82. Grassy plains expanse
84. Old card game of Europe
85. Pierre __ (French author of 1886 novel An Iceland Fisherman)
87. ‘Rabbit’ in Rimouski
89. Giant __ (Canadian discount chain store)
91. “Away insect!”
95. Singer/actress Ms. Minnelli
98. The Lighthouse at Peggys Cove in Nova Scotia, for example: 2 wds.
101. Nova Scotia’s provincial gemstone
103. Suffix with ‘Switch’ 104. Virginia willow
105. Post-op locale
106. __-Tracy, Quebec 107. Type of shirt collar 108. Ernie’s Muppet friend 109. Hoover __
110. Adam __, Canadian actor Raymond Massey’s role in “East of Eden” (1955)
111. Stock units [abbr.] 112. Tie-__
113. Botanist Mr. Gray
DOWN
1. Saskatchewan village on the Yellowhead Highway southeast of Saskatoon
2. Reaction to a very ‘punny’ joke
3. Hr. not too far off from midnight: 2 wds.
4. Knight’s beloved
5. Prophet
6. Via: 3 wds.
7. The World’s Largest Putter (Bow Island, Alberta) and Husky the Muskie (Kenora, Ontario): 2 wds.
8. Italian harp
9. Sufficient function: 2 wds.
10. Tea variety of India
11. ABBA tune
12. June 27th, 2021 in Canada is __ Day
13. Cup _’ __ (Posh serving with the pinwheel sandwiches)
14. Retro advertised-on-tv record co.
15. Has some Butter Tarts
18. __ __ other (Without equals)
26. On them the slogan reads ‘Birthplace of Confederation’: acr. + 2 wds.
27. ‘Things to See __ __’ (Travel website category to click on perhaps)
28. Pitchy dog bark!
33. Canadian singer/songwriter Ms. Ord
35. Sainte-anne-__-monts, Quebec
37. Prefix meaning ‘Flat’ or ‘Level’
39. CEO’S degree
40. PC keyboard key
41. Born, in wedding announcements
42. Flower’s balancer
43. Danny Devito sitcom
44. Middle __ (Pre-renaissance period)
46. Familiar answer to “Who’s there?”: 2 wds.
47. The Canadian Pacific Railway’s ceremonial Last __ was hammered into the track at Craigellachie, British Columbia in 1885
50. Main office [abbr.]
53. Respites
56. Southern Alberta town
58. Eyelashes, scientific-style
61. Prefix relating to the ‘Heavens’
63. Winning votes in the Quebec Referendums of 1980 and 1995
64. 1985 Eurythmics hit: “Would _ __ to You?”
65. Patio furniture wood
67. Willy Wonka factory worker, __-Loompa
70. Sporty cars, e.g.
71. Piece of land
72. Sport-__ (All-purpose vehicle)
74. Moral principle
76. Magician’s prop
79. Where a Montrealer is directionally when visiting the chalet in The Laurentians: 2 wds.
80. Complained, lamb-style
83. Prefix meaning ‘Over’
86. Cantankerous
88. Slurpee-like frozen beverages
90. Flippant
92. __ Gwaii (Archipelago off of British Columbia’s coast)
93. Killer Whales
94. Enuka __ (Canadian filmand-television actress)
95. Endure
96. The Munsters’ pet bat
97. __ Phillips (Queen Elizabeth’s equestrian granddaughter)
99. The Koh-i-__ Diamond 100. Oats-on-top treats, __ Squares
102. __ Island National Park, in Alberta