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COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

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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-alikesinger 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 #3Down 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-off-the-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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