COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. “Born This Way” by Lady __

5. Fancily ‘forever’

8. Glassmaking oven

12. Take _ __ (Join the dinner guests)

17. In its spelling CANADA has __ _, Three As...

18. Revolutionary in the musical Evita

19. Fertilizer component

20. ‘B’ of DOB

21. Green florets vegetable

23. Mr. Rodgers, American musician/producer

24. Matrikin

25. New France... Marie __ (In 1617, she became the first French woman to settle in Quebec City where there is a statue of her today)

26. Genius

27. Volcano’s ‘bowl’

28. Extent

30. Canadian singer of “It Kills Me” and “Monday Morning”: 2 wds.

33. Enthusiastic

34. Ankle length skirt

35. Also

36. Atlantic Canada expanse

39. Techie ‘brain’

41. Canadian singer Francesco

46. Long time

47. Prohibits

48. “Believe” songstress

49. Substantial

50. Many

52. Blinds strip

53. Breakfast bowlful

54. Impair

55. Ms. Vermette, Metis writer who is a Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry winner for North End Love Songs

58. 8 pts.

59. Toasty party tray selection

61. “Star __” (1977)

62. Looped-crosses of ancient Egypt

64. Lizard variety

65. U.S.S. Enterprise captain’s surname

66. Betwixt

67. MLB strike caller!

70. Gold medallist’s position

71. Tattooist’s supply

72. Quebec tavern

74. James __ (Body of water on a Canadian map)

76. Intl. alliance

77. Canadian cartoonist Ms. Johnston

78. Corn, beans and squash ...crops collectively referred to as the ‘__ __’ in Indigenous cuisine

84. Canadian star Leslie Nielsen’s character in ‘Naked Gun’ comedies, Frank __

86. Communicate in that direction as a lion: 2 wds.

87. Groovy

88. Turkey!

90. “Single Ladies (Put _ __ on It)” by Beyonce

91. __ Park, in Hamilton

92. Supply with footnotes

95. ‘Ship of the Desert’

96. Region

97. “Sure! __ be my pleasure.”

98. Poet’s ‘Ireland’

99. Beethoven masterpiece: “Fur __”

100. ‘Feel the __’ (Bernie Sanders’ famous US Presidential campaign slogan)

101. “Crying” singer Mr. Orbison

102. “The Dame __ Experience”

DOWN

1. Chunk

2. “Gimme __ ‘_’!” (R-E-V-E-LS-T-O-K-E cheer starter)

3. Built in 1817, ‘The Grange’ is a historic Toronto __ __ now part of the Art Gallery of Ontario

4. Meech Lake, and others

5. Haute __ (Elaborate dressage in horse training)

6. Jennifer of “The King’s Speech” (2010)

7. Canadian women’s clothing retailer since 1926

8. Canadian multi-instrumentalist, her debut 2022 album is called ‘Duality’: 2 wds.

9. Canadian investigative reporter Ms. Johnson

10. Canadian actress Ms. Shaver

11. Arctic explorer John

12. Ontario community in the Township of Puslinch (near Guelph) which is home to a since-1961 antique market

13. ‘The Land of Turquoise’ of Egypt

14. Muse who loves poetry

15. Where liftoff countdowns start...: 2 wds.

16. Aegean Sea island site of the mega Minoan Eruption around 1600 BC

22. Key: French

27. Business prez

28. Silvery fish

29. Rachael Ray’s fave cooking staple

31. Computer file suffix

32. Royal Canadian Air Force motto, ‘Sic __ Ad Astra’

34. One of the four ships chartered by the White Star Line during the RMS Titanic recovery operations of April-MayJune 1912

37. Dining rm. set piece

38. Potato pancake

39. Arctic __ (Northern catches)

40. Canadian hockey legend Mr. Mahovlich

42. Pirate’s plaint!

43. __ __ of Canada = Conseil du Tresor du Canada

44. Equal: French

45. Quebec restaurant seasoning

48. Courtroom aide

51. Eurasia elevations

52. Investor Robert Herjavec is a ‘Dragon’ in Canada and a ‘__’ in The States

53. Dog: Latin

54. Shania Twain’s “__! _ Feel Like a Woman!”

56. Identical

57. Alberta hamlet north of Edmonton

59. Lunchtime eatery with trays, commonly

60. Snoopy in the Peanuts comic strip: 2 wds.

63. ms. lang, et al.

65. Lake Superior whitefish

66. Lovely crafts event: 2 wds.

68. __ Cooper (British car)

69. Oscar-winner Sean of “Milk” (2008)

72. Segment of soap

73. Politically chosen one

75. Halifax hrs.

76. Where Canadian actress Sandra Oh was born in Ontario

78. Miniscule amount

79. Every 60 minutes

80. “Spider-Man” (2002) director Sam

81. Sea eagles

82. “__ the Land” by The Guess Who

83. Big wild cat

84. “Bohemian Like You” by The __ Warhols

85. ‘70s record label

89. “__ the Groove” by Madonna

91. Talk

93. Can

94. Bambi’s aunt