COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Marvel superhero star Mr. Liu, host of the Juno Awards, Sunday, May 15th, 2022
5 Spirits flavoured with juniper berries 9 Non-stick cookware name 13 Remain
17 Me, she or him [abbr.]
18 Med. school course
19 Spaghetti __ Puttanesca (Pasta dish of Naples)
20 __ Duro Canyon, in Texas
21 Little quantity?
22 Cdn. icons Casey and Finnegan: 2 wds.
24 Canadian diver Jennifer who is a 4x Olympian
25 Ancient declarant of “Carthage must be destroyed.”
26 The Tragically __
27 Knight’s war helmet 28 Nip-and-__, as per cosmetic surgery 29 Motorcycle stunt legend Mr. Knievel 30 Berlioz song cycle of 1841: “Les Nuits d’__”
31 Entrelacs ‘evening’
32 Wrestling walruses weapons 33 Stylishly trimmed
35 ‘Help’-ful hit for ‘80s New Wave band ABC
36 Herding dog with the cord-like fur 37 1835: Tune in Bellini opera I Puritani: “_ __, O Cara”
38 Maiden name tip-off
39 The __ (Constitutional monarchy which has been gifting #32-Down to Ottawa since 1945 as a thank you to Canada) 43 Rappers and poets
45 Carry-__ (Plane travel bags)
46 Live it up at the celebration 47 Hmmms...
48 Changeable coif
49 __. Clouseau in “The Pink Panther” (1963)
50 1708: Handel’s “__, Galatea e Polifemo”
51 “__ Sue” by Buddy Holly
54 Argyle (Halifax) and Metcalfe (Ottawa) 56 Tries to throw the rodeo rider 58 Horiz.
59 Mob boss
61 Colonel’s command, curtly 62 Slangy ‘for the reason that’ 63 Manitoba’s provincial flower, __ Crocus
65 Divine indulgence lieu
66 As per #39-Across... Dutch Queen (b.1909 - d.2004) who when still a Princess was given refuge in Ottawa during World War II
70 Name by which American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (b.1867 - d.1908) is more famously known - he worked for a time at the Bar U Ranch in Longview, Alberta: 2 wds. 72 Financial hedger [abbr.] 73 Sculpting style, __-relief
74 Adroit
75 Long haul truck
76 Paper crafting tools
78 Trim the steak to be leaner 80 Low-cal
81 Boxing ref’s call
82 John Steinbeck’s Of __ and Men 83 Environmental sci.
84 __ __ use (Get working)
85 “For __ a jolly good fellow...”
86 Pack __ __ (Stop the work) 87 Japanese cuisine seaweed 88 Tanzania’s vast ecosystem famous for the land migration of wildlife
90 Just in case...
91 Calligraphy purchases 92 New-__
93 Without _ __ (How circus acrobats might perform)
94 Slacken
95 Lion’s share
96 “__, __ I was saying...” (Getting back to me again...) 97 Shampooing benefit for fullness 98 Brought a case to court
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1 It separates words when typing: 2 wds. 2 Mennonite title lady of Canadian writer Miriam Toews’ 2011 novel: 2 wds. 3 Calgary’s ‘Park’ neighbourhood; or, Eric Burdon & The Animals song about a 1967 California music festival 4 Incalculable
5 Food foragers 6 Hospitality-hosted humans 7 Snoozed
8 “Boogie with __” by Led Zeppelin 9 Downward growers like carrots 10 __ Baroque (Rubens’ painting style) 11 Adjust
12 Hang in there
13 Flapjacks flippers
14 New Brunswick... ‘Where Waters Meet’ community on Miramichi Bay
15 Smart __ (Wiseguy) 16 Hollandaise sauce ingredients 23 North American migratory bird that went extinct in 1914: 2 wds. 32 Baby-blooms-to-be which vibrantly bloom in time for Ottawa’s annual Springtime floral festival: 2 wds. 34 Airspace invader: 2 wds. 36 Advantages
39 Film __ (Artsy movie’s genre) 40 Sea eagles
41 Casino handful 42 Distinguished titles of India 44 Coffee drinker’s souvenir
48 Intl. commerce group 49 Addams Family’s relative 51 Candid celebrity pic snappers 52 Light brown
53 Doukhobor heritage city in British Columbia: 2 wds.
54 Bldg. construction detail
55 “Holy cow!” 57 Submachine gun variety
60 “It __ Me Babe” by The Turtles 62 Inquisitiveness
64 Dreamy visionary
65 Moves along hurriedly 66 Wearing a blazer
67 __ Beach (Saltwater destination in Cap-Pele, New Brunswick) 68 Manitoba dessssstination, __ Snake Dens
69 Gave a ‘Yea’ vote
71 Country in Africa on the Red Sea 76 One of the mythological Gorgons 77 Does this :) and this :) 78 Casual shirt fabric
79 ‘Low budget’ prefix in ads 80 “Hasta __!” (Bye for now! in Madrid)
84 AM/FM health/safety spots 89 Chitchat