COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Long-shot guess
5 Fr. holy woman
8 Unique, __ __ a kind
13 Li’l yellow citrus
16 1984: “Radio __ __” by Queen
17 1979: “Reunited”
by Peaches & __
19 The Amazing __ (Toronto-born magician and skeptic-of-theparanormal, b.1928 - d.2020)
20 Aunt’s li’l hubby
21 1976 Irving Wallace novel, __ _ Document
22 1987 Bryan Adams album: ‘__ the Fire’
23 Cybele’s beloved in Phrygian myth
24 Few, __ many
25 “Mickey” singer Ms. Basil
26 Movie-__ (Cinema attendee)
27 Alice in Wonderland character at the tea party: 2 wds.
29 Winnipeg hockey game cheerer: 2 wds.
31 Clear
33 “Don’t __ __!” (“Stay away carnivore!”)
34 Shooter marble
35 Canuck motorists org.
36 More filling
38 Television actor Michael who was married to “I Dream of Jeannie” star Barbara Eden
41 Village in Saskatchewan’s bottom right corner or Ms. Valli of “The Paradine Case” (1947)
43 ‘D’ of CD
44 Inuit name for cold-weathercritter the Arctic Ground Squirrel
45 Gas station name
46 Q’s spelling
47 To and __
50 Freezer tray’s content
51 Sailor songs making a big comeback in 2021: 2 wds.
54 Tape a TV show, tiny-ly
55 Gretchen of “The Notorious Bettie Page” (2005)
56 Oscar-winning
composer Francis
57 The Sam __ Building (It’s famous for its narrow structure in Vancouver)
58 Cousin on “The Addams Family”
59 Grand __ Opry
60 They keep a bear who has eaten a lot going during hibernation: 2 wds.
65 American firearms org.
66 Fido’s doc
67 Numero __
68 Space travel meas.: 2 wds.
69 “__’ a Hole” by Canadian band Big Sugar
71 Bear: French
73 Love
74 Canadian author Mr. Gibson who co-founded The Writers’ Trust of Canada in 1976
75 Ogres
78 Fleur-de-__
79 Andy Capp cartoonist Mr. Smythe
80 Apples gadget
81 Amer. help?: acr. + wd.
83 Boucherville ‘birds’
87 Winnipeg-born original lead singer of The Guess Who: 2 wds.
89 “_ __ to please!” (Customer service is my calling!)
91 Recipe amts.
92 Mr. Ocasek of The Cars
93 Expected to arrive: 2 wds.
94 __ and void
95 Tip to ‘metrist’ (Eye exams doctor)
96 Compass point
97 Country rocker Steve
98 Hilarity
99 Early-’90s lettered drama starring Canadian actress Helen Shaver as a TV news anchor
100 Farming [abbr.]
101 Russian language , to a Quebecer
102 Juiceless
103 Orderly
DOWN
1 Police officer played by Canada’s William Shatner on ’80s TV, __. _._. Hooker
2 Lake __ (Ski resort in The States)
3 “Secret __ Man” by Johnny Rivers
4 Servers at Starbucks
5 Quebec municipality in the Gaspesie-Ilesde-la-Madeleine region
6 Mortise and __ (Carpentry joint)
7 Art Deco designer
8 Slangy suffix in advertising or for a big fun event
9 “Unwritten” singer Ms. Bedingfield
10 Main course on the restaurant menu
11 Of a lyric poem
12 __ and Oceans Canada (Federal government department)
13 Canadian band Red Rider’s song that goes “We won’t let you kill the laughter...”: 2 wds.
14 ‘Gigantic’ in Gaspesie
15 Maureen __ (Writer spouse of Canada’s 16th Prime Minister Joe Clark)
18 Canada’s largest ecozone: 2 wds.
28 Fedoras and berets
30 Anna of “Brokeback Mountain” (2005)
32 Wife of 1980s Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
35 __ salad
37 Music direction meaning ‘for two’: 2 wds.
38 Sci-Fi writer, Isaac __ (b.1920 d.1992)
39 Ms. Richie, daughter of singer Lionel
40 “The Amazing Race Canada” host Jon Montgomery when winning Olympic gold at Vancouver 2010: 2 wds.
42 As per #51-Across... Traditional tune covered by Newfoundland band Great Big Sea: 2 wds.
46 Ukraine city
48 Touch up the beard again
49 High-__ fuel
52 __ sax
53 Laurentian Highlands = Hautes __ Laurentiennes
60 ‘Business person’ in historic Canada: 2 wds.
61 Labrador town, L’__-au-Loup
62 Vodka brand, informally
63 Martin Short’s uniquely-coiffed/ high-waistedpants character: 2 wds.
64 Kings
70 New Brunswick village
72 Pre-__ (Not new)
73 Bombards
75 Joel of “The Virginian” (1946)
76 Aahing’s pal
77 Measuring sticks
82 Year: French
83 Edmonton hockey player
84 Sweet __ __
85 __ __ _ point (Somewhat)
86 Deletes with a crisscross marking: 2 wds.
88 Beach feast in Hawaii
90 Robert Burns’ ‘old’