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ACROSS 1 Ottawa officials, briefly 5 Leader 10 Science subj. 14 Skirt shape 16 Caper 17 Snake charmer’s favourite 18 Like many wreaths 19 Flowers of romance 20 Quebec filmmaker (“Barbarian Invasions”) 22 Venomous snake 23 Sather of hockey 25 “We ___ on guard for thee” 27 ___ Paulo, Brazil 28 Judge 30 Swelling due to excess fluid 33 Salmon ___, BC 34 Canvas shelter 35 Refrain from voting 37 Stash away 39 Cree grandmother 41 Togetherness 43 Afro-Cuban dance 46 Flatters 48 Brewed beverage 49 Esteem 51 Estimated arrival time 52 Baby carriages (Brit.) 54 Before, of yore 56 Tither’s fraction 57 Unit of property 59 Wing at a right angle 60 She has taken vows
CMY62 Munich mister 63 The Grey Fox, e.g. 65 Meech, to the Quebecois 67 Sahara water hole 69 Fire (Fr.) 70 Dawn 72 Skir ___, Cape Breton (N.S.) 74 Extreme selfishness 76 Wall coating 77 Smell bad 79 Pinches 80 Make into law 82 Monarch’s ceremonial staff 84 She painted totem poles 87 ___ de plume 88 Block of ice in a glacier 89 Shut with a bang 93 African king 94 Well washed 96 Miss in Matane 98 Epoch 99 Tread softly 101 2:1, e.g. 104 Toward the ceiling 106 Journal 107 Give in 108 Brigitte’s beer 109 Rim 110 Quench thirst 111 Small change
DOWN 1 Inauthentic 2 Marry on the run 3 N,S,E or W 4 Yukon town with cold record 5 MP, ex-astronaut 6 One in Rome 7 Possessive without an apostrophe 8 Goes cold 9 Absolute euphoria 10 String 11 Fur-trading co., once 12 Wipe the slate clean 13 N.B. island: Grand ___ 15 Our most northerly island 17 Alta. town with big dog sled race 18 Short-lived craze 21 Polka ___ 24 Hamilton summer time 26 Museum holdings 29 Shark 31 Bay of Fundy basin with high tides 32 Indigo plant 34 Tofu cousin 36 Feature of old Lunenburg houses 38 Oxidation of metal 39 Burger sauce 40 Egg-shaped wind instrument 42 Links peg 44 Advantage or profit 45 Sandra Oh or Tantoo Cardinal 46 Whips 47 Room in Rouen 49 “Reduce, ___, recycle” 50 Rhythmic hum 53 Provincial pol 55 Partner of DNA 58 Stranger 61 Big city entertainment venue 64 Helsinki inhabitant 66 Manitoba summer time 67 Part of a pound 68 Tart 71 Big Vancouver park 73 Sibilant sound 75 Very in the Vendume 77 Nfld. Seabird Ecological Reserve: Cape ___ (2 wds.) 78 “Spirit bear” of B.C. 81 Council of Europe 83 Buddy 84 Soldier’s bed 85 Remain 86 Fast 90 Absorb a lesson 91 Stop (Fr.) 92 Deranged 94 Apple’s centre 95 Finger ender 97 Sweeping, heroic story 100 Price location 102 Afternoon drink 103 Kind 105 Small to a Scot