COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Tip-top 5. Stampeder, Roughrider or Bomber, e.g. 10. Hamilton univ. 13. Blue Rodeo title song lady 17. Elvis Presley dog tune: “Old __” 18. Solo 19. “__ Follow the Sun” by The Beatles 20. Splitsville stars status 21. “Je ne __ quoi.” 22. Shoes for Karen Kain when dancing: 2 wds. 25. Low ship deck 27. ‘Cup’ in a Montreal kitchen 28. Relaxing health resort 29. Twisted Sister singer Mr. Snider 30. Flyer for passengers in northern Canada: 2 wds. 32. Hosp. heart recording 34. “Home for a Rest” by __ of the West 36. Appoint to the committee 39. “Hurry horse!” 41. “Zounds!” 42. Northern Canada mountain system: 2 wds. 48. San Francisco’s li’l state 49. Carolyn __ (Pen name behind ‘Nancy Drew’ mysteries) 50. Mr. __ (Canadian sandwich chain since 1968) 51. Gladiator’s 2500 54. ‘Rice-_-__, The San Francisco Treat!’ 55. Hot herbal brew 56. Inuit artist, __ Abraham Ikkidluak (b.1936 - d.2003) 57. First three vowels ... 58. Ivan Reitman and James Cameron 61. Canadian singer/ pianist Sarah 63. “Take __, _ insist.” (Here, have this) 64. Remain 65. Flower-visiting bug 66. Family Circus cartoonist Bil 67. Group of Seven painter Mr. Jackson, et al. 68. Baseball legend Mr. Young, et al. 69. Tomato varieties 71. __ __ town (Like a recent urban arrival) 72. Maritimes devastation in 1917: 2 wds. 75. “Canadian __” (1995) starring John Candy 78. Scottish actor Alastair 79. Must-__ _ _ (Network faves, to series-watching fans) 80. Exceed 82. __ Paulo, Brazil 84. Proficient in manner 89. “__ voyage!” 90. Montreal footballers, to fans 92. Have the water 95. Crab __ Salad 96. Early Bryan Adams hit: 4 wds. 100. Quebec town near Lac Saint-Jean 101. Territorial measure 102. Through 103. Retort to “Are too!”: 2 wds. 104. Curdle 105. Band for Van Morrison 106. ‘Govern’ suffix (Jane Eyre’s job) 107. Approaches 108. Hamilton’s __ Village
DOWN
1. Org. 2. Canadian comic actress Catherine 3. “Jurassic Park” (1993) star Sam 4. __ Downs Racecourse, in England 5. Taxi 6. Newfoundland town north of St. John’s, home of the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto 7. 1970 Kinks song 8. Photocopies made bigger [abbr.] 9. Peanut Butter Cups bigwig, H.B. __ (b.1879 - d.1956) 10. ‘_’ __ for Manitoba 11. Shakespeare’s __ Well That Ends Well 12. Office papers fasteners 13. Sales pro 14. Curved stone bench of ancient times 15. Sea nymph of ancient Greek mythology 16. Holdings 23. __ Support (Help for a PC user) 24. It’s the ‘kind the drugstores sell’ in Gordon Lightfoot’s “If You Could Read My Mind”: 2 wds. 26. It rocked Sir John A. Macdonald’s government in 1873: 2 wds. 31. Winter/Summer games gr. 33. Canadian actor Mr. Bellows 35. Montreal tennis venue, _ _ _ Stadium 37. Margaret Atwood output in verse 38. Maples 40. ‘The sun’ in Spain: 2 wds. 42. University in Wolfville in Nova Scotia 43. Oddity 44. Ms. Leachman of ’70s sitcom “Phyllis” 45. Fork prong 46. Crime lab genetic evidence 47. Katharine Hepburn’s role in “Rooster Cogburn” (1975) 51. Where Lilongwe is the capital in Africa 52. Have the intention: 2 wds. 53. Have for one’s meal: 2 wds. 56. Mount Everest climber’s tool: 2 wds. 59. “Bye for now.”, in texting 60. Haven 61. Popular images on social media 62. Tee-__ (Little laughs) 65. Cardboard container 69. Hotels chain 70. Talk on behalf of: 2 wds. 72. Vertical’s opposite dir. 73. Hi-__ (Sound systems) 74. Business card abbr. 75. Lynx-like animal 76. Avow 77. Middle 81. Popeye’s beloved 83. Denizen of Mork’s planet 85. Illegally hunt wildlife 86. Bride veil material 87. Chauffeured autos 88. Irish writer W.B. 91. Has fun at Whistler 93. 1995 Shania Twain album: ‘The Woman __ __’ 94. Canadian film/TV star Ms. Dobrev 97. Academic year div. 98. ‘_’ __ in Edmonton 99. UFO occupants