COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Marianne __ (Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia)
5. Sir __ Guinness
9. French vineyard
12. Moving as a stream, poetically
17. Lunchtime
18. Halifax, __ Scotia
19. __ Tin Tin
20. `Fraud' finisher (Sham-ful)
21. Hibernia employees off the coast of Newfoundland: 3 wds.
24. Cleaned-out-chimney collections
25. Sumptuous
26. __ Palace (Where Queen Victoria was born in London on May 24th, 1819)
28. Wknd. laughs show since 1975
29. Ancient Greek love god
30. Television show's important schedule information: 2 wds.
33. Maybe
37. Reacts to the pitched baseball
39. “Jenny __”: Paul McCartney song from 2005
40. Expert
41. Litter protests!
43. Keanu's role in “The Matrix” (1999)
44. Dodged a question
46. Edmonton transportation service, commonly
47. Juno-winning singer Ms. Ryder
49. Alberta community northwest of Medicine Hat
51. Word at the end of merchant ship names of Japan
53. “You __ __ Beautiful” by Joe Cocker
55. Additional
56. Art piece's secret purchaser: abbr. + wd.
59. To-the-rescue vehicle: 2 wds.
64. Insider's informal info
65. Commander __ (Lorne Greene's “Battlestar Galactica” character)
67. __ River, in Fort McMurray
68. Hollywood representative's activity
71. Johnny __ (Baltimore Colts quarterback b.1933 - d.2002)
74. Polar
75. Music lover's purchase
76. Cobbler's tool
78. Saint Petersburg's river
79. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo'__
80. American cartoonist, Alex __ (b.1928 d.2006)
81. Ex __ (Latin for `out of nothing')
84. Specifies
86. 20th Greek alphabet letter
88. Brood of pheasants
90. '60/'70s battle zone, informally
91. Major ferry terminal in British Columbia
93. Port city in Poland
97. Off-Broadway theatrical awards
99. Canadian Prime Minister in the 1920s: 2 wds.
101. Samuel __ (British diarist b.1633 d.1703)
102. __ de Janeiro
103. Lion's bellow!
104. Story being told
backwards here?
105. Promenade
106. Mr. Fogelberg of songs
107. Predecessors of Jnrs.
108. Hi-speed PC connections
DOWN
1. Give _ __ (Show approval)
2. Ms. Fuller (American modern dance pioneer b.1862 d.1928)
3. __-free number
4. Forward-moving surge
5. `Heavenly' meringue dessert: 2 wds.
6. Tranquil volume setting
7. Call forth
8. Health assistance providers
9. Robert's Arm, Newfoundland... Monster legend of Crescent Lake
10. “Umbrella” singer Rihanna, to fans
11. Fix the tangled garden hose
12. Sydney Opera House's country, for short
13. Stories about these are splashed all over the news in the Spring
14. First name of Renaissance masterpieces
15. CN Tower's prov.
16. Kilos and Lbs.
22. Says “No way!” in a way
23. Commonly referred to in this way: 2 wds.
27. Legendary 1841 ballet title role for Karen Kain in 1976
31. “__ Wolf” (1985) starring Michael J. Fox
32. Conclusion
33. “Mission: Impossible” (1996) director, Brian De __
34. French-language specialty channel in Canada, Super __
35. Like `50s styles nowadays
36. Garden hose attachment
38. Neighbour of Swed.
42. Desert-like
45. Detroit __. __. Louis (When the Tigers play the Cardinals of the MLB)
48. Tributary of Italy's Tiber River
50. Did some lawn refreshing
52. How Offred says goodbye in Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic The Handmaid's Tale: 3 wds.
54. The end __ __ era
57. Have a __ to pick
58. Thus far: 3 wds.
60. 1992: “Friday __ __ Love” by The Cure
61. Toronto's __ Station
62. Go by bike
63. Flowers for Algernon writer Daniel
66. Rather in need of a shine
68. Above
69. Receives appreciation as a waiter: 2 wds.
70. Derisive shout!
72. 1960s British spy series on which Canadian actress Linda Thorson portrayed Tara King, “The __”
73. “Pink Skies in Seattle”: Current song of 2023 by Canadian rap artist Terell __
75. Irish actor Mr. Townsend, to pals
77. Sir __ Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton
82. Where to look when soul-searching
83. Smells: French
85. Pictured
87. “Ted __” (Popular streaming series)
89. Business in 2001 headlines
92. Wondrous opera vocal
94. Belonging to the Toronto Maple Leafs' sports org.
95. Sigil
96. Round Table gents [abbr.]
97. Facing/across from [abbr.]
98. Maude's portrayer
100. Dent or scratch