COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Ballpark fig.

4. Canada _ _ _ ‘The Great White North’

7. Beautiful flowing garment

11. E-to-i link

14. Dutch for ‘city’

16. Towards, in France

18. __ __ first you don’t succeed try...

19. Flowery necklace

20. Historic undergarments giving skirts of yore the very hooped look: 2 wds.

24. Can still offer, as the stillto-be-filled slots on the schedule: 2 wds.

25. Church deliveries on Sundays, for short

26. St. __, Ontario

27. Record label Clive Davis founded in 1974

28. Rather like an amphibian marsh creature

30. Athabaskan-speaking people of the Northwest Territories

31. VIPS in the House of Commons

32. Smoke, in Italy

34. Prince Michael of __ (Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin)

35. Garth __, “Wayne’s World” (1992) friend played by Dana Carvey

36. Town on the south coast of the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland, __ __-__

39. Academy Award

42. Hershey’s chocolate/toffee treat

43. Las Vegas illuminator: 2 wds.

46. “Help Me, __” by The Beach Boys

48. Frequently: 2 wds.

50. Hrs. in Halifax

51. Untruth

52. Phoenix __ (NBA team)

53. The Phantom’s request of Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous musical: 3 wds.

56. River for Hamburg

57. Li’l flying saucer passengers

58. Graduate’s degree, e.g.

59. “__ boy!” (Well done, fellow!)

60. Concurred

62. Marked the manuscript in red pen again

65. Female octopi

67. G. Gordon __ (Watergate figure)

68. Enjoy Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, as an example: 4 wds.

71. Keeps

73. David __ (Husband portrayer on ‘70s sitcom “Rhoda”)

74. Pharaoh’s snakes

75. Crisis site in Quebec in 1990

78. Start to ‘sack’ (Backpack)

79. Eliminate/cull: 2 wds.

81. Wobble

83. Consumed quantity

85. Ancient land conquered by Caesar

86. Much more posh

87. Preparation details on the pasta package: 2 wds.

90. River of Scotland

91. Port of Yemen

92. Lake __ (It’s one of the ‘Great’ ones)

93. ‘Susp’ add-on (Movie genre)

94. Rapper of “Gangnam Style”

95. Athena’s walkway

96. Porridge-eating hrs.

97. Nightfall, in the poem

DOWN

1. F’s musical equivalent: note + word

2. State of inactivity

3. Giant bronze guardian of Crete in ancient Greek mythology

4. Sold-via-booklets makeup company

5. Canadiens goalie great Mr. Dryden

6. “You __ __ Beautiful” by Joe Cocker

7. Observes the meeting: 3 wds.

8. Morn’s follower

9. Ontario community northwest of Thunder Bay

10. “The Seven Year __” (1955)

11. __-__ burgers (Specialty at since-1959 Canadian fast food chain Harvey’s)

12. Do well on the exam, __ __ ‘_’

13. Snake when making sounds

15. The __ Trilogy (Canadian author Robertson Davies’ novels series)

17. Job on Parliament Hill: 4 wds.

20. 1983: “Club Tropicana” Brit pop duo!

21. Musee des __-arts de Montreal

22. Montreal-born fashion designer Mr. Moralioglu

23. Bunches and bunches

28. __ __ interest (Showed curiosity)

29. Broadcast like Netflix Canada

33. Hammer and Young of rap music

35. Shania Twain’s “I __ No Quitter”

36. Sports team rooters!

37. Russian river

38. Go __ __ (Set sail)

39. Canadian figure skating great Brian

40. A Town Like Alice author, Nevil __ (b.1899 - d.1960)

41. The Royal __ (Canadian music education institution since 1886)

44. Wisecracked

45. Wanting

47. Helped, for short

49. Songbook standard: “When I Take My Sugar __ __”

54. Pleistocene’s frigid happening: 2 wds.

55. Berate: 2 wds.

56. The Phantom’s name in Gaston Leroux’s classic novel

The Phantom of the Opera

58. Prejudice

61. Canadian brand of chocolate-covered raisins

63. Well-being expert Mr. Chopra

64. ‘_._. __’ (It means ‘By the Grace of God, Queen’ on Canadian coins)

66. Initials-sharers of Keanu Reeves’ co-star in “Speed” (1994)

69. Dermatologists who created skincare brand Proactiv, __ + Fields

70. Eyeball attachment, __ nerve

71. Tuque: 2 wds.

72. Bugs

75. Futile

76. American filmmaker/comedian, __ Ivory Wayans

77. Coming-in-planes, for short

79. George of “Cheers”

80. Ne plus __ (Perfection)

82. Web publication

84. Cars of South Korea

86. ‘Streets’ of Quebec City

88. Nat __ WILD (Cable network)

89. The Pacific __