COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Lightly apply
4. Delighted
8. Flora’s nature friend
13. Gardening tool
17. Dusk
18. Scarce
19. __ humains (French for ‘human beings’)
20. Mr. Knievel of motorcycle jumps
21. ‘Hect’ add-on (Land measure)
22. March 17th land
23. They adore Winter precipitation: 2 wds.
25. Canadian music promoter being honoured at this year’s Juno Awards: 2 wds. (More at #4-Down)
28. Shirley’s sitcom roommate
29. Worked with pottery material, say
30. Expression inventor
32. Laboratory dish
35. Vice-Admiral Harry __ (b.1903 - d.2000 ...decorated Canadian naval hero of World War II)
37. Answer
41. Greek mythology musician Orpheus, for one, who is skilled with words
43. Comparably profound: 2 wds.
45. British-style bathroom
46. My Name Is __ (William Saroyan story collection)
47. “You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself __...” - Carly Simon, “You’re So Vain”
51. Canadian-born Oscar winner Anna of “The Piano” (1993)
53. Some wallet bills
54. Trombone part
55. Alias, __ name
56. Songbook standard: “Ain’t __ Sweet”
58. La Fheile __ Sona Duit! (Happy St. Patrick’s Day! in Irish)
61. Smartphone insert, __ card
62. John __ (American composer of “Flute Poem”, the memorable music piece in the ‘Hinterland Who’s Who’ classic Canadian wildlife TV vignettes)
65. Six, in Hamburg
67. Metric system prefix that means ‘onetenth’
70. Gave one’s word
71. “I’m Henry __, _ __” by Herman’s Hermits
73. “Take __ __ the Run” by REO Speedwagon
74. Write
75. Northern Dancer’s track activity
77. Degrees
79. Frightful
81. “The Hurt Locker” (2008) star Jeremy
84. Performed, to William Shakespeare
85. Between 90 degrees and 180 degrees, as per angles
87. Barren
90. Leisurely musical movements
93. The Red Serge wearer: acr. + wd.
98. The long-running drama series “When Calls the Heart” is based on the work of this bestselling Canadian author: 2 wds. 100. Health food store berry
101. ‘Cray’ completer (Crayons company) 102. One Direction hit: “Best Song __” 103. Island near the Statue of Liberty 104. Farewell, in ancient Rome
105. Cdn. Arctic land
106. Hamilton’s __ Falls
107. Counted sheep
108. Building extensions 109. Bionic part on Colonel Steve Austin
DOWN
1. Expensive
2. Dan Aykroyd stars as Crawford Gordon Jr. (b.1914 - d.1967), the President of __ Canada, in 1997 miniseries “The Arrow”
3. “__ there, done that.”
4. Walt __ Special Achievement Award (Prestigious honour named after the cofounder of the Juno Awards ...#25-Across is the 2023 recipient)
5. Sputnik 2 space dog in 1957
6. Wide variety
7. Considered
8. Fun cultural event
9. Complimentary: 3 wds.
10. Prefix meaning ‘Tail’
11. It springs up in Spring: 2 wds.
12. The Chronicles of Narnia lion
13. Paul __ (American silversmith famous for his midnight 1775 ride)
14. Positively declare
15. Musicals composer Jerome
16. Other
24. Highway bridge
26. Whalebone artwork of yore
27. Beethoven’s “__ to Joy”
31. Ancient word in the shoppe’s name
32. Surveyor’s map
33. 1847 Charlotte Bronte book, Jane __
34. Winnipeg’s historic railroad area
36. Pisces is one: 2 wds.
38. Drastically declined
39. ‘The Goose’ in French, _’__
40. Poetically ‘over there’
42. ‘_ _ _ with Tracy Jordan’, as on 2006 to 2013 series “30 Rock”
44. Vintage music records, e.g.
48. “The Sound of Music” (1965) backdrop
49. Canadian train name
50. Peculiar
52. __ __ Battery (Historic military site in St. John’s)
55. Honorific in Turkey
57. All of it: 2 wds.
59. _ _ _ O U and sometimes Y
60. __ Radio-Canada
62. Bottle tops
63. “__ plaisir!” (Gladly, in Quebec City)
64. Danit’__ (It means “How are you?” in the Tsuut’ina language of Alberta)
66. Clothing dept. sizes
68. Mountain passes
69. “Meet Me __ __. Louis” (1944)
71. Competes
72. Village in southwestern Ontario near Woodstock
76. Finnish clarinetist/composer, Bernhard Henrik __ (b.1775 - d.1838)
78. Intellectually enlightens
80. __ Centre (Toronto Blue Jays home)
82. NHL Oilers on scoreboards
83. Surface the road once more
86. Books bags
88. Singer’s teacher, __ Coach
89. Whitney Houston hit: “Greatest Love __ __”
90. “Leaving on _ __ Plane” by John Denver
91. School board trustee Mr. Stathers
92. Afresh
94. “__ magnifique!”
95. Butter Pecan scoop holder
96. Mr. Yost, Canadian known for his love of movies
97. Appraise
99. “Hurray!”