The Hamilton Spectator

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1 Dragged-in-the-sea fish nets 7 Hawaii's __ Beach 10 Campfire sing-a-long song: “__ Ba Yah” 13 Encumbranc­e 17 HS class: 2 wds. 18 Women's __ (`70s movement) 19 Botanist Mr. Gray 20 Arrow-to-bowstring groove 21 Carry _ __ (Partake in the pre-Olympics run) 22 “Hockey Night in Canada” gig 24 Detective novelist, __ Stanley Gardner 25 __-__-__ __ (Artwork in Assiniboin­e Park in Winnipeg, A.A. Milne's famous `Pooh' was a real-life Canadian cub) 28 Temple of Horus at __, in Egypt 29 Fish's home at home 30 Pine 31 Canadian actor Brendan 34 Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist 36 __ et poivre 38 Genuinely 40 Friend, in Montreal 41 William Randolph __ (Legendary newspaper magnate) 43 __ University College (Christian liberal arts school in Ancaster near Hamilton) 45 User of a carpentry file 47 Devoured 48 Cowboy's boot part 49 Initials-sharers of the Welsh singer of 1984 hit “Holding Out for a Hero” 50 Airer of “Breakfast Television Toronto” 51 Pantry items 53 Happen, as a consequenc­e 55 SpaceX founder Mr. Musk 56 “Lay __ __ the Line” by Canadian band Triumph 58 Awesomenes­ses! 60 Pitfall 63 In the hue of a strawberry 65 Type of valley 67 Bespoke suits profession­al 69 World-circling traveller Nellie 71 Repeated sound in Rihanna's hit “Umbrella” 73 Some pages in mags 74 Dazzling 75 Canadian actress Ms. Robertson 77 Austria's capital 79 Late-shift periods, for short 80 Workout `water' 81 Lettered colas 83 Five-__ General 84 Lovey-dovey moments for couples out-and-about, commonly 85 California's __ Valley 86 Olden `own' 88 Simon & Garfunkel's “_ __ _ Rock” 90 Requesting government records in Canada... __ __ __ Act 97 Sammy of songwritin­g 98 Trivial __ (Canadian board game) 99 Strong beer, in a British pub 100 `Train' in Spain 101 Chemicals suffix 102 Monogram of the b.1888 - d.1965 writer 103 Someone setting slipped standards straight 104 Really 105 Mr. Beatty of movies 106 Initials-sharers of Canada's 22nd PM 107 Gave the greenlight

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1 Unfreeze 2 __ de boeuf 3 Deity in ancient Thebes 4 Zack __, “Canadian Idol” judge 5 1885 Jules Massenet opera: 2 wds. 6 City in northern Quebec near Labrador's border 7 Charlize Theron movie, “In the Valley of __” (2007) 8 Activity for tourists to the vineyards of Niagara-on-the-Lake: 2 wds. 9 Addis __ (Ethiopia's capital) 10 Some navigating Inuit crafts 11 Lettered land until `91 12 At-the-front-entrance rugs 13 Nice amount of cottage land: 2 wds. 14 __ Strait (Water between PEI and New Brunswick/ Nova Scotia) 15 Tourist destinatio­n on Vancouver Island affectiona­tely called `Ukee' 16 __-Ball (Vintage arcade game) 23 Microscope piece 26 Ancient ruins site in Mexico 27 Tasti __ (McCain food faves) 31 Classic sketch comedy series, “Royal Canadian Air __” 32 Web user's letter 33 Canadian standup comedian Ron James had intended on becoming one early on: 2 wds. 35 Muse of love poetry in ancient Greek myth 37 Cartoon skunk Pepe: 2 wds. 39 Li'l 12-month periods 41 __ up (Irate) 42 British Prime Minister's number on Downing 44 The narrator in Fifth Business, Canadian writer Robertson Davies' acclaimed novel of 1970: 2 wds. 46 Parker __ Investigat­es (1934 short stories book by Agatha Christie) 52 Chewy candies made in Canada: 2 wds. 54 Home owner's bill, e.g. 57 `T' of MTM 59 Commenceme­nt 61 Major blood artery 62 Publicity 64 Ms. Burke of “Designing Women”, and namesakes 66 Washroom, in brief 68 Big name in range cookers 69 They're on shelves in libraries, for short 70 Ground greenery maintenanc­e: 2 wds. 72 Presented like Canadian news legend Peter Mansbridge 76 Old coin of Brit. 78 Depilatory brand 82 “Je ne __ quoi.” 84 Backyard retreats of flagstones 87 Workshop fasteners, e.g. 89 Non-glossy, as makeup foundation 90 The section when Hamlet dies in Shakespear­e's famous tragedy: wd. + Roman Numeral 91 Bridge 92 Melody 93 `Capri' suffixes (People of Capri in Italy) 94 Auberges 95 Moulding style 96 North, in Montreal

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