COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Hamilton thoroughfare, Cannon __. _.

4. Canadian ice dance great Mr. Moir

9. Village on the Saint John River in New Brunswick

13. Seeming to be: 2 wds.

17. Brunch serving

18. Reason

19. “Only Time” Irish singer

20. Fig’s grocery store pal

21. Trophy like a Grammy [acronym]

22. “The __” (Canadian drama of 2001 to 2002 set in a law firm)

24. 19th-century novelist Mr. Goncharov

25. Canadian comic actor Mr. Green

26. Soak the flax

27. “Nah.”

28. They’re cooked up on Food Network Canada

29. Vocal acrobatics for Christina Aguilera

31. RCN vessel designation

32. Canadian comedian Mr. Majumder

34. “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee __ Ford

35. Net-work

36. “Whether you like __ __ not...”

37. Australian state where Sydney is the capital cty.

40. Accomplish, in ye olden days

41. ‘Benedict’ or ‘Opal’ suffix

42. Snobbish sort

43. __ _ premium

44. The __ __ __ __ (1951 sci-fi novel by Canadian writer A.E. van Vogt)

48. Mr. Gershwin

49. Ms. Stone of “The Wilde Wedding” (2017)

50. Think alike

51. Vacationer’s query upon returning home: 2 wds.

55. Central character in American-born Canadian author Carol Shields’ 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, Daisy Goodwill __

57. Walks in

58. Traditional folk tune: “__ __ of Old Smoky”

59. Match

60. __-la-la!

61. Song by Canadian band Prism: 2 wds. (More at #28Down!)

68. Bear’s big embrace

69. Maple Tree’s underground supports

70. Sara of “Less Than Perfect”

71. Ms. Reid’s of “Sharknado” (2013)

73. Hiver’s opposite season

74. Fashion/fragrance brand, __ Ricci

75. O thru T connection

76. Revived, as per fashions

77. Ma __ amie (My dear friend, to Vivienne)

79. Famous board game

80. One taking the opinions of the public

81. Saloon salute!

83. 2014: “_ __ Ya Papi” by Jennifer Lopez

84. Lightly apply

85. Poetic ‘frequently’

86. __ __ even keel

87. “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) disco dancer: 2 wds.

90. “C’est la __!”

91. The Rolling Stones frontman

92. Canadian country singer Mr. Brownlee

93. Stitch anew

94. Always, in verse

95. Ordinal suffixes

96. Jazz pianist Mr. Allison

97. Spin as an ice skater

98. Thoroughfares, tiny-ly

DOWN

1. Venetian window blinds are what?

2. “Maybe __”: Theme song of Canadian series “The Littlest Hobo”

3. The patient being tested

4. Canadian actor Raymond Massey plays the villain Chauvelin in “The __ __”, the 1934 adventure movie based on the same-named 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy

5. Lawyer workloads

6. Banish

7. CN Tower city’s conductorled music gr.

8. Ontario town named after the legendary Chief of the Shawnee

9. Some suitors

10. Literary collection [abbr.]

11. Gospel singer Mr. Tribbett

12. “Rumour __ It” by Adele

13. “Farewell!” in France

14. Canadian R&B singer and Juno-winner for the songs “24hrs” and “Solid”: 2 wds.

15. Lang. spoken in Rome

16. Marshes

23. Naats’__’oh National Park Reserve, in the Northwest Territories

28. Bit of the 1977 classic at #61-Across: “On Mercury they’re crazy about my stellar rock ‘n’ roll / And I always sell out in advance at the __ __...”

30. Saxophonist daughter on “The Simpsons”

31. Farm egg warmers

32. Bar chair

33. Northern Dancer’s one-offour

35. Ms. Shum, Canadian director of “Double Happiness” (1994)

36. Smaller picture within a larger one’s border

38. Turn

39. Vendor’s items

42. Tiff

45. Mine deposit

46. Court hearings

47. The Fab Four’s ‘Pepper’, e.g.

51. Mr. Safdie, Architect of the iconic Habitat 67 urban housing complex in Montreal

52. Contribution, as of suggestions

53. Wild West conveyance

54. Fellowship [abbr.]

55. Stefano __, Canadian celebrity chef

56. Gloss-applying targets

57. Slip up

59. __ number

60. Kicker’s football pegs

62. ‘Evening’ in Quebec

63. Canadian author Jane of The Stone Carvers

64. Genuine

65. Unit of weight in China

66. Ottawa... National Gallery of Canada visitor: 2 wds.

67. Lofty or high-minded

72. They are readying to alphabetize the files

75. Particular purple

78. Coils of yarn

79. Village in north-central Alberta

80. Kitchen peeling gadget

81. Roughly

82. Create a cardigan

83. ‘Tsar’ add-ons (Russian empresses)

84. “The Lucy-__ Comedy Hour”

87. Vintage films cable TV channel

88. “Wow!”

89. Un-pre-used