COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORDBy
ACROSS
1.Boundless poetic
expanses
6.Joe __ Arm (Fogo Island community, Newfoundland) 11.Maces
17.Doff one’s fedora 18.Claude-__ Schonberg (Les Miserables musical composer) 19.Convey the song’s melody with just drumsticks: 2 wds. 20.“__ Helmsley: The Queen of Mean” (1990 TV movie) 21.Only a select few know
of these details 22.Record label founded
in 1974 23.Wild fruit foraged in Newfoundland which is also known as the ‘Bakeapple’ 25.“Could It __ __ Falling in Love” by The Spinners 27.Justin, to Pierre and
Margaret 28.2001 boxing biopic 29.Pro golfer Ernie 30.Roman bronze
money 32.Medical exam activity 34.Zilch
36.4WD truck, commonly 38.Gather the crops 40.Animation frame 41.James __ Memorial Trophy (Bobby Orr won it eight times) 44.War god of ancient
Greece 46.Kitchen pan brand 49.#18-Down’s smash rap single from his 1989 debut album ‘Symphony in Effect’: “Let Your __ __” 52.Ms. Spelling 53.__ _ mistake
(Miscalculated) 54.“I __ Fine” by The
Beatles 55.RCAF, Royal Canadian
__ __ 57.Off-road transport,
commonly 58.Regina International
Airport code 60.The __ (Sault Ste.
Marie’s nickname) 62.Oolong or Green 63.Bob & Doug
interjections 64.Puts out a new
edition 67.‘Today’ in Italy 69.Hassle 71.Ambassador’s skill 72.“Canada’s Got Talent” contestants who can get out of tricky situations 75.Plaintiff 76.1970s hairstyle 77.Tires brand 78.Automobile 80.Songbird sort 82.‘Computer’ completer
(Techie’s jargon) 83.Mr. Shmenge (“SCTV”
character) 87.The ‘Labrador Coast’ is one of the five ‘Ecosystems of the Americas’ which visitors can experience at this Montreal attraction
90.N. __. (Fargo’s Amer.
state) 92.“Star Wars” (1977)
character, __ Solo 94.“Let It Ride” Cdn. rock
band 95.Whole 96.Doctor’s amount 98.Bruce (Ontario) and Avalon (Newfoundland) 101.Mr. Kincaid (Manager on “The Partridge Family” played by Canadian actor Dave Madden) 103.Fare by Canadian beauty brand Liz Watier 105.“August: __ County”
(2013) 106.British astronomer Mr. Halley of the famous Comet 107.Armoured moneycarrying truck 108.“That’s __ nonsense!” ...exclaimed the milking cow about something totally ridiculous 109.Signify 110.“The Sixth __” (1999) 111.They’re banned in
sports, informally
DOWN
1.Alberta town calling to mind Mr. Spock’s heritage 2.Bespoke shoemakers in England, __ & Davide 3.Sure-bet victor 4.Haida Gwaii island 5.Ancient Greek footrace
distance unit 6.Whirring sound 7.Ghana’s capital 8.“On Golden Pond” (1981) couple, Ethel and Norman __ 9.Perfect score 10.Marble selection for the new kitchen island 11.Up/down flight
segment 12.Runway surface 13.Prefix to ‘culture’
(Beekeeping) 14.Paleobotany site on the High Arctic island of Axel Heiberg, in Nunavut: 2 wds. 15.Loft’s sofa-turned-bed 16.Sporty Ford model
since ‘64 18.2024 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee at the March 24th Juno Awards ceremony: 3 wds. (More at #49-Across) 24.Small write-up 26.Canadian Arctic, 1845... HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, to British naval officer Sir John Franklin: 2 wds. 31.Envelope’s waxy blob 33.“The Best Was __ __ Come” by Bryan Adams 35.‘Refer’ suffix 37.“Tausend und __ Nacht” by Johann Strauss II 39.Operatic song 42.Sanctions 43.Views 45.Bone-dry 47.Aqueduct’s attributes 48.“Thou __, most ignorant monster.” (Trinculo to Caliban, in The Tempest) 49.Boat: French 50.“Ask Ellie” is a Canadian one in newspapers: 2 wds. 51.“__ John B” by The
Beach Boys 53.Convenience stores 56.Single-named male model on romance novel covers 59.It prompts an Ans.
when asked 61.Biblical hymn: “_ __, Our Help in Ages Past” 65.Highly-valued violin,
e.g.
66.Red Hot Chili Peppers
song: “__ Tissue” 68.Sticky stuff 70.Behold 73.Ripened 74.Gradually gather 79.The Beaver is a
semiaquatic one 81.Serviette 84.“__-__-__, Ob-La-Da”
by The Beatles 85.Put on a play 86.Gardeners, when
watering 87.Divulged 88.L’__ __ Montreal 89.‘World’ in Paris 91.Hot mustard brand 93.Sweet ‘_’ __ (Flavour combo in cooking) 97.Dipl. digs 99.Zap 100.“What would you have __ __ then?” (How could we even change things?) 102.Ghost’s “Gotcha!” 104.“Chances __” by
Johnny Mathis