COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Frank J. __ Trophy (NHL award for best defensive forward) 6. The Middle __ (Pre-Renaissance period) 10. Sports execs 13. Canadian jazz singer Mr. Dusk 17. Then, in Quebec City 18. “The Golden Rocket” country music star from Nova Scotia (b.1914 - d.1999): 2 wds. 20. “Love Rollercoaster” by __ Players 21. __ __ the table (Dine in the dining room) 22. What King Edward would historically do in 1936 (More at #83-Down) 23. Canadian songstress Ginette 24. Canadian fast food chain since 1959 26. Modify 27. ‘Strange __’: 1985 album for Canadian singer/ songwriter Gowan 29. US tax bureau 30. Cupid’s ancient Greek god counterpart 31. Proofreading mark 32. Confined 35. P.T. Barnum elephant killed when struck by a railway locomotive in St. Thomas in Ontario in 1885 37. Canada’s crunchy orange snacks, an alternative to chips or pretzels 41. Became ice cold 43. Farm pen 44. Guitarist’s strummed formation 45. Bug 46. __. Engr. 47. T-shirt necklines sometimes 49. Alphabet sequence 50. “War” singer Edwin 52. Rideau Canal enjoyers in Winter 54. Northwest Territories town
56. Mom’s name in #83-Across 57. __-Medonte (Ontario township) 58. Condition 59. Botanist Mr. Gray 61. Fleck 64. Resist 66. Historic retailer established in 1811 in Newfoundland 70. Russian ballet company 72. “Wooow!!!” 73. Lucy’s comedy love 74. New Zealand bird once 75. Bronze Roman money 76. “Don’t worry.”: 2 wds. 78. N. Amer. currency 79. Ski lifts 81. Hockey great Bryan born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan 83. For Better or For __ (Canadian comic strip) 85. “Pronto!” 86. Pet food brand 87. Great __ (Marmaduke’s breed) 88. Pertinent 90. __ & Davide (Makers of Queen Elizabeth’s shoes) 93. Farley Mowat howler 94. “Oh, Pretty Lady” Canadian rock band 98. __ Alberni, British Columbia 99. Tundra edging 102. ‘Sea’ or ‘Land’ suffix 103. Book leaf side 104. __ II (Schooner nicknamed ‘Bluenose Junior’ which was also designed by Halifax-born Naval Architect William J. Roue) 105. Award-winning Canadian novelist Madeleine of Do Not Say We Have Nothing 106. Wearing loafers, for instance 107. Aye 108. Stitches 109. __ __ poivre (Salt and pepper in a Montreal restaurant) DOWN
1. Beauty pageant contestant’s identifying accessory 2. “East of Eden” (1955) director Mr. Kazan 3. J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy [acronym] 4. Lenny who covered The Guess Who’s “American Woman” in 1999 5. ‘Poly’ ending (Synthetic fabric) 6. Moments of epiphany! 7. Chatter 8. British Columbia city ‘Where the Shuswap Meets the Okanagan’ 9. Wintertime ride for Canadian inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier 10. Irritating fly 11. Word: French 12. Warm wear in Winter 13. St. __ (Where Canadian figure skater Barbara Ann Scott won Olympic gold in Switzerland in 1948) 14. Throat-clearing sound 15. Ms. Louise (Ginger on “Gilligan’s Island”) 16. Hammer or wrench 19. ‘-Fis’ friends 25. Saint John Airport code 28. Must-haves 30. 911 respondents 31. Screen of Japanese decor 32. Mil. ranks like Gomer Pyle’s 33. Masked one in Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera 34. Terra __ National Park, in Newfoundland 36. Expends 37. __ & Onion (Cream cheese flavour) 38. Romance lang. 39. Nobleman 40. Nimble 42. At all 44. Plane-jumper’s aid 48. ‘Switch’ suffix (Change-over, funstyle)
49. Grind teeth 51. Rip 53. Band with the ’80s hit “Africa” 54. “_ __ the train in today.” (Commuter’s reply to “How did you get to work?”) 55. Villainous group on ‘60s spy sitcom “Get Smart” 58. Trail followed by the hunter 60. “M*A*S*H” star Loretta 61. MC __ Kat (Paula Abdul’s famous music video co-star) 62. Docking site 63. Roughly: 2 wds. 65. Models 66. Sleep Country Canada purchases 67. “Misty” bit: “...__ __ helpless as a kitten up a tree...” 68. A Doll’s House wife 69. Heave 71. St. __ (District of Winnipeg) 73. Challenge 77. Ireland-born Canadian department store founder Mr. Eaton (b.1834 - d.1907) 78. Disclose details trustingly 80. Battle of __ (North-West Rebellion conflict in Saskatchewan in 1885) 82. Leaning 83. Ms. Simpson (b.1896 - d.1986 ...The woman King Edward loved and gave up the throne for) 84. Listener 87. Achiever 89. Stations 90. Hockey Hall of Famer, Syl __ (b.1915 - d.1998) 91. Biblical boat builder 92. Consequently 93. Networks 94. Casual tops 95. Bucket 96. Duelling blade 97. Broadway musical 100. Riddle-me-__ 101. __ Brunswick (Location of #25-Down)