Waterloo Region Record

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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