The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- by Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1 Happy __ Hallows' Eve! 4 Tracks of the werewolf-tracking hounds on the moor, __ prints 7 Calcium-rich leafy green 11 Quaintly suit 16 Company's pres. 17 Ms. Gertz of vampire flick “The Lost Boys” (1987) 18 Help __ __ hand 19 Merge 20 Canadian actress Colleen of “The Dead Zone” (1983) 22 Board game pieces 23 Straits of __ (Red Sea passages) 24 Backyard building 25 Encrypt 27 Thriller directed by Canada's David Cronenberg, “Dead __” (1988) 29 Grimm opening, Once __ a time... 30 Charlemagn­e's li'l domain 31 Bury 32 Inflates 34 Wickerwork material 36 Fasten 37 __ enemies 40 Shortened `rule' 41 Preamble 42 The `I' in IV 44 Water: French 45 Mining find 46 “__ __ to my ears in work.” 47 Archaicall­y `speak' 48 Appropriat­e 49 Godzilla's flying foe in 1964 51 Cup _' __ (Hot drink, informally) 54 Guillotine targets? 56 Mend 57 Mountain spinach 59 Ms. Zeta-Jones, for short, of “The Haunting” (1999) 60 The Queen's topper 62 Book's foreword [abbr.] 63 Place to stay safe in the frightenin­g flick, __ spot 66 __ Anglais (English horn) 67 Attire in 2018 thriller “The Nun” 71 Scheme 73 Modern 74 Sense organ 75 Battery end 76 Ancient civilizati­on remainders 77 Chitchat 78 Plummet 80 Chemical suffix 81 __ `_' (Pronunciat­ion-wise, first letter of `George C. Scott' ...actor who starred in #59-Down who was married to #20-Across) 82 Gladiator's 451 83 Flightless bird like the Emu 85 Criticize 86 At all? 88 Montreal-born actress Rachelle of #97-Across 90 Fish parts 91 Find 94 Some brand name sports shoes 95 Blend 97 Vampire movie of 2008, the first in a series based on Stephenie Meyer books 99 1922: English author A.A. of The Red House Mystery 100 Sister on “Charmed” 101 Alternativ­e magazine, __ Reader 102 Porridge particle 103 Freddy K.'s nightmaris­h haunt in movies: 2 wds. 104 Clairvoyan­t 105 Haze surroundin­g the castle on the cliff 106 Opposite SSW

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1 “Highway to Hell” rock band 2 Q. “Was British actor Christophe­r __ _ star in 1957 movie `The Curse of Frankenste­in'?” A. “Indeed, he played The Creature.” 3 “The Blair Witch Project” (1999) = __-__ __ __ 4 “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the __” (1996 to 2000 series hosted by Dan Aykroyd) 5 Hrs. after midnight 6 Vroom Broom rider on #58-Down 7 Canadian actress Margot of “The Amityville Horror” (1979) 8 World's largest continent ...in French 9 “Interview with the Vampire” (1994) role for Brad Pitt, Louis de Pointe du __ 10 Long existence for Dracula 11 “Thanks, __ __ thanks!” 12 Conundrum 13 Fierce flying-over-the-castle creature: 2 wds. 14 Old name of Russia's news agency, __-TASS 15 Some bills in the tills 17 Jupiter's wife in Roman mythology 21 Poetic occurrence­s 26 City near Provo, Utah 28 Roads of ancient Rome 31 Spewer of Sicily 32 Scary movie starring Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen, “__ Night” (1980) 33 Halloween bubbly treat 35 Old French coin 38 Vampire costume part 39 Castaways' dwellings 41 Flesh-chomping fish flick, “__ 3D” (2010) 42 “What I really want to do __ __.” ...revealed the movie director 43 Gains 50 Cleave 52 Banal 53 Suffix with `Jacob' 55 Plane-leaving info 58 1969-debuting magical puppetry series produced by from-Montreal brothers Sid and Marty Krofft, “_._. __” 59 Canadian horror in a haunted house, “The __” (1980) 60 E-Mailed to others as well... 61 Bellowing! 64 Patricia of “Ghost Story” (1981) 65 Desert in Mongolia 68 Keep __ __ of mystery 69 Fictional Louisiana setting of “True Blood” on which Winnipegbo­rn actress Anna Paquin starred: 2 wds. 70 Idea: French 72 Illumed 76 Horse coat style 79 Ancient praiseful hymns 81 Web-spinning creepy crawler 82 This: French 84 Remote's target from the sofa: 2 wds. 87 Coyote's mouse-like snack from the field 88 Flashy fabric 89 Wickedness 90 Fireplace part 92 Larger __ life 93 Feminine suffix 96 Poetically `before' 98 Intl. commerce group

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