COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Canada’s largest island where Nunavut’s capital city Iqaluit is located

7. Frying pan’s excess

10. Funny hockey movie of 1977 starring America’s Paul Newman and Canada’s Michael Ontkean: 2 wds.

18. Northern Lights aka __ Borealis

19. Copacabana city

20. Canada’s publicly funded health coverage system

21. Self-evident truths

22. ‘Capital’ completer ($$$)

23. “Sorry, that seat is reserved.”: 2 wds.

24. ‘Bye-byes’ to King Charles

26. Ointment

28. Brand of toothpaste

29. Pierce

32. Oxen harness

34. Furniture and cabinetry wood

36. Two hrs. before noon time, __ _ _

38. Helen __ (b.1880 - d.1968 ...Anne Sullivan’s pupil who became a legendary activist)

40. Chuckle of amusement: 2 wds.

45. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West headlining sharpshooter Annie

47. __ Pepsi

48. Servings at Cdn. restaurant Harvey’s

49. Home office antique, __ desk

51. National Park in the Alberta Rockies

53. Mr. Onassis, et al.

54. Packaged mil. dinner

55. Rocky calls out for her in the iconic 1976 boxing movie starring Sylvester Stallone!

57. Cul-de-__

58. Art __ (Design style)

59. Word on a laundry room bottle

60. The Canadian Charter of __ and Freedoms

62. Arthur __ (1975 Wimbledon champion)

65. Alkali

66. Canadian star Mr. Nielsen of comedies

67. Irish coronation stone, __ Fail

70. Swag

71. 1960s Prime Minister, __ B. Pearson

73. The ‘E.’ of P.E.T., a famous Prime Minister’s monogram

75. Cheops’ pride in Giza

77. Mr. Julia of “The Addams Family” (1991)

79. Aerobics class moves

80. Rick __, Canadian hero of the Man In Motion World Tour

81. Ms. Mcbean, Canadian Olympic rowing legend

83. Stock

84. Prod/provoke: 2 wds.

86. Exec’s office assistant [abbr.]

88. ‘Cont’ completer (Noblewoman in Italy)

89. Breakfast serving with jam

93. Ploy

95. Step going up or down

97. Library and __ Canada (Its collection can be searched) 99. __-d’or, Quebec

101. Fish and __ (Newfoundland dish of salt cod and hard bread)

105. Funnel-shaped flowers 106. __ and Id

107. “Watch your back out there!”: 2 wds.

108. Stretch

109. Presently

110. Stellar

DOWN

1. Sheared-one’s farm call!

2. Isle-__-coudres (Small island on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec)

3. ‘F’ of TGIF, for short

4. CFL = Canadian __ League

5. “__ la Douce” (1963)

6. Not nice at all

7. Searched the suspect

8. Three-toed sloths

9. Archaeologist’s burial dig discovery

10. The one saying “Cheese!” for the photograph

11. “I can handle that for you...”: 2 wds.

12. Promos

13. __ Plant, Newfoundland’s carnivorous provincial flower

14. Surgical incision reminder

15. Cod-like catch

16. Finds in the mines

17. Camper’s shelter

25. Hunky-dory

27. Acts as a robber’s lookout

29. “__ Before the Calm” by Canadian singer Luba

30. “Coffee, __ __ milk?” (Which of these three beverages would you like?)

31. __ socks (They’re not nearly as high as knee socks)

33. Mr. Mccoy (b.1844 d.1929 ...Canadian inventor of the automatic Lubricator Cup for oiling steam engines)

35. Northern Manitoba town known for its Polar Bears

37. Heavy __ (Music genre for Canadian band Anvil)

39. Trim

41. “Blimey!”

42. Right in this spot

43. Canadian hockey great Mr. Lindros

44. Gas station in Canada

46. Alps-style vocal specialty for Canadian singer Wilf Carter (b.1904 - d.1996)

48. Snoopy is one in comics

50. Talked to the heavens

52. 23rd Greek letters

56. Frosts

59. Techie testing versions

60. Old TV shows when aired nowadays

61. Telecommunications company headquartered in Vancouver

62. Sacred river in Canadian rock band Rush’s song “Xanadu”

63. Type of kitchen sauce or milk

64. Car’s beeper!

66. King in a Shakespeare title

67. Iconic company symbols

68. Roads of ancient Rome

69. Travelling as a sailor: 2 wds.

72. __-Canada Highway

74. Bank of Canada concerns, __ rates

76. Scheduled event in the boardroom

78. Goes under the radar: 2 wds.

81. Frothy dessert of chocolate

82. ‘Outer’-meaning prefix

85. Amazing

87. “__ dabba doo!” - Fred Flintstone

89. Record

90. Baseball’s Mr. Hershiser

91. X-__ Knife

92. Cast out

94. Level

96. Furies

98. Canadian train name 100. In times past

102. Country-versus-country conflict

103. “__ _ Tree Falls” by Canada’s Bruce Cockburn

104. __ et Poivre (Shakers on a Quebec restaurant table)