COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORDBy
ACROSS
1. “Sure, __ be
my pleasure.” 4. Scope 9. “No __!” (Happy to have been of help, casually) 13. Hinterland __ Who (Canadian wildlife television vignettes) 17. Canada’s Al Purdy was not restricted by this poetry style: 2 wds. 19. Scottish singer Donovan’s actress daughter Ms. Skye 20. Own 21. Canadians proudly
rise to sing it: 2 wds. 23. GTA = Greater
Toronto __ 24. Ancient theatre 25. Toronto’s NBA team is named after these Cretaceous Period dinosaurs 27. 17th-century Dutch artist, Gerard __ Borch 28. Hair salon tints 30. Philip of ‘70s series
“Kung Fu” 31. FedEx’s lettered rival 32. Coat, as with plaster 33. Greek†alphabet’s
8th letter 35. __ and wiser 39. The Royal Canadian __ Band (Canadian Armed Forces music group) 43. Ancient denizen of
the Eternal City 45. UK record label 46. Season goddesses of
Greek mythology 47. Gambol 49. ‘The __ __’ (Comedy movie franchise starring Canada’s Leslie Nielsen) 51. Do the butterfly 52. Robs 54. Kitchen gadgets
for eggs 55. The two of them 57. __-or-snee 59. __ _ penny (Very
common, in Britain) 60. Operator of the Carpathia, the steamship that rescued the Titanic’s survivors 62. Mother __ (Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1979) 64. “Your time __ __.” (The clock has run out) 67. Athlete’s advisors 69. “The World According to __” (1982) 70. Sixth, in Italy 71. The Altar
constellation 72. Proclamation 74. They’re purchased at Canadian stores such as Sobeys 76. __ of Troy 78. Malayan sailing
boats 80. Irish actor Stephen,
and surnamesakes 81. 1979: “Making Plans
for Nigel” band 83. Night of __. 14th 15th, 1912 (When RMS Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland) 84. Small runway aircraft
[acronym] 85. Fireplace residue 88. Alex Trebek and Howie Mandel: 3 wds. 93. Landscape garden
plant 95. Uprising 96. Provincial bird of Newfoundland: 2 wds. 98. __ of Green Gables 99. Leave in,
in editing 100. Straightforward
speaking: 2 wds. 101. Twinkler 102. Hipsters of the ‘60s in London, England 103. Work the fashion
runway 104. “Video Games”
by Lana Del __
DOWN
1. “__ __ for you / Babe, I couldn’t find the door...” - Bob Dylan 2. The ‘T’ of NAFTA 3. Dissuade 4. Avalon Peninsula town in Newfoundland 5. “12 Angry __”
(1957) 6. Randy Bachman’s lesser known band: 2 wds. 7. The British __ 8. Greenish-blue 9. Toronto Blue Jays
position 10. Canadian author Mr. Mistry of 1995 Giller Prize winning novel A Fine Balance 11. Singleton 12. Rage/fume: 2 wds. 13. “__ I wear today?” (Outfit-chooser’s thought) 14. __ Strait (Shipping channel between Vancouver Island and San Juan Island ...San Juan Island is part of Washington state) 15. Concluded 16. Caspian and
Sargasso 18. A-U separators
(Vowels) 22. Old Testament
mariner 26. “I look forward to
your call.”: 2 wds. 29. Montreal airport
code 32. “__ Mine” by
Blue Rodeo 33. Despot 34. “I __ __ my
wit’s end!” 36. Canadian teen drama on which rap star Drake got his start 37. Australian birds 38. __ Tin Tin 39. Initials-sharers of the actress who starred in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) 40. Donnybrook 41. Judicial
assembly 42. Comedies star Charlotte, and surnamesakes 44. Dog of Japan 48. __ lights
(Movie set gear) 50. They won’t
admit to it 52. Cross-cut the
old receipts 53. Cuts of lamb meat from the neck 56. Artistic abilities 58. Deborah of “From Here to Eternity” (1953) 60. Maintenance 61. Do this as a
leaky faucet 63. “The Boys in the Bright White __ __” by Canadian band Trooper 65. 4WD truck, e.g. 66. O __. (Blood type) 67. “Wow, very funny.” 68. Written in chicken
scratch 70. It still happens in Canada and is greatly opposed by animal welfare advocates: 2 wds. 73. Magician costume accessories: 2 wds. 75. Company’s VIP 77. Ontario town 40 minutes northwest of London 79. Brother in “East
of Eden” (1955) 82. Grand ground gap 84. Circus heightenhancing support 85. Equally distant:
2 wds. 86. Subway station’s
ticket swiping area 87. Sneezer’s cloth 88. Pate de foie __ 89. “If it __ broke...” 90. __ Lisa (The Louvre
masterpiece) 91. Sgt. Snorkel’s
comical dog 92. Car racing additives,
e.g. 94. Frequently,
in poems 97. More, musically