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ACROSS 1 Feline protection 5 Wide of the mark 8 Take out 12 Colour 17 Indian sitarist Shankar 18 Dalhousie, to students 19 On top of 20 Units of time 21 Port of Yemen 22 Forever 24 World record? 25 National park in NW Nfld.: Gros ___ 27 Give a pep talk 28 Winter vehicle on

runners 29 Dogwoods 31 Barry’s prov. 32 Parliament

location 33 Opposite of post34 Stratford summer

hrs. 35 Not strict enough 36 URL part 39 Place of concealment (2 wds.) 43 Square of butter 44 Ottawa neighbourhood S of downtown 46 Online journal 47 Forced 49 Prepare to surf?

(2 wds.) 50 Mushroom 51 “Jeopardy”

contestant 52 Shaved a sheep 54 Stockpile 56 Hawaiian

neckpiece 57 Type of lily 58 Person named to

a slate 60 Headache reliever 62 Weaken 65 Winery process 66 Bread maker 67 Land surrounded

by water 68 Gives in 69 Patch of petunias 70 News bringer,

once (2 wds.) 72 Witness 73 Path 74 Egyptian god of

war 75 Make a mistake 76 Heavy metal 78 Small river island 79 Beer mugs 82 When the leaves

turn 85 Swiss herb for bruises and burns 87 Small cases 89 Pain, often from

exertion 90 Tuna type 92 Up to the task 93 Entice 94 Poverty-stricken 95 Friend 96 Lean 97 Smart-mouthed 98 Wriggling 99 Wrap up 100 The Maritimes:

Down ___

DOWN

1 Study frantically 2 Ball-shaped Indian

sweet 3 Asserts 4 Manitoba’s capital 5 Wordsworth work 6 Best liked ones,

for short 7 Bend 8 Metis leader, Riel

ally: Gabriel ___ 9 To the left side, nautically 10 Wrongful act in law 11 WSW’s opposite 12 “We ___ overcome ...” 13 Saskatoon’s Bessborough, e.g. 14 “___ Lang Syne” 15 Pull along the ground 16 Snaky shape 23 Smallest U.S. state

(2 wds.) 26 Mysterious (var.) 28 Half a dozen 30 Find a new home

for 32 Derby or tuque 34 Building wings 35 Boy 36 Street of CBC teen

series 37 Woodwind 38 Care for 39 Co. that exported beaver pelts to Europe 40 Island (Fr.) 41 Neurotransmitter

in brain 42 Very heavy 43 Travelling from

place to place 44 Gather

bit by bit 45 Mortgage, e.g. 48 Vee formation

flyers 51 Criminal cliques 52 Canadian invention: Robertson ___ 53 Headwear of food

workers 55 Show of strength:

___ over matter 58 Catches 59 S-shaped

moulding 61 Altar vows 63 Beer 64 For each 66 F major, e.g. 67 Vex 69 Rotten to the core 71 Prairies First

Nation 73 Pale 74 Composed of two

numbers or parts 76 What you hate in

mashed potatoes 77 Drain 78 Tree (Span.) 79 Kitchen wrap 80 Ancient kingdom

along the Nile 81 Window ledges 82 Plays a part 83 Fertilizer rich in

nitrogen 84 Scots’ berets 85 Plant source of

soothing gel 86 Manage 88 Badger burrow 90 Chimp 91 Antiquity