COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

Across

1.‘Very’ in Barcelona 4.Unit of pressure, for short

7.. .Poet’s ‘weather’ 12.Make it to the next level

16.Poker dealer’s query to a player: 3 wds.

18.. . Oohed and __ 19.Face value, to a broker: 2 wds.

21.The clocks will do it this year on Sunday, March 10th: 2 wds.

23.“Spider-man” (2002) director Sam 24.Dime or Quarter 25.. . Commodities 26.Jan van __ (15th-century Flemish painter)

28.Canada’s most famous doctor, b.1890 - d.1939 ...his initials-sharers

29.Intl. clock standard which is the successor to GMT

30.Architect Mr. Saarinen’s

31.Howie Mandel’s ‘80s medical drama, “St. __” 33.Geological ridges

35 .. . . . . . . Hold off 37.Jack __ (NDP Leader, b.1950 - d.2011)

38.. Chef’s skewers 40.__ Podrida (Seasoned stew)

41.MGM’S motto, __ Gratia Artis

42.‘And the following’ footnote abbr.: 2 wds.

44.“Sun Valley Serenade” (1941) figure skater Sonja 46.. . Barely believe

50 .. . . . . . Shed tool 51.Canadian actor Mr. Bellows

52.Born-in-winnipeg entertainer who is a Member of the Order of Canada and famously sings “The Cat Came Back”: 2 wds.

56 .. . . . Wildebeest 57.Ricochet shot in Pool 59 .. . . . . . Long for 60.Isthmus of __ (Malay Peninsula part)

61.Alberta’s historic Leduc No. 1 framework: 2 wds. 64.Caustic substance 65.Single hundred dollar bill, fun-style: word + letter

66.British Columbia’s wild fruits, __ Berries

67.__ Slipper (Provincial flower of Prince Edward Island)

69.Struck in an attack, archaically

70 .. . . . Pen’s point 72.Horatio __ (b.1901 d.1991 ...Born-in-argentina trainer of Northern Dancer) 73.Equally modern: 2 wds. 75.Long river in British Columbia 78.Non-written finals 80 ......... Wince 83.They’re on the Canadian side at Niagara, __ Falls

85 .......... Vows 87.North Atlantic fish 88.Variantly-spelled Swiss river

89.The Bard of Avon [abbr.]

90.. . Caesar’s 2003 91 .. . . . . . Stockings

92 .. . . Grassy plain 94.Canada Post activity: 2 wds. 97.Canadian retail family 98 .. . . . . . . . . . Faze 99.Nail salon boards 100.__ Paneer (Spinach/ cheese dish of India) 101.. . Wise saying 102.‘70s record label for The Bee Gees

103.Mercedes-benz _ _ _

Down

1.Faulty shot in a game of Billiards

2.Removes the plant from the terra cotta

3.It is what Hamlet is holding when he says “I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.”: 2 wds.

4. “__ de Replay” by Rihanna

5 .......... Hintat 6.1962 Broadway musical, I Can Get __ __ You Wholesale

7.Town in Alberta’s southwestern corner

8 .. . . . . . . . . . Rules 9.Smashing Pumpkins cofounder James

10.Ms. Fernandez, CTV News Channel anchor 11.Guitar legend Duane’s 12.Manager in Banff or Gros Morne: 2 wds.

13. __ _ crossroads 14.Small upright piano

15.Halifax area attraction, __ Island Lighthouse

17.“The Adventures of __ Tin Tin”

20 .. . . . . . Ascended 22.Spirit’s sounds... 27.Camilo Jose __ (Spanish writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1989)

30.Mr. La Salle of “ER” 31.Fictional sleuth ‘Queen’ of literature 32.Green tea variety

34. Duelling sword 36.‘A’ in the Arabic alphabet

39 .. . . Bake, as eggs

42 .. . . . Therefores 43.Alias in 1974 headlines 45.H.G. Wells’ frugivores 47.The __ __ (Alter ego of Canadian stand-up Murray Langston whilst disguised on stage with a paper bag when appearing on “The Gong Show”)

48.“Raspberry __” by Prince

49 .. . . . . . . Outline 51.Long-snouted fish

53 .. . . . . Moray-ish 54.Beatles hit: “Eight __ _ Week”

55 .. . . . . . . . . Prior 57.The Oscars! Sunday, March 10th, 2024 - Canadian filmmaker nominated for Best Original Screenplay for “Past Lives” (2023): 2 wds.

58._’__ Strait (Northwest

Territories body of water) 62.Copenhagen’s citizens 63. Songwriter Ms. Dioguardi who was a Judge on “American Idol” 65.Sacred Buddhist peak 68 .. . . . . . . __ Peak (Limestone-like rock summit in the Alberta Rockies) 69.Grads-to-be, briefly 71 .. . . . . . . Shindig 72.Emulate the :( emoticon’s expression: 2 wds.

74.Divisions within groups 75.Sedimentary rock 76.Eucalyptus eaters 77.List of printing slip-ups

79.1940s baseball pitcher Johnny 81.Yolanda Adams’ music 82.Ancient name of the Turkish city of Urfa

84.British Columbia’s coastal archipelago, __ Gwaii

86.Hamilton football player, __-Cat

90 .. . . Sprouty bean 91.President Truman, to pals

93.Perfume by Cacharel 95.“Dalla __ Pace” (Mozart aria)

96.Mr. Fabi of fast cars