The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- ACROSS

1 Marvel superhero star Mr. Liu, host of the Juno Awards, Sunday, May 15th, 2022

5 Spirits flavoured with

juniper berries

9 Non-stick cookware

name

13 Remain

17 Me, she or him

[abbr.]

18 Med. school course

19 Spaghetti __ Puttanesca (Pasta dish of Naples)

20 __ Duro Canyon, in

Texas

21 Little quantity?

22 Cdn. icons Casey

and Finnegan: 2 wds.

24 Canadian diver Jennifer who is a 4x Olympian

25 Ancient declarant of “Carthage must be destroyed.”

26 The Tragically __

27 Knight's war helmet

28 Nip-and-__, as per

cosmetic surgery

29 Motorcycle stunt

legend Mr. Knievel

30 Berlioz song cycle of 1841: “Les Nuits d'__”

31 Entrelacs `evening'

32 Wrestling walruses

weapons

33 Stylishly

trimmed

35 `Help'-ful hit for '80s New Wave band ABC

36 Herding dog with the

cord-like fur

37 1835: Tune in Bellini opera I Puritani: “_ __, O Cara”

38 Maiden name tip-off

39 The __ (Constituti­onal monarchy which has been gifting #32-Down to Ottawa since 1945 as a thank you to Canada)

43 Rappers and poets

45 Carry-__ (Plane

travel bags)

46 Live it up at the

celebratio­n

47 Hmmms...

48 Changeable coif

49 __. Clouseau in “The

Pink Panther” (1963)

50 1708: Handel's “__,

Galatea e Polifemo”

51 “__ Sue” by Buddy

Holly

54 Argyle (Halifax) and

Metcalfe (Ottawa)

56 Tries to throw the

rodeo rider

58 Horiz.

59 Mob boss

61 Colonel's command,

curtly

62 Slangy `for the reason

that'

63 Manitoba's provincial

flower, __ Crocus

65 Divine indulgence lieu

66 As per #39-Across... Dutch Queen (b.1909 - d.2004) who when still a Princess was given refuge in Ottawa during World War II

70 Name by which American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (b.1867 - d.1908) is more famously known - he worked for a time at the Bar U Ranch in Longview, Alberta: 2 wds.

72 Financial hedger

[abbr.]

73 Sculpting style,

__-relief

74 Adroit

75 Long haul truck

76 Paper crafting tools

78 Trim the steak to be

leaner

80 Low-cal

81 Boxing ref's call

82 John Steinbeck's Of

__ and Men

83 Environmen­tal sci.

84 __ __ use (Get

working)

85 “For __ a jolly good

fellow...”

86 Pack __ __ (Stop the

work)

87 Japanese cuisine

seaweed

88 Tanzania's vast ecosystem famous for the land migration of wildlife

90 Just in case...

91 Calligraph­y

purchases

92 New-__

93 Without _ __ (How circus acrobats might perform)

94 Slacken

95 Lion's share

96 “__, __ I was saying...” (Getting back to me again...)

97 Shampooing benefit

for fullness

98 Brought a case to

court

DOWN

1 It separates words

when typing: 2 wds.

2 Mennonite title lady of Canadian writer Miriam Toews' 2011 novel: 2 wds.

3 Calgary's `Park' neighbourh­ood; or, Eric Burdon & The Animals song about a 1967 California music festival

4 Incalculab­le

5 Food foragers

6 Hospitalit­y-hosted

humans

7 Snoozed

8 “Boogie with __” by

Led Zeppelin 9 Downward growers

like carrots

10 __ Baroque (Rubens'

painting style)

11 Adjust

12 Hang in there

13 Flapjacks flippers

14 New Brunswick... `Where Waters Meet' community on Miramichi Bay

15 Smart __ (Wiseguy)

16 Hollandais­e sauce

ingredient­s

23 North American migratory bird that went extinct in 1914: 2 wds.

32 Baby-blooms-to-be which vibrantly bloom in time for Ottawa's annual Springtime floral festival: 2 wds.

34 Airspace invader: 2

wds. 36 Advantages

39 Film __ (Artsy

movie's genre)

40 Sea eagles

41 Casino handful

42 Distinguis­hed titles of

India

44 Coffee drinker's

souvenir

48 Intl. commerce group

49 Addams Family's

relative

51 Candid celebrity pic

snappers

52 Light brown

53 Doukhobor heritage city in British Columbia: 2 wds.

54 Bldg. constructi­on

detail

55 “Holy cow!”

57 Submachine gun

variety

60 “It __ Me Babe” by

The Turtles 62 Inquisitiv­eness

64 Dreamy visionary

65 Moves along hurriedly

66 Wearing a blazer

67 __ Beach (Saltwater destinatio­n in CapPele, New Brunswick)

68 Manitoba dessssstin­ation, __ Snake Dens

69 Gave a `Yea' vote

71 Country in Africa on

the Red Sea

76 One of the

mythologic­al Gorgons

77 Does this :) and this

:)

78 Casual shirt fabric

79 `Low budget' prefix in

ads

80 “Hasta __!” (Bye for

now! in Madrid)

84 AM/FM health/safety

spots

89 Chitchat

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