COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Authentic
5. ‘Lake’ in Italy
9. Mr. Fields of classic comedy, et al. 12. Hart Memorial Trophy winners in the NHL, for short
16. Mount __ (Thunder God peak in Nunavut)
17. Ken of ’80s drama “thirtysomething”
18. De-freeze
19. ‘Air’-meaning prefix
20. Scottish-born Ontario farmer who with his wife Jane (nee Beckett) developed Red Fife Wheat, the dominant wheat grown in Canada from 1860 to 1910 ...which today is a Canadian heritage wheat popular with artisan bakers: 2 wds.
22. W.B. Yeats’ poetic land
23. Mr. Weatherbee’s job at Riverdale High [abbr.]
24. Premieres
25. Parliament Hill’s main building: 2 wds.
28. Campaigns
29. Allison of “The West Wing”
30. “Buffalo Stance” singer Ms. Cherry
31. Parliament Hill statutes
32. Ms. Singer of “Footloose” (1984)
33. Arctic animal
35. Olympic figure skater Midori
36. Persians vs. Athenians battle site in 490 BC
38. Founded-in-1842 federal agency, __ Survey of Canada
41. Mr. Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago” (1965)
42. Web pop-ups, e.g.
43. Ms. Thomas of 1966 to 1971 sitcom “That Girl”
44. Wisdom imparting mentor
45. Age-__ (Not affected by the passage of time)
47. Jam containers
48. Canadian singer/songwriter Mr. Roberts
50. Approx.
51. “Chasing Pavements” British songstress
53. Poetic ‘below’
55. __ for apples
58. 6’s telephone letters
59. Banff creatures
61. Food storage container concern for leftovers that have sauces
63. Alphabet opener ....
66. Curriculum __ (Job applicant’s submission)
68. First word in #25-Across’ answer, for short here
69. Canadian guitarist Mr. Nova
70. Port Charlottetown visiting vessel of vacationers: 2 wds.
72. The Guess Who song for a commuter: 2 wds.
74. Mil. officer
75. Bust _ __ (Laugh heartily)
76. Shoe parts
78. Ancient Egyptian sun disc
79. Band of eight
81. Hiking paths
83. Sch. instructor
84. Skiing region north of Montreal
86. Alberta Rockies massif near Canmore, Ehagay __
88. Historic port of Spain
89. Earth goddess in Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold
90. Like a TAG Heuer wristwatch: 2 wds.
93. Bug repellent ingredient
94. Hauls
95. River in Normandy
96. Out on the ocean
97. Big name in gas stations
98. Jeans brand
99. Big Apple denizen
100.Elvis Presley dog song: “Old __”
DOWN
1. Airport sched. info
2. Mr. Brownlee, Canadian country music singer
3. Canadian Coast Guard air-cushioned vehicle
4. British Columbia... Coquitlam River, to the Fraser River
5. Artist work spaces
6. Ms. MacGraw’s of movies
7. Computer image file type
8. __-__ garage
9. Capital city of the Yukon
10. Piece in a travel luggage set
11. Popeye character, __’Pea
12. Quebec-exported syrup
13. Ms. Tennant, Canadian ballet legend
14. Dangly accessory on Minnie Pearl’s iconic hat: 2 wds.
15. News-making collapse in a road after a storm
18. Nashville, __.
21. Kirsten of ‘Spider-Man’ movies 26. WWII codebreakers movie of 2001 starring Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet
27. Blood type, _ __.
29. Rocker Mr. Bon Jovi, and namesakes
31. “Eight Is Enough” star Willie
32. Rustic retreat
34. ‘Alarm clocks’ on farms
36. Fashion
37. Give/deliver: 2 wds.
39. Nets
40. Belief system
46. Victoria-born musician Mr. Tyson
47. River of Malaysia
49. “Eureka!”
52. Alberta city which is home to the Galt Museum
54. High, in Latin
55. Invented-in-Canada bluffing board game
56. Calgary neighbourhood
57. “To __ __ not to...”
58. 1501 in ancient Rome
60. Didn’t remove or release: 2 wds.
62. Canadian author of award-winning novel In the Upper Country: 2 wds.
63. Honour
64. Richly-woven decorative fabrics
65. Civilizations
67. “Did that really happen?”: 3 wds.
68. UK honours, e.g.
71. Fully satisfy
73. Magazine displayers
77. Ann-Margret’s not-used surname
80. Lyre-playing Muse of ancient Greece
82. Some small batteries
83. Police weapon
85. Ms. Carter who starred on ’80s sitcom “Gimme a Break!”
86. Leap Year! Days in February in 2024, Twenty-__
87. Suffix with ‘Chick’
91. Humorously askew
92. The Raven writer’s monogram