COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Itty-bitty amount 4. E-Mails to others too 7. Toboggan 11. Up-the-slopes rides 16. Dorothy’s dog in Oz
17. “_ __ hungry!” (Where’s lunch?) 18. Plucked instrument of Japan
19. Type of heron 20. Wintertime fun between friendly foes: 2 wds. 23. Fans cheer for these in hockey
24. Vending machine receptacle: 2 wds. 25. Associations, in brief 26. Knighted titles 27. Jessica Tandy’s Canadian actor husband ...his initials-sharers
28. Commedia dell’__
29. Poinsettias holder
30. “Yuck!”
33. __ __ out (Didn’t participate)
36. Flight sched. posting 37. Canadian comic actress Caroline 39. How often X-Mas comes around
40. “__ __ of Christmas” by Bob & Doug McKenzie
43. Wintertime headgear
45. Christmas dinner, for instance 46. Aperitif, __ Royale 47. Declare with certainty 49. Mixtures 50. Uppity utterances! 51. Wintertime danglers from the eaves
53. Ship’s back part
54. Superman’s surname 56. Here: French 57. Editor’s ‘let it stand’
58. Performing quite well
60. Winter Olympian, for example
62. Calgary __. Airport
66. “I wonder if Santa is up __ __ sleigh yet?” (Christmas Eve query) 67. Jazzy songstress Ms. Laine
68. Household deity in Roman mythology 69. A-li’l-dabwill-__-__
70. Winter mountain resort about 30 minutes north of Quebec City 72. Santa Claus costume part either natural or artificial: 2 wds. 75. Cut _ __ (Dance) 76. Etched [abbr.] 78. Some small batteries 79. Eights, in Spain 80. Six, in Rome 81. __ Gratia Artis (MGM’s motto)
82. Rugged off-road rides, for short
84. New Zealand bird
85. Survey choice, ‘__ of the above’ 87. Liberate 88. Interpret the data incorrectly 92. __ Gwaay Llnagaay (Haida Gwaii village in British Columbia which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
94. They’re made of granite at bonspiels: 2 wds.
96. __ Rock (Gulf of St. Lawrence natural attraction) 97. Camaro model, __-Z
98. Recipe’s tbsp., e.g.
99. PMs and Premiers
100. Sing from The
Alps!
101. __ sax
102. Liq. measures
103. The __ (Sault Ste.
Marie’s nickname)
DOWN
1. Fruitlessly, __ __ avail 2. “Bonne Fete _ __ ...” (Birthday songstarter in Quebec) 3. Activity at Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia: 2 wds.
4. Italy ‘farewells’ 5. Heated ore residue 6. Sweater size choices represented by these three letters... 7. Christmas tree base’s decorative cover 8. Lumberjack 9. Shakespearean suffixes
10. Polka __
11. Bona fide 12. Prince __ (Alexander Borodin opera) 13. Canadian conifer at Christmas: 2 wds.
14. __. number (Addr. book listing) 15. Canonized people [abbr.] 16. Channel for at-home Cdn. buyers 21. Broadcaster in the UK: 2 wds. 22. Venture
26. Glide
28. Big name in video games
29. “... and a partridge in a __ tree.”
31. __ __ the shelf (Christmas guy amongst the books) 32. Johann __ (Author of
The Swiss Family Robinson) 33. Financial acct. printout
34. Amazes
35. Furniture wood
36. Proclamation
38. Tee-__ (Cute laughs) 39. Festive songs: 2 wds. 41. “Stand By Me” by Ben _. __
42. Triple __ (Figure Skating jump)
44. Speck
48. Bridal accessory
52. Quote
53. Firewood measure
55. ‘Susp’ suffix
57. Trivia that interests sports buffs
58. Cavern
59. Josee __ (Canadian figure skating Winter Olympian) 60. Donations 61. Mount Vancouver’s range, Saint __ Mountains
63. Biblical ark mariner
64. Newbie
65. Chaps
66. “That __ __ it should be.” (It has turned out great) 67. Tins 71. Contract
73. “__ _ got enough tape left?” (Christmas gifts wrapper’s query) 74. Hike up 77. Snowman’s nose 81. Christmas tree’s herald up top
83. Bell, Rogers or Shaw, e.g.
84. Spritzes
86. Formerly
87. Roll up the flag
88. Company bosses as a group [abbr.]
89. Prefix meaning ‘Within’
90. Chocolate bubbly bar treat 91. Kiefer’s actor dad’s initials-sharers 92. Sleuth 93. Terrain-y prefix to ‘political’
94. Operatives org.
95. Snooze