COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. The Northern __ (Canadian rock band which formed in 1984 in Saskatoon)
6. Segments, shortly
10. Balloon-being-deflated sound...
14. Capital of Utah [acronym]
17. Ms. Massey of “International Lady” (1941)
18. “What __ __?” (Gift opener's query)
19. To laugh, in Montreal
20. Gerard __ Borch (17th-century Dutch painter)
21. Jann Arden song perfect for Sunday, May 12th, 2024: 2 wds.
23. Garden entrance with wrought detailing: 2 wds.
25. Fight like a knight
26. #58-Down was recently launched as a what at Tim Hortons?: 3 wds.
28. Cabbie's query: 2 wds.
30. Intl. alliance since 1949
31. Concern on “ER”
32. Of the nose
33. Polite addresses for ladies
35. Tuscan city in Italy
36. “Something to Talk About” singer's initials-sharers
37. Groovy
38. Janette __, Canadian writer
39. Ruse
42. When he was discovered in 2002 in England, arrowheads were found in his Bronze Age grave ...and artifacts from it are now part of the attraction at #43Down: 2 wds.
48. Farm structure
49. “Star __”
50. “Don't Cry __ __ Argentina”
51. Prairies product
52. Scandinavian toast!
54. Stewpots
55. Publicity
56. Switzerland's variant-spelled capital
57. Slammers in England
58. __ collar
59. 1960s French pop music style
60. Alaska Highway community in the Yukon which is situated near Kluane National Park and Reserve: 2 wds.
65. Rome's famous Colosseum is one, for short
66. __ and outs
67. Consume
68. Type of community, for short
69. Recounts
71. Plaudit
74. Via __ (Ancient Roman road)
76. In no music key
78. Jai __ (Court game)
79. American artist Mr. Newman who painted #11Down
81. Nunavut... Baffin Island hamlet dubbed `The Switzerland of the Arctic' because of its Alps-like scenery
83. “Understood.”
84. Auditioned: 2 wds.
85. Glacial splashy spot in Banff National Park: 2 wds.
89. Flight monitor info [acronym]
90. “__ Karenina” (1935)
91. Virginia willow
92. Dragon in The Hobbit
93. Nature `nook'
94. __-friendly
95. Mind
96. Yellow egg parts
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1. “Babe: __ in the City” (1998)
2. UN workers agcy.
3. Body of water near Nunavut's capital city of Iqaluit, __ Inlet
4. Mom on 1964 to 1972 sitcom “Bewitched”
5. __ de Champlain (Explorer-to-Canada called `The Father of New France')
6. The symbol-of-repeating “is called a what?: 2 wds.
7. `Somewhat' meaning suffix
8. Setting in Oscarwinning movie “Amadeus” (1984)
9. Watch Netflix Canada for instance
10. Canadian brand of canned tomatoes, sauces and pastas
11. Blue stripe/Red stripe/Blue stripe... Voice of __ (Iconic painting at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa)
12. Southwestern Saskatchewan village on Highway 18
13. Incumbency
14. Museum collections of sculpted figures
15. 1976 hit by Paul McCartney's band Wings: “__ `__ In”
16. Caffe __ (Espresso variant)
22. `East' in Germany
24. The Okanagan Valley town of Summerland's face-profile-resembling attraction, __ __ Mountain
27. Kilograms and tonnes [abbr.]
28. Caitlin Clark's sports org.
29. “No __ done!” (It's okay!)
34. `Lull' add-on (Sleepy song)
35. Vintage arcade game, __-Ball
37. Petro-Canada supply
38. Electrical resistance units
40. Sigher's word...
41. Make soup in one
43. Megalithic ring on Salisbury Plain which is the subject of the Victoria located Royal BC Museum's same named new 2024 exhibition
44. Scottish hillside
45. Poetically moving as water
46. British Columbia community near the Alberta border
47. Unrefined
51. “Jenny __” by Paul McCartney
52. Appear to be
53. Denizen of the home planet of co-created-by-a-Canadian iconic hero Superman
54. Paddles
55. Surveyor's map
56. “Ahead __ _ Century” by The Tragically Hip
57. “Young __” (1988)
58. As per #26-Across... __ Pizza
60. Tycoon's totals
61. “Isn't __ _ bit like you and me?”
- The Beatles, “Nowhere Man”
62. CIBC = Canadian __ Bank of Commerce
63. Night: French
64. Pesky flying bug
70. Martin of “Mission: Impossible”
71. `Elected' in French
72. Maple Leaf book fare?
73. Bind, as a Surgeon
74. Merchant ships fleet
75. `Lungs'-related prefix
76. “Coal Miner's Daughter” (1980) director, Michael __
77. Pie: French
78. Flower oil in perfumery
80. “You've Got Mail” (1998) e-mail co.
82. Germanic letter
86. Mr. Dryden, Canadian goalie legend
87. “Serenade for Strings” composer, Josef __ (b.1874 d.1935)
88. For instances, for short