COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Lightly apply 4. Delighted 8. Flora's nature

friend 13. Gardening tool 17. Dusk 18. Scarce 19. __ humains (French for `human beings') 20. Mr. Knievel of

motorcycle jumps 21. `Hect' add-on

(Land measure) 22. March 17th land 23. They adore Winter precipitation: 2 wds. 25. Canadian music promoter being honoured at this year's Juno Awards: 2 wds. (More at #4-Down) 28. Shirley's sitcom

roommate 29. Worked with pottery material, say 30. Expression

inventor 32. Laboratory dish 35. Vice-Admiral Harry __ (b.1903 - d.2000 ...decorated Canadian naval hero of World War II) 37. Answer 41. Greek mythology musician Orpheus, for one, who is skilled with words 43. Comparably

profound: 2 wds. 45. British-style

bathroom 46. My Name Is __ (William Saroyan story collection) 47. “You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself __...” - Carly Simon, “You're So Vain” 51. Canadian-born Oscar winner Anna of “The Piano” (1993) 53. Some wallet bills 54. Trombone part 55. Alias, __ name 56. Songbook standard: “Ain't __ Sweet” 58. La Fheile __ Sona Duit! (Happy St. Patrick's Day! in Irish) 61. Smartphone insert,

__ card 62. John __ (American composer of “Flute Poem”, the memorable music piece in the `Hinterland Who's Who' classic Canadian wildlife TV vignettes) 65. Six, in Hamburg 67. Metric system prefix that means `one-tenth' 70. Gave one's word 71. “I'm Henry __, _ __” by Herman's Hermits 73. “Take __ __ the Run” by REO Speedwagon 74. Write 75. Northern Dancer's

track activity 77. Degrees 79. Frightful 81. “The Hurt Locker” (2008) star Jeremy 84. Performed, to William Shakespeare 85. Between 90 degrees and 180 degrees, as per angles 87. Barren 90. Leisurely musical

movements 93. The Red Serge

wearer: acr. + wd. 98. The long-running drama series “When Calls the Heart” is based on the work of this bestselling Canadian author: 2 wds. 100. Health food store

berry 101. `Cray' completer (Crayons company) 102. One Direction hit:

“Best Song __” 103. Island near the

Statue of Liberty 104. Farewell, in ancient

Rome 105. Cdn. Arctic land 106. Hamilton's __ Falls 107. Counted sheep 108. Building

extensions 109. Bionic part on Colonel Steve Austin

DOWN

1. Expensive 2. Dan Aykroyd stars as Crawford Gordon Jr. (b.1914 - d.1967), the President of __ Canada, in 1997 miniseries “The Arrow” 3. “__ there, done

that.” 4. Walt __ Special Achievement Award (Prestigious honour named after the co-founder of the Juno Awards ...#25-Across is the 2023 recipient) 5. Sputnik 2 space

dog in 1957 6. Wide variety 7. Considered 8. Fun cultural event 9. Complimentary: 3

wds. 10. Prefix meaning

`Tail' 11. It springs up in

Spring: 2 wds. 12. The Chronicles of

Narnia lion 13. Paul __ (American silversmith famous for his midnight 1775 ride) 14. Positively declare 15. Musicals

composer Jerome 16. Other 24. Highway bridge 26. Whalebone

artwork of yore 27. Beethoven's “__ to

Joy” 31. Ancient word in

the shoppe's name 32. Surveyor's map 33. 1847 Charlotte Bronte book, Jane __ 34. Winnipeg's historic railroad area 36. Pisces is one: 2

wds. 38. Drastically

declined 39. `The Goose' in

French, _'__ 40. Poetically `over

there' 42. `_ _ _ with Tracy

Jordan', as on 2006 to 2013 series “30 Rock” 44. Vintage music

records, e.g. 48. “The Sound of Music” (1965) backdrop 49. Canadian train

name 50. Peculiar 52. __ __ Battery (Historic military site in St. John's) 55. Honorific in Turkey 57. All of it: 2 wds. 59. _ _ _ O U and

sometimes Y 60. __ Radio-Canada 62. Bottle tops 63. “__ plaisir!” (Gladly, in Quebec City) 64. Danit'__ (It means “How are you?” in the Tsuut'ina language of Alberta) 66. Clothing dept.

sizes 68. Mountain passes 69. “Meet Me __ __.

Louis” (1944) 71. Competes 72. Village in southwestern Ontario near Woodstock 76. Finnish clarinetist/ composer, Bernhard Henrik __ (b.1775 - d.1838) 78. Intellectually

enlightens 80. __ Centre (Toronto

Blue Jays home) 82. NHL Oilers on

scoreboards 83. Surface the road

once more 86. Books bags 88. Singer's teacher, __

Coach 89. Whitney Houston hit: “Greatest Love __ __” 90. “Leaving on _ __ Plane” by John Denver 91. “Soul Man” by

Sam & __ 92. Afresh 94. “__ magnifique!” 95. Butter Pecan

scoop holder 96. Mr. Yost, Canadian known for his love of movies 97. Appraise 99. “Hurray!”