COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
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1 Ballpark stat. 4 Toronto Blue Jays competition in Calif. 7 Lauryn Hill charttopper: “__ __ (That Thing)” 13 Irish coronation stone, __ Fail 16 Governess at Thornfield Hall: 2 wds. 19 Nautical symbol 20 Li'l item dropped into the mailbox 21 CFL event at Mosaic Stadium in Regina: 3 wds. 24 Breakfast servings cooked in “California” by Joni Mitchell 25 Red __ (Tree in British Columbia) 26 Comparatively simple: 2 wds. 29 Public speaker's skill, in brief 30 The Canadiens once played at the what in Montreal? 32 Collect over time 33 Ran as dye from clothing 34 Newfoundland town on The Irish Loop 37 Exuberance 38 __ Lake, Newfoundland 39 `Romeo' sports cars 40 Tree's nutrition 41 Aristocrat's honorific 42 Battery size 43 Bay window 44 Merle Haggard's “__ from Muskogee” 45 `Poly' finisher (Sort of school) 47 Fork out for stuff 48 Sainte-__ (Laurentides locale) 49 Shorebird that breeds at Canada's largest Bay: 2 wds. 52 Lake Gatineau Hull near River the in 54 It's time a of de-light-ful day 55 __ chair 58 “Rule, Britannia” composer 59 “And though she feels as if she's in a play / __ __ anyway.” - The Beatles, “Penny Lane” 60 Operative 61 __ _ crossroads 62 Clear/free 63 “_ __ Survive” by Gloria Gaynor 64 Highlands human 66 Incision 67 Certain candies 69 Identical individual 70 Quebec, `La __ Province' 71 Discharge/oust 72 Shoe's occupant 73 Ogres 74 Pantheon of Norse gods 76 Freeway in Quebec 78 Examples of what environmental activism group Greenpeace (founded in Vancouver in 1971) opposes: 3 wds. 84 Novelist Mr. Capote, to pals 85 1877: Black Beauty novelist Anna 86 Queen Elizabeth's world 87 Ms. Saldana of “Avatar” (2009) 88 Pressure 89 Loaf choice at the bakery 90 To-the-Web connection letters
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1 Corp. letters with Nabisco at one time 2 Steamed-and-filled bun of Chinese cuisine 3 Shiba __ (Dog breed of Japan) 4 New Westminster, British Columbia born actress/ director Kristin 5 “Young Dr. Kildare” (1938) star Lew 6 Seed covering 7 Ran off quickly 8 Emergence 9 “I Ain't Marching Any More” singer Phil 10 First of the Five Ws 11 __-pah-pah! (Tuba sound) 12 Readies weaponry just in case 13 Projectiles in the War of 1812: 3 wds. 14 “She Believes __ __” by Kenny Rogers 15 Solemnly declare 17 Canadian director Atom of “The Sweet Hereafter” (1997) 18 August 1926... American who was the first woman to swim the English Channel, Gertrude __ (b.1905 d.2003) 22 Old surgery aid 23 Some sticky stuff 26 Discharge 27 “Kate & __” ('80s sitcom) 28 What `SAR' stands for in the RCAF: 3 wds. 30 Multi-platinum Canadian singer/ songwriter/ actress: 2 wds. 31 Spoken 33 Park attraction in downtown Victoria which is also the name of a neighourhood of Ottawa: 2 wds. 34 Highlands dance 35 Go by boat 36 Duellist's weapon 38 Podium 39 “Well, __ you the clever one!” 42 Artist Mr. Warhol 43 Moonfishies 44 Norse deity 46 Screen star Mr. Cronyn born in London, Ontario 47 Seal 48 Travelling 50 Danish physicist Mr. Bohr (b.1885 d.1962) 51 `Produce' or `Bakery' in the grocery store [abbr.] 52 Qatar Prix de _'__ de Triomphe (Horse race in Paris, France) 53 `Crit' add-on (Standards) 56 Leaning 57 Fence entrances 59 __'Pea (Popeye comics kid) 63 “That Don't __ Me Much” by Shania Twain 64 Eagle's dive to catch the fish 65 `Lemon' on Quebec 66 Sushi bar offering: 2 wds. 68 Leaf-to-stem angle 69 Sums 70 “The Notorious __ Page” (2005) 72 Energizes the engine 73 Military fur headdress 74 1998 animated bugs movie 75 Currency overseas 76 Bide-_-__ (Stay awhile, Scottishstyle) 77 Due __ __ before... (Submission details) 79 Monument's age abbr. 80 US President's monogram in the 1980s 81 “__ and Nancy” (1986) 82 “Private Dancer” singer's initialssharers 83 Canadian hockey legend Mr. Apps