COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Biblical father of

giants 5. Bugs in “A Bug's

Life” (1998) 9. Historic Cdn. store 12. __ and flows 16. __-drama (TV

show genre) 17. “Is __ _ good time?” (Is your schedule presently open?) 18. “`Tis a shame

really...” 20. (416) for Toronto,

__ Code 21. Ringo Starr's times

to shine: 2 wds. 23. __ Lion (Extinct animal of the Ice Age that lived in ancient Yukon) 25. Crowd-pleasing rotational 4s in figure skating 26. Aviators providing a crucial connection (mail, cargo, passengers) to remote areas of Canada dating back to the 1920s: 2 wds. 27. Stir, as curiosity 30. “__ __, Brute?” - Caesar in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 1 32. Lists listing the very best of the best of things: 2 wds. 33. Madrid `water' 34. Belonging to Hagar

the Horrible's dog 36. Apiece 37. Dancer's click: 2

wds. 39. Stephen S. __, Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 to 2020 41. Dreary 46. __.-Julie, Quebec 47. Tetley drink 49. Some sandwich

shops, shortly 51. Legendary “CuchiCuchi”-saying Flamenco guitarist and singer 52. Ones coming up with titles for things 55. Annuity:

French 57. Cross to bear 58. Nova Scotia... HMCS Sackville, a __ __ __ of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II, is today Canada's Naval Memorial and National Historic Site of Canada 62. Guitar __ (Randy Bachman specialty) 63. Piercing 64. Saturday, in

Quebec City 65. Clear __ __ (Difficult to understand) 67. Feminine name

endings 69. Target-shooting

match, in France 70. NHL Flames, on

scoreboards 73. Inscribed stone

slabs 75. __ headache 77. “Enough!!!”: 2 wds. 79. Barely-still-there

pencil 81. Flagstaff County village in Alberta 83. Vocal that gets a

“Brava!” 84. Served the potato salad or coleslaw, for instance 88. Two notes to

follow Do... 89. The Canadian __

(News agency) 90. Specialty of Canadian author Alice Munro: 2 wds. 92. Frequently used

computer key 94. Canada's public broadcaster, spelled-out-here 95. Traditional meat

pie of Quebec 99. `High'-meaning

prefix 100. 1982: “More Than __” by Roxy Music 101. L'Eglise __ du Canada (The United Church of Canada) 102. Painting holder 103. Rope fibre 104. Carol of fashion

covers 105. Stakes 106. 24-hr. wall

bankers

DOWN

1. Append 2. Neither/__ 3. Pointy prefix 4. Citrus fruit in

season in Winter 5. Crossword creature of the Celebes 6. Canadian actress Michelle of “The Time Traveler's Wife” (2009) 7. Country-Western

dance 8. Flyer to Stockholm,

Swe. 9. The Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet __, in Egypt 10. Sanctified, olde

style 11. 1950s drive-in

restaurant server 12. Golden __, North American bird of prey 13. Quebec... Name of one of the Magdalen Islands 14. Wins 15. Without 19. Lightly took in the

beverage 22. Juno-winning

singer Ms. Medley 24. __ acid 26. Posh service area between the kitchen and dining room: 2 wds. 27. Square butter

portions 28. “_ __ a Name” by

Jim Croce 29. Shania Twain's new 2023 album: 3 wds. 31. Beat a path 34. Saskatchewan village northwest of Saskatoon 35. Flatfishes 38. “Grease” (1978) tune: “Look __ __, I'm Sandra Dee” 40. Multivitamins

minerals 42. Wearing loafers or

pumps 43. Second novel (published in 1972) in Canadian author Robertson Davies' series The Deptford Trilogy, The __ 44. Stuck in _ __ 45. Misplace 48. Tip to `type' (Quintessential model) 50. Short-tailed weasel in its Summer coat (More at #56-Down) 53. Not exactly the

greatest 54. Wooden strips 56. #50-Down when sporting its Winter coat 58. Monks' monikers 59. Catalogue 60. Ars Gratia __

(MGM's motto) 61. __ Beach, Florida 66. Signify 68. Certain 71. Cubist artist Juan of 1913 painting `Guitar and Pipe' 72. Legislation

supporting votes 74. Boulevard for

Norma Desmond 76. Barbra Streisand/ Bryan Adams duet: “I Finally Found __” 78. Member of Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight whose Earth parents are Newfoundland couple Gladys and Tom Smallwood 80. “You __!” (Yep!) 82. Midnight, in

Montreal 84. Hit for Canadian rock band 54/40: 2 wds. 85. The Tragically Hip

song 86. Elliptical path 87. Coup _'__ (Quick

look) 89. Puppy or Parrot 90. Healing boo-boo

covering 91. The remainder 93. Three, in Barcelona 95. Vat 96. Feed 97. Coffee mug's

circular part 98. Professional golfer

Ernie