COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Ella Fitzgerald’s jazzy singing
5 Detroit, __. (Neighbour of Windsor, Ont.)
9 Have __ __ to grind
14 Agreement sign
17 Lawn mower maker
18 Herman Melville tale in 1847
19 __ Chair (Carried-by-porters posh transport of yore)
20 Ancient rescuer of Odysseus
21 ‘Dear’ advice columnist
22 Type of diving duck
23 ‘Absolute Torch and __’: k.d. lang and The Reclines album in 1989
24 Caracas is the cap. of this country
25 ‘Hat’ in Hull
27 Minister of Foreign Affairs who in 1984 became the first Canadian astronaut in space: 2 wds.
30 Activity to form a queue: 2 wds.
32 Assist
33 Toronto-born star Raymond Massey portrayed James Dean’s father in “__ of Eden” (1955)
34 Newfoundland... Gander International Airport is strategically located along this North Atlantic global flight path between London and New York: 3 wds.
38 Intervening, to a lawyer
39 “You Don’t Mess with the __” (2008) starring Adam Sandler
40 Kingston-Ontarioborn rocker Bryan
44 “Hang __ __ Your Life” by The Guess Who
45 “Time __ Come Today” by The Chambers Brothers
46 The ‘C’ of IOC, for short
49 Lamb’s sound
50 Mariner’s mayday message
51 At the age of, in Latin [abbr.]
52 Perennial shrub scientifically called ‘Sambucus Canadensis’
54 Spring flowers #54-Down tiptoed through
57 Stored, as farm fodder
58 Newfoundland
town on Burnt Bay
62 “Why, __ be an honour!”
63 Rug of Scandinavia
66 County of __ (Where the Grand River flows in southern Ontario)
67 Norse fate goddess
68 Compass pt.
69 Shortly
70 Ancient companion for Dionysus
71 Skin-soothing plants
73 Mr. Anton Ohno (“Dancing with the Stars” champ in 2007)
74 1907 watercolour by Emily Carr: 4 wds.
79 Yes x 2 in Spain
82 ‘Serpent’ tail?
83 ‘90s-style furnishings to display music stored in jewel cases: acr. + wd.
84 Passerine bird in Canada: 2 wds.
87 “Forget it!”, colloquially: 2 wds.
90 Pasta names suffix
91 To-the-North-Sea river in Europe
92 ‘Mars’-meaning prefix
94 Books-carrying bag
95 Athletic
96 Fast track entrant
97 Carrier of blood
98 Environmental sci.
99 ‘Electron’ endings
100 Author’s tale
101 Ivy League school
102 Lettered designer label
DOWN
1 Disconnected in music [abbr.]
2 Seaport in Ireland previously known as Queenstown
3 Crossbows in The Middle Ages
4 Baby’s grand?: 2 wds.
5 Saskatchewan Roughriders home, __ Stadium
6 Big word in 2021 health headlines
7 British running great Sebastian
8 “What’s the price?”: 2 wds.
9 Ptolemy’s l’il scientific passion
10 Big prize on “The Price Is Right”: 2 wds. 11 Leisurely music tempo
12 Olivia Newton-John movie/song of 1980
13 Mechanical __.
14 Skin cream giant
15 “This world was never meant for __ __ beautiful as you...” - Don McLean, “Vincent”
16 Treat at Timmies
26 ‘Duck’ in Munich
28 “There’s _ __” by The Beatles
29 Pointedly provoked
31 __ Morne National Park, in Newfoundland
34 Ingredients in ‘Frankenfoods’, commonly
35 Nevada gambling spot
36 Organic compounds
37 Used the computer key above Caps Lock
41 __ Lingus (Irish airline)
42 Damage
43 Trough site
45 1965 Beatles charttopper!
47 Nero’s 1501
48 Calgary-born champion of “Canadian Idol” in 2005: 2 wds.
51 __-Prussian War (1866 conflict in Europe)
53 Method for memorizing
54 American singer/ ukulele player who was a big fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs: 2 wds.
55 In favour
56 Drinking implement
58 Kilos, in The USA
59 Noted time period
60 Angkor __ (Temple in Cambodia)
61 Intertwine
63 Music genre for part-Canadian band The Band: 2 wds.
64 Sunny egg’s circle
65 Buffalo of Sulawesi
68 Sparkling wine of Germany
69 Spunky
72 American store also in Canada: 2 wds.
73 Enzyme suffixes
75 Topper for a friend of Dorothy’s in Oz: 2 wds.
76 Opera legend Mr. Caruso
77 Even less kind
78 “...four, three, __, __...” (Countdown ending)
79 Movie genre
80 Ancient column style
81 Canadian actress Sonja
85 Canadian hockey legend Bobby’s kin
86 Really
88 Shirt collar style
89 Rather like a Moray
93 Stephen of “The Crying Game” (1992)