The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- by Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1. Kim __, 19th Prime Minister of Canada

9. Canadian hardware stores

14. Get the ingr. list ready

18. Ancient three-levelsof-oars ships

19. Volcanical­ly blow

20. “SCTV” character Ms. Heatherton

21. “You from New York / You are so __...” Alanis Morissette, “So Pure”

22. “Now that the Spring is in the air...”: Winnipeg-born singer of “Seasons in the Sun”: 2 wds.

24. Reclined

25. Ancient musical tenstringe­r

27. “How did _ __ know?” (It seems you've kept me out of the loop!)

28. Skipjacks

31. Curly-topped Springtime shoots

37. The stems of Tulips

39. `Feather' to prehistori­c flappers

40. Rhinal

41. Turnpike topping

42. Beseeched

44. In __ (Created in the lab)

47. __-__-date (Current)

48. `Pseud' suffix (Pen name)

50. Nick Adonidas' log salvaging boat named after a Greek goddess

53. Monument's age abbr.

54. Military rank, e.g.: 2 wds.

56. Petri dish gels

57. Under no circumstan­ces, no ways!

59. Garlic sauce

60. Knock at the door

61. Library ref. of Britain

63. Very vexed

65. Grassy plains

67. Soup-server's `spoon'

69. By-the-book

70. Chevrolet __ Air (Retro car)

71. Newfoundla­nd body of water: 2 wds.

74. __ wrestler

75. Nightfalls

77. Scotiabank __ (Home of the Raptors and Leafs)

78. Quebec `bear'

80. Abbr. for `Species' in botanical names

81. Ruler: French

83. Luminous

85. Cote-de-__ Road, in Montreal

87. British actress who co-starred with Canadian actor Walter Pidgeon in several movies including “Madame Curie” (1943): 2 wds.

90. Online computer administra­tor, e.g.

91. __ Bator (Mongolia's capital)

92. Drift in, as a breeze

94. Gospel singer Ms. Winans

97. Edmonton ... Nickname of the Universiad­e Pavilion (the University of Alberta's multipurpo­se complex) due to its yellow rectangula­r shape which resembles something found in the kitchen

102. Uncooked bargains?: 2 wds.

105. Ho-hum

106. Brightest star in the

constellat­ion Cygnus

107. Worker's advocate who talks to mgmt.: 2 wds.

108. Salts: French 109. Founded, for short 110. __ Island, in

Manitoba

DOWN

1. PC keyboard key

2. Turf

3. Canadian Armed Forces academy in Kingston founded in 1874, Royal __ __ of Canada

4. Married-to-be's law document

5. Apple juice, e.g.

6. __ Savahl Couture

7. Singer/actress Ms. Horne's

8. Amphibious WWII vessels

9. Labrador __ (Popular sporty dog)

10. Metal-bearing deposit

11. __ Mountains (`Holy Light' range in Turkey)

12. Farley rescued her in For Better or For Worse

13. Cahn & __ (Songwritin­g team)

14. Boreal Lake __ (Terrestria­l region in the Canadian Shield)

15. Mythologic­al bird of prey

16. Edmonton CFL player

17. The __, Manitoba

23. Saint __, New Brunswick

26. Poet's `frequently'

29. Beak of the bird

30. Hurried office letters

32. Iconic water sound effects tune of 1955 by Canada's Hugh Le Caine

33. Shakespear­ean verb

34. Springtime bunch tasty at brunch:

2 wds.

35. Gadgets that show their age in mailrooms and libraries? 36. __ machines (Casino favourites)

37. Lady's garment in ancient Rome

38. Style of the Quebec Bridge (It's the longest of its kind in the world and connects Levis to Quebec City)

39. `The Great Geometer' of ancient times, Apollonius of __

43. Beginning of a letter written to a Knight...: 2 wds.

45. Provincial Park on Lake Erie in Morpeth, Ontario; or, a form of French poetry

46. Three Dog Night's singular hit

49. Ocean Sunfish

51. Prince Edward Island's flag has three of these (representi­ng the province's three counties) which stand next to a large oak tree

52. Good vs. __

55. From-the-dryer fluff

58. `70s hit: “__ Tu”

62. `Arm joint' village of Saskatchew­an

64. Have an Elvis impersonat­or officiate your wedding

66. `Hour' in Rome

68. Way down, wavesstyle: 4 wds.

70. Labrador Sea floater-by-er

72. Close

73. Every 12 months [abbr.]

76. Mystery novel protagonis­ts

79. She-sibling, shortly

82. __ Stanley Gardner (Detective novelist) 84. Barenaked Ladies album: `Born __ _ Pirate Ship'

86. Epoch of ancient horses

88. Avant-__

89. South American mountains

90. Canadian actress Ms. Katic

93. Legendary Canadian broadcaste­r Barbara 95. Jazz singer Ms. Laine

96. Sports channel, e.g.

97. Blues guitar legend Mr. King's

98. Diminutive suffix

99. Canadian singer Mr. Bachman

100. Waterloo's prov.

101. __ culpa!

103. Comedian's asset

104. Play-__

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