Toronto Star

COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

- BY KELLY ANN BUCHANAN

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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

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