COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Brouhahas
5. Billboard
9. Bob & Doug utterances
12. The ‘Ambrosia’ of British Columbia
17. Tiny
18. Montreal-headquartered UN Agency for flight
19. __-di-dah
20. Canadian movie director Xavier
21. No extra purchase required [abbr.]
22. Vingt-__-__ (Numero 21)
23. Bachman-turner __
25. Cathedral city in France where Kings were crowned [var. sp.]
27. Mtl. location of Concordia University’s Loyola Campus
29. Vichy water
30. Red Rose servings
31. Bank __.
32. Toronto Chef/cookbook Author on “Cityline”: 2 wds.
35. __ University, in Sault Ste. Marie
37. __ tablecloth
38. ‘And others’ in Latin: 2 wds.
42. 1957 Paul Anka song
43. Force back the opposing army
44. Alan Thicke sitcom, “__ Pains”
45. Jackie O’s hubby
46. Proofreader’s mark
48. Tasty tomatoes
50. French Canadian nurse in “The English Patient” (1996)
51. His tomb was found 100 years ago in ‘22 in Egypt: 2 wds.
53. Hockey gear name
54. Stopwatch
55. It gets ‘Queen City’ commuters to their destinations: 2 wds.
58. Hollywood’s big award
61. Negative/positive combo
62. “_ __ __!” (“Ha! Right again!”)
66. Radar’s grape soft drink on “M*A*S*H”
67. Hard __ __ (Rather unbeatable)
68. “Like, that will ever happen.”: 2 wds.
69. Vertical’s opp. direction
70. Knife or fork
72. Sort of tally mark
74. Lerner and __ (Musicals team)
76. Parisian ‘fragrance’
77. Thread-and-thimble artisan
78. Down more of the dinner than the other diners: 2 wds.
79. The computer mouse might take just one: letter + letter + word
81. It’s below ‘Shift’ on a PC keyboard
82. New-__ (Holistic human)
85. Afore
86. Theology subj.
87. Became misty-eyed, __ up
90. __ Mills (Historic industrial settlement and wildflowers preserve attraction in the Don River Valley of Toronto)
93. Vittorio De __ (Filmmaker/ actor b.1901 - d.1974)
95. __’ Island, in Montreal
96. “__ tov!”
97. Zsa Zsa’s sister
98. Military sch.
99. Techie ‘til next time 100. Stock
101. Clear
102. PC keyboard letter between A and D ...it’s rather stuck here
103. ‘Bears’ in Madrid
DOWN
1. __ El-masry, Commander Trach portrayer in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (2019)
2. Canadian actress, Mylene __Robic
3. Anew: 2 wds.
4. California’s techie Valley
5. Midday break
6. ‘Verd’ ending (Dramatic courtroom announcement)
7. Knight’s armoured glove
8. Less runny type of paint: 2 wds.
9. Pre-traveling Wilburys gr.
10. Invite a guest to appear, as a talk show host: 2 wds.
11. De-fleece
12. Contribute
13. “Think on Me” internationally acclaimed Canadian contralto concert singer and teacher (b.1911 - d.1968): 2 wds.
14. Ballet move
15. Volcano’s flow
16. Chemical suffixes
24. Straight line tools
26. University in Hamilton
28. Do this as the Churchill Falls station in Labrador: 2 wds.
33. Plush upholstery choices
34. British Columbia mountain, __ Peak
35. Andreanof Islands city in Alaska
36. River of Italy
39. Mr. Neeson
40. Stopover in olde England
41. Petri dish gel
43. Modern skincare serum
44. Newfoundland town; or, top the spaghetti with a sprig of parsley
47. __-of-war
49. Songbook standard: “Cry __ _ River”
52. One who grows barley or oats: 2 wds.
53. War of 1812 weapon
54. The __ __ (Gabrielle Roy novel, 1947 Governor-general’s Annual Literary Award for Fiction winner)
56. Unalike, __ the same
57. Emulate Nancy Greene
58. 1967: “Get __ __” by The Esquires
59. La Scala di __ (1812 Rossini opera)
60. Sonny & __
63. Present-day reminders from the wagons and carts that traversed the Swift Current-battleford
Trail in Saskatchewan: 2 wds.
64. Cedar Rapids state
65. Old shipping weight allowance
67. Lumberjack’s warning!
68. Artist’s selections other than oil paints
71. __ sponte (Of one’s own accord, in Latin)
73. Ms. Mann, and namesakes (Panamanian ballerina b.1934 - d.2017 who danced with The National Ballet of Canada)
75. The Castle of __ (Novel by 18th-century writer Horace Walpole)
77. Stow cargo on ye olde ship
78. Groups of eight
80. William Shakespeare’s mother Mary
82. Shopping ctr. wall banks
83. Capricorn creature
84. Rae/__ Airport, it’s near the community of Behchoko in the Northwest Territories
88. Ancient war goddess
89. Speedy web connections
91. Way to say “Yay!”
92. Natalie Cole’s legendary father
94. ‘_’ __ in Coquitlam