COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD
BY KELLY ANN BUCHANAN
ACROSS
1 Sizeable swallow
5 __ earrings
9 Government gr. in Washington, D.C.
13 From A __ _ (Starting step)
16 Inca empire’s modern-day home
17 Knight’s heraldic wreath
18 “Good-bye!”
20 Elvis Presley sound-alike-singer Mr. Donner
21 Expressionism painter Mr. Schiele (b.1890 - d.1918)
22 Sir McKellen’s
23 Lethbridge’s beautiful nature attraction, __ __ Japanese Garden
25 __ Party of Canada
28 __ Number
26 (What #3-Down is on the Periodic Table)
29 Terpsichore, The __ of Dance in ancient Greece
30 Cellular letters
31 Crackers
32 Belgian painter James of Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889
35 Vancouver’s landmark Bridge crossing the Burrard Inlet: 2 wds.
38 Chicago trains
40 Turn the key when leaving
41 Competently
42 Each day has 24 of ‘em
43 Salt Lake City state 44 Worldwide police liaison organization 46 Spill the beans
48 One of Canada’s ‘Famous Five’, __ Parlby (b.1868 - d.1965)
49 First ‘S’ of USSR [abbr.]
50 “Ni __!” (Hello, in China)
51 Ancient __ (Archaeological attraction)
52 Trophies
53 Juno-winning rock album by Rush released in 2012: 2 wds.
57 Canadian celebrity cook Madame Benoit (b.1904 - d.1987)
59 Canadian celebrity chef Ms. Yarymowich
60 Spell ‘the’ as ‘teh’, for instance
61 Spider’s creation
64 Matrikin
65 Pesky flying bug
66 Seven days prior: 3 wds.
68 35mm cameras, e.g.
69 Scoundrel
70 17th-century Dutch painter, Douwe Juwes de __
71 Civil or Electrical, e.g.
72 Aunt, in Madrid
73 Enrico __, Toronto-born actor whose credits include “Flashpoint” on TV and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (2019) in the movies
76 Canadian singer Sylvia
77 Star athletes-to-be discoverers 79 Hosp. brain scan
80 Uh-uhs!
82 Outfit
83 Maple syrup’s pal atop the fresh-offthe-griddle pancakes: 2 wds.
88 Labatt Blue is an example of one in Canada: 2 wds.
90 ‘__ _ Plata’ (Montana’s state motto)
91 Pasta that resembles rice
92 Always, in verse
93 Record’s non-hit-song location ...usually: wd. + letter
94 Longbow woods
95 ‘North’ in Quebec
96 Web feed syst. for updates
97 Single-named fashion model
98 k.d. lang and the __ Boom Bang
99 Young hawk in training in falconry
DOWN
1 On __ (Without a contract)
2 “Where do __ __ from here?” (What is our next step?)
3 Fe
4 Western of 1955 to 1975 set in Dodge City
5 Evenings: French
6 Library selection about Canada’s attractions: 2 wds.
7 Arm bone
8 Wreck
9 Artist’s painting surface
10 Garfield’s comical sidekick
11 ‘Peace’ suffix (Pacifist)
12 Mini racing vehicles at the fair
13 Grand birds which make their home in Grande Prairie, Alberta: 2 wds.
14 History Channel’s treasure quest show in Nova Scotia, “The Curse of __ __”
15 Coalition
19 French composer/pianist, Erik __ (b.1866 - d.1925)
24 Salutes from Rocky in 1976
26 Austria’s area [abbr.]
27 Weekend getaway accommodation
31 Low-__ diet (Atkins, for instance)
32 “__ Coming” by Three Dog Night
33 Faux pas
34 Edith Prickley and Yosh Shmenge in Cdn. sketch comedy: 2 wds.
36 1972: “__ Be Around” by The Spinners
37 Country of West Africa where Accra is the capital city
39 “__ Not There” by The Zombies
41 Speedily
43 The __ Mountains (Range in Russia)
45 Winery river valley in France 46 Too-toasted toast’s condition 47 Similar
48 “If _ __ a Carpenter” by Bobby Darin
51 Canadian hardware chain store
52 Harmonize
54 Back muscles, to a bodybuilder
55 “A Fish Called __” (1988)
56 Additions to the home renovation: 2 wds.
57 “Why surely you __!”
58 Recruits
62 “L’Eggo my __!” (Classic television commercial slogan)
63 “__ Free” (1966)
65 Liquid units, e.g.
66 Chicago skyscraper, __ Center
67 __ XL Pipeline
69 Clique
70 Fun flings for Fido: 2 wds.
73 Street borders
74 If __ __ (In case there’s a requirement)
75 __ Aviv, Israel
76 Follower of Wed. on the calendar
78 ‘To hear’ in Barcelona
81 “The __” (1989) directed by Canada’s James Cameron
82 But, in Berlin
83 ‘Memory’-meaning prefix
84 “Able was I __ _ saw Elba.”
85 Helen of __
86 Better Than __ (Rock band)
87 Curtains holders
89 Nav. rank
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