COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
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1 Downtown Toronto’s financial Street 4 __-tourism 7 Boxing bout stats 11 Sitar songs 16 Curious as _ __ 18 ABBA hit song 19 St. Francis Xavier University’s home in Nova Scotia 21 Festival of Lights of eight nights 23 ‘The __’ (Nickname of Montreal Canadiens right wing great Yvan Cournoyer) 24 Shiny stuff in the kitchen by Alcan 25 Paul McCartney is wearing a patch of this Cdn. constabulary on his uniform’s left sleeve on the album cover at #91-Across 26 Single 27 Cape Breton’s renowned choral group: 5 wds. 34 Tibetan ox 37 __ Fraser University, in British Columbia 38 Tube-shaped fish 39 New York Mets baseball div. 40 Biblical eldest brother of King David 43 Sister 44 Farming, in brief 45 Canada’s highest Mount, it’s in the Yukon 47 Since-1914 Winnipeg theatre, __ Playhouse 49 __ B’rith 50 Be indebted: 2 wds. 51 Judge/lawyers conversation at the bench 52 Household invention by Canada’s Norman Breakey: 2 wds. 54 Belonging to a certain railway co. 55 NB’s water 56 Great __ (Extinct bird) 57 __ Provincial Park (Prehistoric attraction of Indigenous rock carvings in Woodview, Ontario) 62 Crow-er 67 __ acid (It’s in olive oil) 68 Some batteries 69 Sea in The Arctic 70 Belarus’ capital city 71 Political VIPs in Ottawa 72 Cutely adore 73 Deuce-ace 74 Foreknowledge, e.g. 75 Student’s 4.0 commonly 76 __ Haec Et Altera Vincit (Nova Scotia’s motto) 78 Set-__ (Arguments) 79 Author of 1853 book TwentySeven Years in Canada West: 2 wds. 85 Justin Trudeau’s base of operations [acronym] 86 Tail on a ‘Lion’? 87 Canadian author Mr. Barclay of new thriller A Noise Downstairs 91 Iconic 1967 Beatles release: ‘__. __ Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 96 Trendy neighbourhood in Vancouver 97 Mr. Fudd’s paste?: 2 wds. 98 In the past 99 1965 Stadium for The Beatles 100 “Mercy!” 101 Breaks any Commandment 102 Sea: French 103 Initials-sharers of the singer of “Rhiannon”
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1 Thailand currency 2 Purple smoothie berry 3 Mr. Martel, Canadian novelist of Life of Pi 4 CFL players in Edmonton, to fans 5 They provide illumination for members of #27-Across: 3 wds. 6 Kyrgyzstan city 7 Fish of Florida 8 __ Canada (Book publisher with a Borzoi logo) 9 River of Hiroshima 10 “__ and Nancy” (1986) 11 __-trip flight 12 Ms. Lennox of Eurythmics 13 __ rummy 14 Peer Gynt’s mother 15 Portion of the pot, puny-ly 17 __ of hair 20 Oliver Twist’s porridge 22 __-i-Noor Diamond 25 “__, __, you noblest English.” (Line from Shakespeare’s Henry V) 28 Some flightless birds 29 Canadian pop duo/twin sisters, __ and Sara 30 Mennonite __ __ (Cultural attraction in Steinbach, Manitoba) 31 Georgia __ (Georgette’s portrayer on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) 32 Dish 33 Mister, in Spain 34 Casual positives 35 Jai __ 36 Nice 41 Fed 42 Mike __, Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs 44 Indigo dyes 45 Vancouver __ (Where visitors can experience 360 degree aerial views of the city) 46 Bespectacled brainy bird 48 Mob 49 Soapy soaking spots 52 Fathers 53 British actress Ms. Lenska 57 Apples, in botany 58 Ms. Donovan of “Clueless” (1995) 59 Two-hrs.-beforeMidnight: 2 wds. 60 ‘_’ __ for Regina 61 Bark-in-thedirection-of, puppy-style: 2 wds. 63 Zimbabwe’s continent [abbr.] 64 “There’s nothing __ __.” (This is so easy) 65 Mr. Rubik (Inventor of the Rubik’s Cube) 66 Pathways, for short 69 Hogwash 72 Canadian hockey great Mr. Robitaille, and namesakes 75 Mushy meals 76 Overlooks 77 Bespoke suits maker 80 Increased 81 Manicurist’s board 82 Already-shown TV series episode 83 Compass direction, e.g. 84 Len is a judge on this ballroom show [acronym] 88 __ and aahs 89 Ontario’s __ Sound 90 Genetics lab samples 91 Quebec seasoning 92 Mop & __ (Brand of floor cleaner) 93 Posh lettered area of Montreal 94 Movie ratings, e.g. 95 Inventor Mr. Whitney Serving of tuber
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