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1 Major event of 1812 4 Blood group system 7 Ump 10 "A long time __ in a galaxy far, far away ..." 13 Pants 18 Jerry's adversary 21 Enjoy a meal 24 Follow 26 Pancake turn 27 Secluded spot 28 Team up (with) 30 Colorado resort town 31 Poem on a grand theme 33 Northern constellation 34 Creepy plant 35 Facial outbreak 36 Lighten 37 Acclaim 38 Rooted climbing plant 39 "I, Claudius" role 40 Olympian god of war 41 Fall locale 42 Den din 43 Zone 44 Defendant called John 45 Essential oil 46 Kind of table 47 Ore store 48 What Nova Scotia means 51 Canadian who played Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films 54 Animal on Nunavut license plates 56 Kayoed 57 Hand-me-down 60 Flutter 61 To __ for 62 Top score? 63 Outfield surface 64 Most knavish 68 Superficiality 70 Theist, e.g. 73 Brown cloud 75 Paperlike cloth (Var.) 79 Callous 80 Leave in the lurch 81 One who stays close to another after birth 83 "Naked Maja" painter 86 Moved fast 87 Enclosed in 88 Hawaii tourist dance 89 Mary Todd's love 92 Sister 93 Suffered from 94 Elm's branch holder 96 Combustion engine fuels 98 Smear 101 Hang around 104 Unlucky date number 105 Antiquated 106 Slice of history 107 Pub quaffs 109 It's bottled in Cannes 110 Mesabi output 111 Shambles 112 Statute that enabled Canada to govern its own foreign affairs 117 Canada's highest mountain 119 Political leader who championed universal health care 125 Negligent 126 Hackneyed 127 Guide 128 Lt.'s inferior, in the Navy 129 Distress 130 Carry out 135 Sir Geraint's wife 136 Covered, in a way 137 Least possible 139 High-water mark 140 Dumdum fever 141 Duration 145 Old Testament prophet 147 Defaced 150 Turning inside out 151 Weed-attacking tool 152 Island and drink 157 Briskness 158 Noted crime fighter 159 Rocket 163 W.W. II vessel 164 Hit the ___ 166 One who takes orders 167 Work at 169 Cheese on crackers 173 Necessity 175 TV teaser 177 Financing of a commercial enterprise (alt. spelling)

181 Attention ___ 182 Like some prices 183 Compound containing a hydroxyl group 186 Plains Indian's home: var. 188 Disgusted 190 Unanimity 191 Preformed an operatic solo 194 Greek Muse of astronomy 196 Transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause 198 Note after fa 199 One of the cities that hosted the 2010 winter Olympics 203 Site of the Canadian attack during Operation Overlord 206 Number of provinces that initially joined the Canadian Confederation 207 City where Canada's first post office was established 212 Absolute rule 213 Readies for war 214 Proton counterpart 217 Jumpin' __ Flash 221 Top-of-the-line 222 More ostentatious 223 Shooter ammo 224 Biological pocket 226 One on the move 227 Rum drink 228 Tan color 230 Colour 234 Swelling 236 Immeasurable 238 Paired 242 Campbell's container 243 Moray, e.g. 244 Not bad 245 Tandoor bread 246 Hideout 247 Having a low center of gravity 251 Ribald 253 Steal, as a purse 255 Physical problems

261 Chamber for the furnaces of a ship 262 Dog food 263 Residue from a stogie 266 French beverage 267 Apple contents 268 Prosperity 269 Waiter's expectation 270 Synagogue 271 Reuben ingredient 276 Yenta, e.g. 280 Indian site of marble tomb built for emperor's wife 281 Brief, sharp argument 283 Bell sound 284 County division 286 Gambler 287 Sale of church property 289 Sarcastic 291 Word said by Scrooge 292 Organic suffix 293 Stumble 294 Trans-Siberian Railroad city 295 Fed. pamphlet producer in the US 296 Official berry of Nova Scotia 300 PEI author 305 Explorer who gave his name to a Canadian Bay 312 Country music's Loretta 313 Brown the steak 314 Dorset city 315 Spicy lentil sauce 316 Mexican currency 319 Responsive, as a ship 320 Prefix with plane 321 Underground passage 322 Reflected sound 323 Williams or Tunney 324 Shed 326 Tree part 327 Month of Purim 328 Stud 329 Victoria or Regina 330 Ring sport 331 Atoll 332 Math term 333 "Carmina Burana" composer 334 Overdue 335 Open fabric 336 Surname in cosmetics 337 Logo on a Dodge truck 338 Knowing looks 339 Idea of oneself

340 Salon application 341 "Who ___ we kidding?" 342 Twin, e.g.

Down 1 Interlaced 2 Stomach 3 Modernize 4 "Little Women" author 5 Double 6 Musical production 7 Rudder's place 8 "What ___ can I say?" 9 Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist 10 "I see!" 11 Some irises 12 Mix 'n' match collections 13 Homes for stars 14 You could say... 15 Sudden outpouring 16 Punitive 17 Hair tangle 18 Camping equipment 19 Genetic material unit 20 Fable finale 21 Nest 22 Boxing venue 23 Stun gun 25 Longs for 26 "Groovy!" 27 Lowest lake in the world 29 Big Bang matter 32 Some beans 33 Sorority letter 49 Businesses, abbreviation 50 Sisters 51 Testing ground 52 Keats works 53 Coming 55 Go like a wheel 58 Cry of mock horror 59 Apprehension 62 Great deal 64 Fuzzy carpet 65 Tibetan priest 66 Part of the eye

67 Purplish tuber 68 Fieldmouse 69 Days 71 Deep Purple's Gillan 72 Like a penguin, in a way 73 Move to and fro 74 Between 76 Juice fruit 77 Trousers 78 Egyptian symbols 80 Organ parts 82 Pluck idly 83 Norwegian composer 84 "___ the glad waters of the dark blue sea": Byron 85 The end is not __ 88 Directs 90 False god 91 Speakers at memorial services 94 Like some traffic 95 "Around the Sun" band 97 Loads 98 Moola 99 "My name is ___" show 100 "We've Only Just ___" (Carpenters hit) 102 Unimaginably long time (Var.) 103 Butts into 104 Drove (around) 106 "Empedocles on ___" (Matthew Arnold poem) 108 Hindu wrap 112 Proceeded 113 Gulf leader 114 Lateral place 115 "ER" network 116 Mineo of "Exodus" 118 Desensitize 119 Star watcher tool 120 Marina sight 121 Roosevelt's coin 122 Furlough 123 Wheel turners 124 Scorches 125 Legal thing

131 Jaguar 132 Weapon 133 Car color 134 A little bit of work 137 Pithy remark 138 Bitter ___ 139 "In your dreams!" 140 Nairobi's land 142 Thump 143 "Inseparable" album singer Natalie ___ 144 Listen 145 Expression of surprise 146 Welcome site 148 Dashboard abbr. 149 Feeling of fury 152 Saying nothing 153 Adjoin 154 De guerre or de plume 155 Washing machine, for one 156 Swe. neighbor 159 Proclamations 160 Good name, for short 161 ''Born in the ___'' (Springsteen song) 162 Goes with tonic 165 Small amount 167 Size type 168 Easy gait 169 Grain storage container 170 Fish eggs collectively 171 Advantages 172 Snake symbol 174 Burned up 176 Thousand, slangily 177 U.S. medicine regulator 178 Rot 179 Dwarf buffalo 180 Rat 183 Like cupid 184 Bust 185 Indivisible 187 Stool pigeon 188 Recommended shot 189 Auction ending 191 Uncover 192 Sore spot 193 1940s-60s world leader 194 Frighten to the core 195 Stretchable bandage 197 Put on 199 Verb in a retrospective 200 "What's that?"

201 OJ's judge 202 Grasped 203 Teasing 204 Compound used as fertilizer 205 Gargantuan 208 It may be stressed and unstressed 209 Flimflam 210 British royal 211 Deleted 215 List type 216 Stinks 217 Bringer of bad luck 218 "So be it" 219 ABC's rival 220 Equipment 224 Did in 225 Word in a New Year's Eve tune 227 Bronze component 228 Make better 229 Road division 231 Boat propeller 232 Bank deposit 233 Tops 235 Servant in Madras 237 Slacker 238 Cleans 239 Free from restraint 240 Take as one's own 241 Coin of Albania 248 Suck up again 249 Theater sound 250 "The Simpsons" cop 251 Two-masted vessel 252 Hebrew name for God 254 Beat 255 "Cast Away" setting 256 Gaze at 257 Crawled 258 Ornamental plant of the lily family 259 Make 260 More than tickle 262 Have 264 Political abbr. 265 "For --- a jolly ..." 271 Fifth note on an ascending major scale 272 Tougher 273 Says OK

274 Bombarding 275 The Irish name for Ireland 277 "Slippery" tree 278 Leave in a hurry 279 Dick Van ___ of "Mary Poppins" 282 Two picture cards, in blackjack 283 Place to come together in a communal home 285 Jimmy 287 Globe 288 Debt chit 290 Toadies' replies 291 Hindu deity 295 Twirl 296 Like coffee sans cream 297 Youngest "Pride and Prejudice" Bennet sister 298 Show of strength 299 Come back 300 "The cruellest month," to Eliot 301 Choker 302 High-born 303 Doomsday for Caesar 304 Asian shrub of the nettle family 306 African antelope 307 Object location system 308 Willy Wonka's creator 309 Young pigeon 310 Small food portion 311 In the buff 316 Slog (through) 317 Frightening: var. 318 Hotel convenience 325 Even if, to a bard