PATRIOTIC PUZZLE

Crossword tests knowledge of all things Canadian

2017-07-01 -

ACROSS

1. Emblem on Canadian flag (5,4) 6. Common word of apology (5) 9. Austin Powers & Shrek (4,5) 15. Coastal inlet (3) 17. Earth observation, abbr. (2) 18. Toronto’s shoe museum (4) 19. Vodka and clamato juice cocktail (6)

20. Cdn-born Naismith invented this hoops game (10)

21. Chocolate-custard dessert: _______ bar (7)

22. Small trumpet (5)

23. Symbol for the element ruthenium (2)

24. Masculine version of Olga (4) 26. The national anthem (1,6)

27. Handmaid’s Tale author, 1st name (8) 30. The Space Shuttle’s robotic arm (8) 31. Property claim (4) 33. Operating income, abbr. (2) 34. A Maritime time zone (3) 36. Air conditioning, abbr. (2) 38. This saturated ground covers 14 percent of Canada (8)

41. Mining term: Net smelter return, abbr. (3)

43. A top Canadian export (4)

46. Symbol for element antimony (2) 47. Superior is the largest ____ (4) 48. Old English, abbr. (2) 49. Spanish house (4) 51. Metric weight (4) 52. 600-plus outlets sell this Japanese dish in Vancouver (5) 54. Physician (2) 55. Integrated circuit, abbr. (2) 57. Top secret, abbr. (2) 59. Brown paper sack (3) 60. Male bee (5) 62. Cheerless (6) 63. Actor: Friends’ Chandler Bing (5) 65. One mile equal 1.6 __, abbr. (2) 67. An electric car (5)

69. Sausage Party’s ____ Rogen (4) 70. Social enterprise Me to __ (2) 72. Gosling or Reynolds (4) 74. Timid (3) 75. Energy (3) 77. A final thought in a letter (2) 78. Toronto’s tower (2) 79. Classic baked treat: butter ____ (4) 80. Serviette (6) 82. Tuber grown in PEI (6) 83. Little __ Peep (2) 85. A network of blood vessels (4) 86. Fries with cheese curds and gravy (7)

87. Groups of bees (6)

89. Father and son who were each Prime Minister (7) 90. Stock symbol for Lupaka Gold (3) 91. Ambulance responder (3) 93. The seventh note of a major scale (2) 94. Non-governmental organization, abbr. (3) 95. Dept. that hires people (2) 96. July 1 is Canada ___ (3) 97. A cyst (3) 99. Deliberately destroying (10) 102. Working extra hours (2)

104. Cdn baby food invention (6) 106. Astronaut _____ Hadfield (5) 108. Oldest department store (3) 109. Lutetium’s symbol (2)

110. Rule out (3)

111. Banting & ____ discovered insulin (4)

112. Cdn invention: The push-up Wonder___ (3) 113. Feline (3) 114. Magnificent (6) 118. Executive director, abbr. (2) 119. Shortened form of pizza (2) 120. In ____ of (replacing) (4)

122. First Nations’ carved pole (5) 124. Hurtig, Gibson or Brooks (3) 125. Pop phenom Justin ______ (6) 128. National symbolic animal (6) 130. Name of the one dollar coin (6) 131. Yoga wear success story: ____lemon (4)

133. Long Romanian river (3) 136. One who provides for himself: Hunter-________ (8)

138. Hockey’s Great One,

1st name (5)

140. Board game Trivial _______ created in 1979 (7)

144. Canada’s first woman in space, initials (2)

145. Five species of this animal can be found in Cda (4)

147. Motto: From sea to ___ (3) 149. Standard practice, abbr. (2) 151. Official winter sport (6) 152. Official summer sport (8) 155. Ace Ventura’s ___ Carrey (3)

156. Nancy Greene was a famous one (5)

157. A toque is a winter ___ (3)

158. To give an account or narrative (4)

160. Grey’s Anatomy star: Sandra __ (2)

161. Cancer fighter who attempted one-legged run across nation (5,3) 162. Rapper from “The 6” (5)

163. Once the world’s most popular smartphone (10)

DOWN

1. First Prime Minister (9)

2. Settle a monetary charge in advance (6)

3. Soybeans in the pod (7)

4. Popular Cdn expression (2)

5. A broken chip from something (8) 6. Large Eurasian falcon (5)

7. Reteaches (8)

8. One of the Latin words for strength (5)

9. Largest shopping centre: West Edmonton ____ (4)

10. A short pronoun (2)

11. Pouched mammal (8)

12. Unskilled type of job (6)

13. First Nations leader ______ Harper (6)

14. Motorized sled created in Cda (10) 16. Baffin is Cda’s largest ______ (6) 18. Absorbs (5)

20. Bishop’s University, abbr. (2) 22. Karen Kain was a star of this dance form (6)

25. A cancelled live dance music TV show (2)

28. Opposite of stop (2)

29. Serving of corn (3)

32. Iron age, abbr. (2)

35. Matching sweater set (7)

37. A fish brought to Canada by Europeans (4)

38. Canada’s only Masters winner (4) 39. One of several nicknames for Ontario’s capital city (2)

40. Scram (4)

42. Dismally (5) 44. Flamenco shout (3) 45. Geddy Lee’s iconic rock bank (4) 46. Singers Mendes or Hook (5) 50. Years and years (4) 51. A clear win in boxing (2) 52. Rests (4) 53. Canada’s Sacrifice Medal, abbr. (2) 56. Weep (3) 58. Video chat (5) 61. Egyptian sun god (2) 62. Put money in the bank (7) 64. To hear a prolonged amount of talking (6)

66. Multiple activation key, abbr. (3) 68. Captain James T. Kirk actor (7) 71. Cowboy hat (7) 72. A Fijian chief (4) 73. Rather cold (5) 75. McCrae and Purdy wrote these (5) 76. Baywatch’s Anderson (3) 78. The Queen’s fave dog (5) 80. Term for a non-alcoholic ale (4,4) 81. Next of kin, abbr. (3)

82. Vancouver’s annual fair (3)

83. Excellent completion of a job (4-2)

84. M*A*S*H movie star and Kiefer’s dad, initials (2) 85. Where addicts go (5) 88. Cross-bred dog (7) 90. On the run (3) 92. Bar bill (3) 93. Kind of poodle (3) 96. Device under test, abbr. (3) 97. Canada’s _____ population includes orcas and greys (5)

98. Adjective often used to describe Canadians (4)

100. Famous Cdn pork product (5) 101. Dan Aykroyd is a SNL ____ (4) 103. A traditional indigenous shelter (4) 105. Hallucinogenic drug (3)

106. A regal Cdn whisky, initials (2)

107. _____ Ste. Marie, Ontario & Michigan (5)

112. Bleat (3)

114. Observe (3)

115. Outback birds (4)

116. Cda is largest producer of this wild fruit (9)

117. Jam’s sandwich mate (2)

119. Cdn pronunciation of last letter in alphabet (3)

121. Unwrinkle (4)

122. Vegetarian staple (4)