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1 Song and dance 5 Alternative to plastic 9 It sidles along the beach 13 Up to it 17 Overall appearance 18 Not deceived by 19 Hand (out) 20 Petit-de-___, N.S. 21 Orchestra
member 22 West Coast salmon catcher 23 Where you pay to use the road 25 Observed 27 Ad lib: ___ it 29 Mermaid feature 30 Definite article 31 Of a sociocultural group 33 Shop with salami and salads 35 Vote of support 36 That ship 37 Kuwaiti, e.g. 39 Column next to the ones 41 Part of TGIF 43 It may drive itself 46 Verifiable 48 Microwave 50 Type in 54 Stat! 56 Victoria winter hrs. 57 P.M. who communed with his dead mother 59 Like the universe 60 Giller-winning author of “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” 62 Rosemary and tarragon 65 Likely to last 67 Cut, as a log 69 ___ de cologne 70 Shout 71 Hunting dog 74 In the buff 77 String quartet
instrument 80 First Nation of Quebec/ Labrador peninsula 81 Largest wild canine 83 Without a ___ to
stand on 85 Went out, as a
fire 86 Irritable 88 Town at start of
Toronto 90 Was aware of 92 “Dear old” guy 93 Torpedo launcher 95 Caddie’s bagful 97 Genealogist’s
work 99 Dr. Frankenstein’s workplace 102 Baby beaver 104 Growths on the
skin 106 Stone from Carrara 110 Sugar suffix 111 Fairy tale monster 113 Chef’s array 115 Kick back 116 Speaking two languages 119 Enlarge, as a hole 121 Commanded 122 Polish writing? 123 Area of 43,560 square feet 124 She (Fr.) 125 Junkie 126 Views 127 Take a breather 128 Prophet 129 Scent homophone
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1 Unaccompanied 2 Tireless factory worker 3 Molar 4 River of northern
B.C. 5 Unit of corn 6 Over again 7 Stayed
homophone 8 Stir up its nest if you want trouble 9 Winnipeg summer hrs. 10 Cheer (for) 11 Calm 12 Conviction 13 Long, long ___ 14 Clear soup 15 Carpenter’s machine 16 Old anesthetic 24 Trumpet sound 26 It’s good in the garden, bad on a plate 28 Sather of hockey 32 Site of Diefenbunker (Cold War museum) 34 Pile of stones, Inuit landmark 38 Shrub 40 Schuss, e.g. 42 Without truth or force 43 Mouse catcher 44 Shade of blond 45 Butter tart additives 47 Juin, juillet et ao˚t 49 Wrap up 51 Sensational newspaper 52 Eng. for immigrants 53 Road sign abbr. 55 Small change 58 Man 61 Its capital is Yellowknife 63 Town W of Ottawa, on the Bonnechere 64 Ovine utterance 66 Gun, as an
engine 68 Green, in a way 71 Plum’s centre 72 United 73 Manitoba author of “The Tin Flute” 75 Wapiti 76 Tooth (Fr.) 78 Pasture 79 Total 82 Auction unit 84 Start of an idea 87 Its capital is
Whitehorse 89 Retain 91 Have on 94 Sask. town: “New York is big but this is ___” 96 Sleeps soundly? 98 Arctic explorer
Franklin’s ship 99 They may be
pierced 100 “All kidding ___” 101 Contradict 103 Ceasefire 105 Inscribed pillar 107 World-weary 108 Weighed down 109 Put forth, as effort 112 They have 99D 114 Boxing Day event 117 Part of TGIF 118 Lease 120 Seasickness: mal de ___