The Hamilton Spectator

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- ACROSS by Kelly Ann Buchanan

1. Marilyn Denis and __, Toronto morning radio show team

6. Large game marble

9. Beep through an item at the checkout counter

13. Hollywood photogs

17. `_ __ Usque Ad Mare' (Canada's `From Sea to Sea' motto)

18. Beaver State [abbr.]

19. __ Edward, British Columbia

20. Inter __ (`Among other things', in Latin)

21. “Designing __” (1986 to 1993 sitcom)

22. The high-tech Ontario hub of Waterloo aka `Canada's __ __'

25. Canadian comic books superheroi­ne Nelvana of the Northern Lights wears one as part of her costume: 2 wds.

27. __ Bay, Nova Scotia

28. Philosophi­cal ideal

30. `Room' in a Montreal home

31. Meshy kitchen gadget

33. Michelob light beers

36. “Grey's Anatomy” setting, in brief

38. Full amts.

39. Get hoodwinked or conned: 2 wds.

40. Genre of Voltaire's 1759 book Candide

43. Tragically Hip... In “Fifty Mission Cap”, Leafs great Bill Barilko's last ever scored goal won what for Toronto?: 2 wds.

47. __ _ (Second bit of proof presented in court)

49. Nancy Sinatra's sister

51. Chief Statistici­an of Canada, Anil __

52. Merges

53. ...U, V, W, X, _ __ Z

54. Diving duck sort

55. Barley bristle

57. Winter parkas features, __-__ __

61. “I'm Your __” by Leonard Cohen

62. Obeys at puppy training

64. “Video” by India.__

65. `B.' of code developer Samuel F.B. Morse's name

67. Brunch serving, __ Suzette

69. Chairs go around them in dining rms.

70. “Elevate” is a new 2023 song by which Canadian rock singer?: 2 wds.

73. Messenger with a trumpet?

75. Ritzy sofa

77. Saint __, Caribbean island nation

78. Chef

80. Gent's title

81. Snoozing

82. Consumer-themed Canadian television show of yore: 3 wds.

86. Moviedom's Mr. Mortensen

89. NASA-like org. headquarte­red in Longueuil, Quebec

90. Declares

91. Thoroughbr­ed Trainer (b.1901 - d.1991) of Canada's legendary racehorse Northern Dancer: 2 wds.

95. Drumheller, Alberta... Royal Tyrrell Museum of __

97. “(Get Your Kicks on) __ 66” by The King Cole Trio

100. Edmonton __.

Airport

101. Rugs

102. Winnipeg-born star

Ms. Vardalos

103. Great Grey Owl

aka __ Nebulosa 104. #1-Down's prov.

105. Capital of ancient

Elam

106. ABBA hit

107. Music duo, Hall &

__

DOWN

1. Moose __

2. Madonna's “La Isla Bonita” snippet: “Te dijo te __...”

3. Woolly-Pleistocen­egiant tracker in prehistori­c Yukon: 2 wds.

4. Place

5. Diamond __

6. 1900 Puccini opera

7. Font style

8. Nice-and-bright, as a room

9. Pet welfare org.

10. Chicken homes

11. Canadian star Will of “Jonah Hex” (2010)

12. `Canada's Superstati­on' based in St. John's

13. Grasslands region stretching across Canada's southern Prairies, __ Triangle

14. #104-Across town southeast of Saskatoon

15. Jigsaw puzzle bit

16. “When I Need You” by Leo __

23. Wintertime fun celebratio­n in Charlottet­own: 3 wds.

24. Author Ms. Christie

26. Shuttle's docked-to-destinatio­n [acronym]

28. Toothpaste __

29. Van Halen drummer

32. Moulder

34. “Purple __” (1984)

35. Trade on 2007 to 2015 series “Mad Men”, informally: 2 wds.

37. 1972: “Easy Livin'” by __ Heep

40. One __ __ a time (Bit by bit)

41. What the sponge does

42. Dignify

44. Building complex in Toronto's Financial District: 2 wds.

45. Carbamide

46. __ shop

48. “Go on, take __, _ insist!”

50. Cherished one

55. Sholem __ (Author of 1946 novel East River)

56. Telegram

58. Does some manicuring

59. Twisted Sister singer

Mr. Snider

60. Sigils

63. As per #26-Down... In 2001, Chris Hadfield became the first

Canadian astronaut to perform this freefloati­ng promenade way above the Earth

66. Rock guitarist Mr. Hudson aka Slash

68. `E.' of The Outsiders novelist S.E. Hinton's name

71. Geese: French

72. California vineyards region

74. `j' topper

76. Spiral-shelled sea snails

79. German composer, Johann __ (b.1660 d.1722)

81. 2001 `Time Warner' merger member

82. Deep blue Baffin Island semi-precious stone, __ Lazuli

83. Ms. Santilli, Torontobor­n singer/multiinstr­umentalist

84. Electricit­y units

85. “Britain's Got Talent” contestant Paul who sang “Nessun Dorma”

87. Topo __ (Famous mouse puppet)

88. `The Tobacco Guards' and `The Woodcutter­s' are amongst these at Museo del Prado in Madrid

92. Civil Rights leader

Ms. Parks

93. Noted violinist Camilla

94. Oscar-winning composer Nino

96. Meditation syllables

98. Affiliatio­n

99. “All My __ Live in Texas” by George Strait

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