COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

Across

1 Last alphabet letters to Canadians 5 Hoodwink

9 “__ dia!” (Brazil greeting) 12 Canadian hockey great Mr. Mahovlich 16 1967: “Get __ __” by The Esquires 17 Inventor, Thomas __ Edison

(b.1847 d.1931)

18 __ Park, in downtown Hamilton 19 “Summer __” by Johnny Rivers

20 Talent titan Simon Cowell’s entertainment empire 21 Respiratory organ 22 Ontario city: 2 wds.

24 Located in

Joe Zuken Heritage Park in Winnipeg, it’s what historic post office

Ross House is constructed of: 2 wds.

26 Cute dog from Tibet, __ Apso 27 Be successful in one of the games at the Summer fair: 4 wds.

33 Blunders 35 Arfer’s annoyances 36 El __

(Warm ocean current) 37 Toronto-born silent film star nicknamed ‘America’s Sweetheart’: 2 wds. 41 Glittery accessories in Queen Elizabeth’s collection 43 Founded [abbr.]

44 They sound lovely in the breeze 45 Competitive grind in the city: 2 wds. 46 To the __ power 47 Comparatively tidy: 2 wds. 48 Super smart, inventive and creative people 49 Group of Seven painter Mr. Harris (b.1885 d.1970)

50 Creepy cadaver crawlee

51 Marks off the boundaries 54 British author of 1924 adventure novel Beau Geste, _._. __ (b.1875 d.1941) 55 Initials-sharers of our Prime Minister before Justin Trudeau 58 B-movie weapons: 2 wds. 59 Before-thewedding party, __ shower 60 Canadian prov. 61 Dazzling

62 Village in Saskatchewan’s southeastern corner

65 Track event 66 Montreal stop sign word 67 Make a choice between the two, __ __ the other

68 1944 Cary Grant comedy in which Canadian actor Raymond Massey also starred: 4 wds. 74 Absurd 75 No-frills passenger ship accommodations 78 __ Canada (Book publisher)

82 “The Island __” (PEI tune) 83 Casino game 84 Eleven: French 85 Tosses out 86 Slangy suffix to ‘Switch’ 87 Moray-like or Conger-ish 88 Loonie, dime or Toonie

89 Earl Grey or Orange Pekoe 90 Amer. IDs 91 Slitherer’s hiss ....

Down

1 The 1971 fourth album by Led Zeppelin is known to fans as what? 2 “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)” songstress 3 Newfoundland... Street in downtown St. John’s

4 Music streaming service

5 Ms. Hayek of “Frida” (2002) 6 Symbols in the cards deck

7 “Fried Green Tomatoes” (1991) director, Jon __

8 Olivia King’s portrayer on “Road to Avonlea”: 2 wds.

9 Arctic whale 10 Mountain nymphs of Greek mythology 11 High IQ society

12 Quid __ quo 13 H2O, in Hull 14 Pantry container 15 Finish

18 Those enjoying Cabot Cliffs in Cape Breton Island

23 __ Diego

25 Police dept. rank

28 Arctic ice masses

29 Where to be stuck: 3 wds. 30 Oscar-winner Ms. Sorvino’s 31 Has __ __ up one’s sleeve 32 Sheds pounds

33 FBI figures 34 Hops-drying kiln

38 Ontario... Niagara-onthe-Lake export:

2 wds.

39 Graphs

40 Toys to fly way up high

41 Hybrid citrus fruit

42 ‘Part’ suffix (Room’s divider) 45 Get a better grip

47 Outaouais town in Quebec sharing the name of a city in Belgium 48 “Holies!”

49 Bind, as a surgeon 50 Canadian apples 51 Shakespearean output 52 Enthusiastic 53 Country singer Mr. Lovett’s 54 Jimmied 55 Windowwashing wipers

56 Les

Miserables writer Victor 57 “__ gut!”

(Very good, in Hamburg) 59 Mordecai Richler novel, __ Version 62 Moorish city in Spain

63 Lion’s call! 64 Where to apply the frostings in the bakery:

2 wds. 66 Evangeline: A Tale of __ (1847 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem)

69 Goose egg 70 Sluggish

71 Space travel units, for short: 2 wds.

72 Devil 73 Stand-up comedian Jay’s 76 Photocopies made bigger, in brief

77 Tofu beans 78 Medic

79 Plastic __ Band (Post-Beatles group)

80 Type of submachine gun

81 CTV’s “Your Morning” host Mr. Mulroney