COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
Across
1 “__ Nova Baby” by Elvis Presley
6 Commotion
9 Res __ loquitur (Negligence standard, in law)
13 Samuel de Champlain,‘__ de la NouvelleFrance’
17 Run __ of (Conflict)
18 Highway surfacing
19 Pants, for short
20 __ Canadensis (Alberta’s provincial mammal the Bighorn Sheep, scientific-style)
21 Stick, static-style
22 Stratford, Ontario raised pop singer Justin, to fans: 2 wds.
24 “__ Stand Losing You” by The Police
25 Bit of #64-Down: “We were __ _ __ __ / And everywhere there was song and celebration...”
28 King __ (Shakespearean tragedy)
29 Wildebeest
30 Theologian’s subject [abbr.]
31 Villain in Shakespeare’s Othello
34 Soaks flax
37 Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy in which Sandra Bullock’s character is Canadian,“The __” (2009)
42 Creepy-__ (Spooky spider, say)
44 Most massive
47 __ Nacht (Good night, in Munich) 48 Correo __ (‘Airmail’ in Spain)
49 Erin __ (Joanie on “Happy Days”)
50 Departs the prison without the guards knowing
53 Government of Newfoundland and __
55 _ _ _ Fridays (Restaurant chain)
57 Years: French
58 Extinct hominid species exhibition currently at the Canadian Museum of History
61 Professed
65 Carpenter’s cutter
66 Undermine
71 Modernize the home
73 Hollywood’s Ms. Hannah who is married to Canadian rocker Neil Young
75 ‘Heights’ in the Middle East
76 Jazzy songstress Ms. Laine
77 “My view on that is negative!”: 3 wds.
79 Travel in the direction of Halifax to Vancouver: 2 wds.
80 Staircase support 83 Gem variety
85 Nopes
86 Dry, like champagne
87 ‘Sort of’ meaning suffix
90 ‘Depart’ suffixes (Planes that are leaving)
92 Canadian thin crispy snacks: 3 wds.
100 Saint-__ (1491 birthplace of French explorerto-Canada Jacques Cartier)
101 Working the beat as a police officer: 2 wds.
102 Living the life of __ (Having a carefree existence) 103 Bric-a-__
104 Baltic Sea feeder 105 Mariner’s dir.
106 Topple
107 Moose Jaw’s prov. 108 Huffy
109 Iron: French 110 Snake den hisses...
Down
1 Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian __ (b.1685 d.1750)
2 1965 Broadway musical, Man __ __ Mancha
3 Earth
4 Altona, Manitoba...‘The __ Capital of Canada’
5 Green nuisance in the pond
6 Dress
7 Writer Roald who created Willy Wonka
8 Mr. Hershiser of baseball fame
9 ‘Part’ add-on (Dividing wall)
10 Before-thewedding contracts, commonly
11 Really cries
12 __-Prussian War (1866 conflict in Europe)
13 Bay of Fundy community in New Brunswick
14 Toronto-born journalist Mr. Solomon
15 Boxing match location 16 Superlative suffix to ‘Smart’
23 Great __ Sea (East Coast band)
26 New Testament mom
27 Sales professional, e.g.
31 ‘Alphabet’ suffix (A, B, C then D order...)
32 Expanse
33 Outfit
35 “The Path of __ (Terms)” by Sarah McLachlan 36 Lebel-__Quevillon,
Quebec
38 Driver’s ‘66’ in
The States, e.g.
39 Apartment building manager, colloquially
40 To _ __ (Just right)
41 Fewer
43 Temporarily gave money to a friend
45 Winnipeg, ‘The __ to Canada’s West’
46 Tech sch. graduate
49 Onetime flapper of New Zealand
51 Acronymed automobile
52 Iconic railway symbol created by Toronto-born graphic designer Allan Fleming (b.1929 - d.1977): acr. + wd.
54 “__ Dinah” by Frankie Avalon 56 “That outfit is the perfect design and size!” (“Buy it!” in the store’s fitting room): 2 wds.
59 Jean Arp’s art
60 “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) computer
61 Foot part
62 The Sails constellation
63 Foretoken
64 Joni-Mitchellpenned-song covered by Crosby, Still, Nash & Young about the 1969 music
festival which is celebrating its 50th anniversary
67 Quebec’s Eastern __
68 Epithet for Athena
69 Cut that needs stitches
70 J.R.R. Tolkien creatures
72 Nero’s 52
74 Time off, fun-style
78 Lady’s __ (Prince Edward Island’s provincial flower)
79 Streetside pita order
81 Camcorder-inuse button, for short
82 Sneeze! Sneeze! Sneeze! sounds
84 Charles the __ (Etiquette expert on “The Marilyn Denis Show”)
88 Trunk’s backup tire
89 Summer day weather
91 Beiges
92 Former “American Idol” judge Ms. DioGuardi
93 Old music high notes
94 Nullify
95 Not kosher 96 Five-star
97 Islands: French 98 Writes
99 Movie director Mr. Pollack, et al.
100 Belonging to Brandon’s prov.