The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- by Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1. Frank J. __ Trophy (NHL award for best defensive forward) 6. The Middle __ (PreRenaiss­ance period) 10. Sports execs 13. Canadian jazz singer Mr. Dusk 17. Then, in Quebec City 18. “The Golden Rocket” country music star from Nova Scotia (b.1914 d.1999): 2 wds. 20. “Love Rollercoas­ter” by __ Players 21. __ __ the table (Dine in the dining room) 22. What King Edward would historical­ly do in 1936 (More at #83-Down) 23. Canadian songstress Ginette 24. Canadian fast food chain since 1959 26. Modify 27. `Strange __': 1985 album for Canadian singer/songwriter Gowan 29. US tax bureau 30. Cupid's ancient Greek god counterpar­t 31. Proofreadi­ng mark 32. Confined 35. P.T. Barnum elephant killed when struck by a railway locomotive in St. Thomas in Ontario in 1885 37. Canada's crunchy orange snacks, an alternativ­e to chips or pretzels 41. Became ice cold 43. Farm pen 44. Guitarist's strummed formation 45. Bug 46. __. Engr. 47. T-shirt necklines sometimes 49. Alphabet sequence 50. “War” singer Edwin 52. Rideau Canal enjoyers in Winter 54. Northwest Territorie­s town 56. Mom's name in #83-Across 57. __-Medonte (Ontario township) 58. Condition 59. Botanist Mr. Gray 61. Fleck 64. Resist 66. Historic retailer establishe­d in 1811 in Newfoundla­nd 70. Russian ballet company 72. “Wooow!!!” 73. Lucy's comedy love 74. New Zealand bird once 75. Bronze Roman money 76. “Don't worry.”: 2 wds. 78. N. Amer. currency 79. Ski lifts 81. Hockey great Bryan born in Val Marie, Saskatchew­an 83. For Better or For __ (Canadian comic strip) 85. “Pronto!” 86. Pet food brand 87. Great __ (Marmaduke's breed) 88. Pertinent 90. __ & Davide (Makers of Queen Elizabeth's shoes) 93. Farley Mowat howler 94. “Oh, Pretty Lady” Canadian rock band 98. __ Alberni, British Columbia 99. Tundra edging 102. `Sea' or `Land' suffix 103. Book leaf side 104. __ II (Schooner nicknamed `Bluenose Junior' which was also designed by Halifax-born Naval Architect William J. Roue) 105. Award-winning Canadian novelist Madeleine of Do Not Say We Have Nothing 106. Wearing loafers, for instance 107. Aye 108. Stitches 109. __ __ poivre (Salt and pepper in a Montreal restaurant)

DOWN

1. Beauty pageant contestant's identifyin­g accessory 2. “East of Eden” (1955) director Mr. Kazan 3. J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy [acronym] 4. Lenny who covered The Guess Who's “American Woman” in 1999 5. `Poly' ending (Synthetic fabric) 6. Moments of epiphany! 7. Chatter 8. British Columbia city `Where the Shuswap Meets the Okanagan' 9. Wintertime ride for Canadian inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier 10. Irritating fly 11. Word: French 12. Warm wear in Winter 13. St. __ (Where Canadian figure skater Barbara Ann Scott won Olympic gold in Switzerlan­d in 1948) 14. Throat-clearing sound 15. Ms. Louise (Ginger on “Gilligan's Island”) 16. Hammer or wrench 19. `-Fis' friends 25. Saint John Airport code 28. Must-haves 30. 911 respondent­s 31. Screen of Japanese decor 32. Mil. ranks like Gomer Pyle's 33. Masked one in Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera 34. Terra __ National Park, in Newfoundla­nd 36. Expends 37. __ & Onion (Cream cheese flavour) 38. Romance lang. 39. Nobleman 40. Nimble 42. At all 44. Plane-jumper's aid 48. `Switch' suffix (Changeover, fun-style) 49. Grind teeth 51. Rip 53. Band with the '80s hit “Africa” 54. “_ __ the train in today.” (Commuter's reply to “How did you get to work?”) 55. Villainous group on `60s spy sitcom “Get Smart” 58. Trail followed by the hunter 60. “M*A*S*H” star Loretta 61. MC __ Kat (Paula Abdul's famous music video co-star) 62. Docking site 63. Roughly: 2 wds. 65. Models 66. Sleep Country Canada purchases 67. “Misty” bit: “...__ __ helpless as a kitten up a tree...” 68. A Doll's House wife 69. Heave 71. St. __ (District of Winnipeg) 73. Challenge 77. Ireland-born Canadian department store founder Mr. Eaton (b.1834 - d.1907) 78. Disclose details trustingly 80. Battle of __ (North-West Rebellion conflict in Saskatchew­an in 1885) 82. Leaning 83. Ms. Simpson (b.1896 - d.1986 ...The woman King Edward loved and gave up the throne for) 84. Listener 87. Achiever 89. Stations 90. Hockey Hall of Famer, Syl __ (b.1915 - d.1998) 91. Biblical boat builder 92. Consequent­ly 93. Networks 94. Casual tops 95. Bucket 96. Duelling blade 97. Broadway musical 100. Riddle-me-__ 101. __ Brunswick (Location of #25-Down)

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