COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
1. 2023 World __ Ice Hockey Championships (May 28th to June 4th in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) 5. 0 Meridian letters 8. Not kosher 12. Carangid fish16. Canada __ (Famous ginger ales) 17. Pacific sailing boat18. Roof part 19. Five-star 20. The Group of Seven adventure to creatively render Canada’s beautiful landscapes: 2 wds. 24. Hollywood star in Shania Twain’s hit “That Don’t Impress Me Much”: 2 wds. 25. John Paul __ (Julian’s portrayer on Canadian comedy “Trailer Park Boys”)26. __-Rivieres, Quebec 27. Religious faction 29. CFL trophy, __ Cup 30. Canadian dessert classic, McCain __’_ Delicious Cake 31. Tiny, to Scottish poet Robert Burns32. “__ Smile” by Hall & Oates 34. NYC-bound plane’s landing site, an alternative to JFK 37. Los Angeles Angels’ city 39. Canadian singer of 1983 dance music hit “So Many Men, So Little Time”: 2 wds.43. Assemblage 44. Beak 46. Zap the leftovers 47. __ and aahed 48. __ Falls (Jasper National Park attraction in Alberta) 51. It’s an American upscale department store, commonly 53. __ solution (Contact lenses rinse) 56. __ __ is human... 58. Prefix that means ‘Tin’ 59. Sign with the play’s lines: 2 wds. 61. Used as a source: 2 wds.63. Anne Murray’s “You Needed Me” hit bit: “I cried _ __, you wiped it dry...” 64. Medieval chest 66. ‘Court’ completer (Good manners) 67. Caesar’s 40271. Hangout on Canadian classic “The Beachcombers” where locals would have a coffee, chat and a snack: 2 wds. 74. Reverences 76. Broadcasted safety message [acronym]77. Bygone Ford cars 78. Throughout, in verse 80. Belgian artist James of 1890 painting The Intrigue 81. Sonic sound!83. Scottish hats 85. ‘B’ of NKOTB 86. Historic mining town in Quebec now known as Val-des-Sources 90. Fetch as a ‘Golden’ dog 92. 19 __ __ (Apt address of Toronto attraction Allan Gardens Conservatory)96. Revise 97. “Right back __ __!” (Same to you, funstyle) 98. Sport-__ (Versatile vehicles) 99. They’re written and inserted into envelopes, for short 100. “I Try” by __ Gray 101. Publ. speaking skill 102. Born, in the social pages 103. SINs equivalents in The States
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1. Local law enforcement hdqrs. 2. __ of the Covenant 3. Montreal smoked meat sandwich need: 2 wds. 4. DRAO = Dominion Radio __ Observatory (Worldclass celestial research facility in Kaleden, British Columbia) 5. Hold 6. Belief of oneness 7. Professional wrestling partnership: 2 wds. 8. __-Mex cuisine 9. Bewitched 10. New Brunswick’s provincial tree the Balsam Fir is one 11. Like the politics on Parliament Hill 12. Watched idly: 2 wds.13. Helix 14. Old World buffalo 15. Contradict 17. High level degs. 21. Michael of “The Cider House Rules” (1999) 22. Endless list stopper [abbr.]23. 1980 George Harrison autobiography, _ __ Mine 26. __ _’clock in the morning 28. Drafting tool, _-__ 30. Smidgen 31. Duck variety 33. Great __ (North Atlantic extinct flightless sea bird)34. Lindsay of “Mean Girls” (2004) 35. Edmund of “The Trouble with Harry” (1955) 36. __ __ it goes (There you have it!) 38. __ tube (Cottage lake float) 40. Debit card service in Canada 41. Arrigo __ (b.1842 d.1918 ...Librettist for Verdi’s 1893 opera Falstaff) 42. Releases from founded-in-Winnipeg-in-1949 publisher Harlequin: 2 wds. 45. Baseball __ 49. Having a single component 50. Modern radio-style program 52. Annual athletics awards since 1993 53. Rapscallion 54. Cars, for short 55. Character voiced by Katey Sagal on sci-fi- cartoon “Futurama”57. 1836: Monogram of the American essayist of Nature 60. ‘City of Lakes’ in Nova Scotia62. __-friendly 65. Wine selection 68. Top of Everest back to base camp journeys 69. “__ _ _.” (Things are fine with me) 70. Tel Aviv, __.72. Grooved-tacks toy racer: 2 wds. 73. Toronto .... Rogers Centre crowd pleaser: 2 wds. 75. Sitcoms can be watched on one, for short 79. Millionaire’s manor milieu 81. Cake mix brand, __ Crocker 82. “The Six Million Dollar Man” agcy. 84. Indonesia’s __ Islands 85. Partiality 86. “Cough...” 87. 1984: “Go for __” by Kim Mitchell 88. __-a-brac 89. Leonard __ aka ‘King of the Cowboys ’Roy Rogers 91. US Marine who became an actor, _. __ Ermey (b.1944 - d.2018) 93. Inky arm pic 94. Vase 95. -ette like ending