Times Colonist

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- By Kelly Ann Buchanan

ACROSS

1Basmati __ 5Ad-__ (Improvises) 9Cap. of Nova Scotia 13Pre-Saturday exclamatio­n after a long week! 17Biblical land 18Ornament­al case of Japan 19Sultanat­e of __ 20Contrapt­ions cartoonist Mr. Goldberg 21Weather therm. reading 22Berth 23Acadia University’s location in Nova Scotia 25Canadian who is the Olympic gold medal champion in Decathlon: 2 wds. 28Reduced the ship sails 29Touchsto­ne type 30Tie-__ 31Dan Aykroyd’s kitchen appliance on “Saturday Night Live”, Super __-_-Matic ’76 32Not store bought 36Kate, to Prince William 39Little quarrel 41Hullabal­oos 42Powervie­w-__ __, Manitoba 45Nicholas II, for example 47Aristocr­atic title 48Texter’s chuckle 49Grapefru­it-like fruits 51Amazemen­t 52Alberta town, __ River 54In __ of (Replacing) 56The __ __ (1917 oil on canvas by Canadian painter Tom Thomson) 58Sports field covering 60Home/lab site in New Jersey of inventor Thomas Edison, __ Park 62Wholly __ __ part 63Winds from the Canadian Rockies 66Enjoy a meal 68Flower oil of perfumery 71Increase, __ up 72Revered ancient Egyptian architect 74Crop 76‘Him’ in Quebec 77Very, in Montreal 79Canadian shipping company 81Cheese sprinkled on spaghetti, funstyle 82“The Thin Man” (1934) dog 84Greek Salad cheese 85Particul­ar passage perhaps 87“From Me __ __” by The Beatles 89Pol. designatio­n in Ottawa 91Row 92Bordeaux wine 94Barenake­d Ladies song: “The __ __” 100 Sedimentar­y rock variety 102 Read: French 103 “The Celts” songstress 104 Catch sight of 105 Building wings 106 Pay to play poker 107 Top-notcher 108 Great deal 109 Beams of light 110 “Can _ __ a Witness” by Marvin Gaye 111 Movie star Jared

DOWN

1Taken back, as a book to the library [abbr.] 2Thought 3Canada Post items in a collector’s collection: 2 wds. 4Royalty realms 5Outline 6“_ __ pronounce you ...” (Wedding altar delivery) 7Extend 8Canadian’s popular word of politeness 9Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie 10‘Love’ in Barcelona 11Calif. NBA team 12Vide __ (See below, in Latin) 13Samples the food sample: 2 wds. 14Quebec ... Magdalen Islands vicinity: 4 wds. 15‘Cred’ completer (Believable) 16Supply sustenance 24Three-piece suit piece 26Winnie-thePooh author’s monogram 27‘The Rock’ is the subject of this book by Canadian author Farley Mowat, The __ __ __ 31La __ Province (Quebec) 32Door fastener 33Garfield’s comical sidekick 34Mount __ (Philippine­s volcano) 35__ pickles 37‘_ __. Canadian’ (Molson beer’s famous commercial slogan) 38Travelle­d with a certain airline: 2 wds. 40Young deer 43Fencer’s sword 44Ho-hum 46__ peppers 48‘The King’ of France: 2 mots 50Purse attachment for the shoulder 53Is able 55“Oh! My aching back!”: 2 wds. 57Stand-up’s comedy asset 59Ceremoni­al magnificen­ce 61British pop singer, Dua __ 63Tennis playing area [abbr.] 64Olympian queen 65Other name for Cheops, the Pharaoh of the Great Pyramid of Giza 67The Time Machine people 69Mystical light 70Frosty 73Full amount, in brief 75Surgeon workplaces, commonly 78House levels 80Spy’s skill over the wires 81Canadian breakfast side, __ bacon 83Sailor’s affirmativ­es 86Batch 88It might be mistaken for a beaver 90The __ Lama 92Role in “Mrs. Miniver” (1942) for Canadian star Walter Pidgeon 93__ Marie Presley 94Exclusiv­ely 95Fewer 96Mr. Johnson of “Laugh-In” 97“__ Petite” by Jackie Wilson 98‘No’ in Moscow 99Root vegetable 101 ‘Motor’ add-on (Communicat­ions company)

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