COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
Across
1. Lets dew soften the hemp
5. Stitch
8. Golf tournaments, e.g.
12. Toronto Raptor, e.g.
17. Edge
18. Nero’s 111
19. Mystique
20. Aria in Verdi’s opera Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball): 2 wds.
21. Similkameen Valley village in British Columbia
23. Winged and Wych
24. After __ (Dark chocolate mints brand)
25. Where “the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row”: 3 wds.
28. Edm. transport mode
29. Nova Scotia band, with The
30. Particular printer
34. Fortified
37. Pals to ‘Beholds!’
38. Pitching _ __ (Camping chore)
40. Spanish beach ‘wave’
41. Skeena River city in British Columbia
43. Ambition
44. Shakespearean pronoun
45. Miss-placement
46. Poetic feet
49. Key
51. Purpose
52. Military wake-up call
54. Appear to be
55. Slip along...
57. Energy unit
58. Post-bc times
60. Guy __ (Canadian composer/ pianist)
63. Canadian basketball legend Steve
65. Andrews Sisters hit bit: “He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of __ _...”
68. Nashville music trophy, commonly
69. Canadian fruit fave
72. To this point: 2 wds.
73. __ muffins
74. Sea lettuce
75. Hunt illegally
77. Queen Elizabeth’s youngest son, in Paris
79. Stage prompt
80. Ms. Michael, American educator called ‘The Poppy Lady’, promoter of the red poppy as a remembrance symbol. She was inspired by the Canadian doctor at #31-Down’s famous WWI poem - writing her own in response called We Shall Keep the Faith - and dedicated her 1941 autobiography to him.
81. ‘_’ __ for Dunnville
83. Some big name computers
84. ‘Concerning this’ on a contract
86. VIA vehicle
88. Call upon
89. 3rd Canadian __ __ (Juno Beach force on D-day)
95. Self-respect
98. __-Saint-paul, Quebec
99. Take part in Elizabeth Manley’s sport: 2 wds.
100. Alberta: Beaver County village east of Edmonton
101. Flush
102. Fitting-here fish
103. Monogram letter [abbr.] 104. Twelvemonths
105. Vega’s constellation
106. Hamilton’s prov.
107. River of British Columbia
Down
1. Anise-flavoured aperitif in The Balkans
2. __ Holden: A Tale of the North Country (Irving Bacheller’s 1900 novel)
3. Surf ‘n’ __
4. __ Jay (British Columbia’s provincial bird)
5. Fragrance
6. Old†testament’s second bk. after Genesis
7. Aware of the scheme: 2 wds.
8. Bel __ (Cheese of Italy)
9. Canada was part of the international Coalition in this early 1990s conflict to liberate Kuwait which was invaded by Iraq: 2 wds.
10. 100th Anniversary... November 11th, 1918: 2 wds.
11. Freelancer’s mailing encl.
12. “You __ bother.” (I’ve taken care of it)
13. Invigorating
14. Lettered insurance co.
15. Ordinal suffix
16. Groove
22. __ Loop (Trendy neighbourhood in Calgary)
26. “The Way We Were” (1973) star ...his initials-sharers
27. Oceanic cruise ships
31. Lieutenant Colonel (from Guelph, Ontario) who wrote #25-Across in 1915: 2 wds.
32. Home of ancient philosopher Parmenides
33. Weight unit of China
34. Maps book
35. Grease the creak once more
36. WWII-SET movie of ‘42 starring Greer Garson and Canadian actor Walter Pidgeon as her husband: 2 wds.
37. Vacate
39. Ms. Gabor
42. ‘Co.’ to a Quebec business
43. Lettered computer connection
44. __ _ knot (Secure the laces)
47. Canadian __ __, called ‘The Life Line of the World’ in wartime
48. The __ _ (1976 Summer Olympics stadium, to Montrealers)
50. Ms. Reynolds of “Hit the Deck” (1955), for short
52. Breather
53. Pool racing circuits
56. Actress Ms. Delany
59. Daggers
61. Famous astrologer Sydney
62. Athabasca Oil __
64. Jump from, bunny-style: 2 wds.
66. __-Jongg
67. Corp. report’s ‘until now’
69. Greatly
70. Inkling
71. “__ _ heard that...” (The grapevine says...)
73. __ jacket (Pierre Trudeau’s canoeing garb)
76. The Jacques-__ Bridge, in Montreal
78. Sahara vision
80. Dollar sums
81. Like a li’l self-repair project
82. Canadian bookstore/gifts chain
85. Largest duck in Canada, it’s so ‘Common’
87. Sphere
88. Deflect
90. Canadian diving great Jennifer
91. The Who’s “_ __ See for Miles”
92. ‘Canad’ completer (Canuck stuff)
93. Model/actress Carre
94. Goalies mind them
95. Put a crowbar to use
96. Whiskey and __ (“American Pie” fare)
97. Maritime workers’ gr.