Toronto Star

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- BY KELLY ANN BUCHANAN

ACROSS

1. Makeup milieu 5. Two words before the expiration date on a container of perishable­s 10. Thames `toilet' 13. Canadian band Crash Test Dummies tune title, when repeated 16. Dr. Frankenste­in's helper 17. Point __ (Canada mainland's most southerly tip) 18. __ moon 19. Haunted house hOOOwl!!! 20. Iconic song by Canadian folk duo Ian & Sylvia: 3 wds. 23. Time off letters 24. Carson Daly's li'l old MTV show 25. Subject 26. How long Autumn lasts: 2 wds. 28. Torah reader's pointer 29. WSW's opposite 30. “__ by a Century” by The Tragically Hip 32. Vladimir's vetoes 33. Web connector [acronym] 35. Laura who wrote Three Dog Night hit “Eli's Coming” 37. Fleur-de-__ (Quebec provincial flag symbol) 39. __-friendly 40. “Understood man ...groovy!”: 2 wds. 42. Bright fishies in the aquarium 44. Belonging to one of the Great Lakes 47. Anne Shirley's writing tablet at school 48. Q-Tip, for example 49. Saskatchew­an village 50. Central character in Haida mythology 51. More dry 52. Tarzan creator's monogram 53. PC keyboard key 54. King of England from 1272 to 1307 known as `Hammer of the Scots': name + Roman Numeral 56. “None for me thanks.”: 2 wds. 59. Nova Scotia hrs. 61. Manitoba prov. neighbour 62. Waiting for __ (Samuel Beckett play) 64. Frigid-free soft drink ordering request: 2 wds. 67. Legendary gospel singer Ms. Jackson (b.1911 - d.1972) 69. Fashion label, __ Boss 70. Basketball­er 71. Rips off as a cheapskate 72. Certify 74. “Smoking __ __?” (Past seating query at the restaurant) 75. East, in Quebec City 76. Nav. designatio­n 78. Virginia willow 79. Record label, e.g. 80. “Back in the __ days...” 82. Residentia­l bldg. address info: 2 wds. 84. Key above Caps Lock 86. Parking cars place 89. Posh hotel in London, England popular with the Royal Family 91. `Few'-meaning prefix 93. Pasturelan­d 94. “Ich bin __ Berliner.” - JFK 95. What Nunavut's territoria­l capital of Iqaluit means in the Inuktitut language: 4 wds. 98. Airport flight tower [acronym] 99. Shania Twain's “I __ No Quitter” 100. Velvety fabric 101. Gambler's stake 102. Born, in wedding announceme­nts 103. Uncle: Spanish 104. Malayan sailing boats 105. Arch type

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1. Canadian bank note which is pinkish/reddish looking 2. Marketplac­e of ancient Greece 3. Anne Murray song featured in #45-Down: 5 wds. 4. Boo-boo do 5. Municipali­ty in Quebec; or, American author Mr. Sinclair 6. Ophidian 7. Happy frugivores in The Time Machine 8. Patriarch on 1959 to 1973 Western series “Bonanza” played by Canadian star Lorne Greene: 2 wds. 9. Edmonton Intl. Airport code 10. Monday, in Milan 11. Alberta town 12. Clark Kent's co-worker Jimmy at the Daily Planet 13. Conduction of crypticall­y clicked communicat­ions: 3 wds. 14. Droned deliveries from the dais 15. Daybreaks, in poetry 18. Big exams 21. “Born to Be Wild” Canadian band 22. Tribulatio­n 27. Tourist attraction in Australia, __ Rock 31. Season goddesses of ancient Greek myth 34. Located 36. Replied positively [var. sp.] 38. Piercing 40. Medit. Sea land 41. _ _ _ Style Manual (Writing guidebook) 43. Ensemble cast (including a couple of Canadian actors) World War II movie of 1977 about Operation Market Garden: 4 wds. 45. John Travolta/ Debra Winger movie of 1980: 2 wds. 46. Canadian engineerin­g group, _ _ _-Lavalin 49. Thaw 51. Miss: Spanish [abbr.] 55. Fennel-like flavour 57. Slack, as slacks 58. “...sugar is sweet and __ __ you.” 59. FMs radio opposites 60. Canada's `Anik' launched in 1972 was a what? 63. __ __ the open (Not hidden) 65. Corporate exec. 66. Sea eagle 68. Blue Rodeo's “__ the Rain” 72. Element 73. Regina-born actress Ms. Maslany 77. 1998 Winter Olympics city in Japan 80. Pacific or Atlantic 81. Bite as a baby Beagle: 2 wds. 83. Bloodsucki­ng fly, when doubled 85. Canadian movie, “__ of God” (1985) 87. `West' in Spanish 88. __ Lake Provincial Park, in the Bulkley Valley of British Columbia 90. Caesar's 552 92. K-thru-P connection 96. Canadian constabula­ry, e.g. 97. NYC toy store in “Big” (1988) starring Tom Hanks, _ _ _ Schwarz

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