COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. __ on to (Kept)

5. Acidity measures, commonly

8. Highway’s inclined exit

12. Hand-__ glass

17. Caramel/chocolate crunchy cookie bar

18. Jeans maker

19. Person in debt

20. Netting fibre

21. __ __ Harbour (East Coast musical comedy of 2022 starring Alan Doyle, now playing at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, in Charlottetown)

23. Song on The Beach Boys’ 1966 album ‘Pet Sounds’ mentioned in Neil Young’s song “Long May You Run”: 2 wds.

25. Perfect spot for entertaining at the cottage: 2 wds.

27. Nova Scotia... __ Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site

28. Story-telling orchestral composition such as Don Juan by Richard Strauss: 2 wds.

30. TV taping format of yore, commonly

31. Hotel Lac des __ (Where Duddy worked as a waiter in Sainte-agathe-des-monts in Mordecai Richler’s 1959 novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz)

35. ‘_’ __ in Richibucto

36. Canadian comedian Caroline

38. Wheat: French

41. Et __ (And others, in Latin)

42. Opposite of ‘Descend’ [abbr.]

43. Heart album: ‘__ Annie’ ...more at #99-Across!

45. __’ Tom Connors, Saintjohn-new-brunswick born music legend

48. Driving standstill

50. Pipsqueak puppy

51. ‘_’ __ in Kelowna

52. “__ __ sure you’re aware...” (Here’s more on what you know already...)

54. Do some movie soundtrack work

55. __-Claire Barlow (Canadian jazz singer)

57. Nunavut’s official flower: 2 wds.

61. Ecotourism village on Vancouver Island

63. Yay team!

64. Vegas brightener

65. #43-Down’s answer in English

68. Away from the sea gusts

69. Stream

71. Farm’s early morning riseand-shiner!

73. Green patina as on the Peace Tower’s topper in Ottawa

76. Sergeant, e.g.

78. Superman to those saved

79. It makes beverages colder

80. Rooney of “The Social Network” (2010)

81. Fifth music note sometimes

82. Puts down

84. Circling stat.

85. La __ National Park, in Quebec

88. Likes

92. Charlottetown’s is YYG: 2 wds.

97. Canadian pastry: 2 wds. 99. __ Records (Vancouverbased label that released #43-Across in 1975)

100. Pens

101. Advantage

102. Paraguay/brazil border river

103. Hodgepodge

104. Sanctify

105. __ Scale (It measures mineral hardness, the Diamond is at the very top)

106. Electronics giant of Japan 107. Stovetop meals needs

DOWN

1. Letters before ://www without the SSL certificate

2. Tea service piece

3. Ms. Taylor of “The Haunting” (1999)

4. 545 to a Gladiator

5. Belonging to one of the ancient Greek philosophers

6. Moviedom’s Ms. Mirren

7. People who are sowing

8. Celebrity chef Mr. Dispirito, and namesakes

9. Not napping

10. __ de Beaufort

11. Heidi Klums ‘Runway’, e.g.

12. Community in The Eastern Townships, in Quebec

13. k.d.’s kin

14. Sacred Buddhist peak

15. Manitoba’s capital, for short

16. Modernists

22. The __ Family, as on 1977 to 1981 sitcom “Soap”

24. “I __ _ Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbitt

26. Age of the calendar moon on January 1st

29. As per #31-Across... Summer resort owner in the Laurentian hills in Que.: 2 wds.

31. Prince Albert’s prov.

32. Lethbridge’s location, littlely

33. The __ Museum (Ecosystem attraction in Montreal which is in the large Earth-shaped pavilion from Expo 67)

34. Getaway

37. Cool, retro-style

38. Meatballs soup of Metis cuisine

39. Ms. O’grady of family dramedy “Eight Is Enough”

40. ‘Bachelor’ suffix

42. Indigo dye

43. Cinq - Trois = ?

44. At-sea slammer

46. __ passu (Impartially)

47. Web connectors, in brief

49. State bordering British Columbia

53. __-Webster Dictionary

55. Slangy ‘Switch’ suffix

56. __ _’ War (Legendary racehorse)

58. Pre-owned

59. Paulo and Luis, in Brazil

60. ‘I Bear’ or ‘I Carry’ in Latin

61. Rikki-tikki-__

62. Sir Guinness of “Star Wars” (1977)

66. “You __ Meant for Me” by

Jewel

67. ‘Golds’ at the Barcelona Summer Olympics of 1992

69. “It’s rather chilly!”

70. Bouillon brand

72. __ Na Na

74. “That Don’t __ Me Much” by Shania Twain

75. Nintendo or Sega enthusiast

77. New Brunswick village on the Salmon River

81. Honeymooners’ rooms in Niagara Falls

82. Lung pouch: 2 wds.

83. Kiss ballad

84. Ceremonies

86. Frustrated pirate’s utterance!

87. La __ Grey (CFL’S championship trophy, en francais)

88. Rhyming scheme

89. Bilateral

90. Homeowner’s payment, for short

91. Flower’s balancer

93. Farmer’s food yield

94. Twi’lek dancer in “Return of the Jedi” (1983)

95. “How ya __’?” (“How are you?”, casually)

96. Fans of Goth music

98. Big deal