The Hamilton Spectator

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Celebrate Canada Day with this challenging crossword by

Kelly Ann Buchanan

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171. Eras 173. Marshall __ (”Free and Easy” Canadian country rocker) 174. Courageous Canadian Ms. Desmond on the ten dollar bill 175. Beach hut 176. “__ Maria” by Canadian band Trooper 177. Fun-style ‘evenings’ 178. Gin flavourings 179. Justin, to Pierre 180. Train co. 181. Bow __ (Banff National Park’s majestic mass) 183. Edmonton hockey player 184. Arctic fishies 185. Piled stones symbol on Nunavut’s coat of arms 189. __ Ventura, Jim Carrey role 191. Website 192. Marina watercrafts 194. Pours 195. Pairs 196. Offs opposites 197. Pacific Northwest salmon 199. TD Canada __ 201. Some Summer ‘signs’ 202. __-optic cable 203. Attraction 204. Pro __ (Proportionately) 205. “Max __” (Sci-fi comedy on which Canada’s Matt Frewer played the witty computerized character of the title) 207. Pre-Confederation... Premier of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1856, Sir __ MacNab (b.1798 — d.1862) ... Trivia! He is the great-great-great grand- father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall 209. ‘Home of the Killer Whale’ village in British Columbia, __ Bay 210. Magnetic Hill (in New Brunswick) and Granby (in Quebec) 211. ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’ 212. Joe Batt’s __, Newfoundland 213. Bruins legend Bobby 214. Unadorned 215. Contemporary singer/songwriter Ms. Wolf of Juno-nominated album ‘Wild Whisper’ 216. Lucy __ Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables author 217. Bird’s beak 218. Nova Scotia’s historic orchards/ vineyards Valley 220. Castle’s characteristic 221. Garlic __ 222. St. Catharines, home of the Royal Canadian Henley __ 226. L’Anse aux Meadows inhabitant 1000 years ago 229.Toronto Power Generating Station (Historic hydro-__ facility not far from the iconic Horseshoe Falls in #167-Across) 231. Ms. Macphail, Canada’s first female Member of Parliament, in 1921 234. Mr. __ (Canadian oil change chain) 236. CTV News anchor Andrea 237. Joni Mitchell’s aviator song 238. ‘_’ __ in Toronto 239. “That’s fine, thanks for clarifying.”: 2 wds. 240. Burgess __ (Fossils area in British Columbia) 241. Barenaked Ladies song 242. Canadian __ (Summer tennis tournament, founded in 1881) 243. Array at Queen Elizabeth’s quaint meeting with Paddington Bear: 2 wds. 244. __ Gallery of Ontario 245. Winning votes in the Quebec Referendums (1980 and 1995) 246. __ character (Duddy Kravitz, for instance) 247. Fewer 248. Lake __, in Yoho National Park

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1. ‘Hoodoos’ in the Alberta Badlands are __-topped sandstone pillars carved by nature over millions of years 2. Stay up __ (Wait for the Canada Day fireworks!) 3. Roman love god 4. Grand-Pre fellow in Longfellow’s Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 5. CSA, Canadian __ Agency 6. “O Canada! Our __ and native land!” 7. American folk singer who performed at the Mariposa Folk Festival, __ Belle Reed (b.1916 — d.2002) 8. Bridge 13 location (As per #9-Across, this Ontario canal city is where The Battle of Cook’s Mills took place in 1814) 9. Poutine toppings, cheese curds and __ 10. August 25th to 28th, 2022... Waterloo Busker Carnival performer, __-hooper 11. __ Farmers of Ontario 12. T.O. Raptors sports organization 13. Royal __ Museum (Drumheller attraction ...more at #112-Across) 14. Flip-__ (Summery shoes) 15. Grooves left by wagon wheels 16. Barenaked Ladies’ “Be My Yoko __” 17. Fictional Manitoba town in Margaret Laurence novel The Stone Angel 18. Namesakes of “Acadian Driftwood” songwriter Mr. Robertson 19. Classic theatre 20. 1952 Farley Mowat book, People of the __ 21. Critters on Canadian nickels ...en francais 22. ‘Killer Whales’ in French (More at #209-Across) 23. Ontario harvested fruit 24. The Confederation Bridge connects _ _ _ to New Brunswick 25. Finale 26. Hi-__ graphics 37. “Quicker than _ __ of light...” (Song snippet from Madonna ...the American superstar who has French-Canadian roots) 40. Mtl. football players 42. Want __ (Newspaper listings) 44. Summertime’s lemony drink 46. Nouvelle-__ (Nova Scotia) 48. Battle of Lundy’s __ National Historic Site of Canada, located in #167-Across 49. 6/49 or Max 50. “These __” by The Guess Who 51. __ Pence Beaver (Canada’s first postage stamp in 1851) 53. Storied monster of Lake Okanagan 54. __’easter 55. Summer hrs. in Ottawa 56. Arctic howler 57. (519) for Waterloo, __ Code 58. Word to describe Canada’s expanse 59. Canoe-travelling fur traders of New France, Coureurs des __ 60. Grands __ de Terre-Neuve 61. Fish servings from Canadian food brand Brunswick, for short 62. __ Island, in Nunavut 63. Prefix meaning ‘Over’ 65. Perogy on a __ (Roadside attraction in Glendon, Alberta) 66. Ariel __, Canadian singer/songwriter/ guitarist 67. The Canadian __ (Rocky region) 69. Prince Charles’ ‘red dragon’ land 72. Prime Minister __ Chretien 73. Diamond __ (Diavik in the Northwest Territories and Renard in Quebec) 74. Kind of bulrush 75. American President welcomed to Ottawa in 1953 and 1958, __ D. Eisenhower 77. Robert Service lines 79. Robin __ (Canadian brand of flour) 80. __ Valley (Located on Vancouver Island) 81. Quebec’s __ Peninsula 83. ‘Mars’-meaning prefix 84. Vancouver Island town on Cowichan Lake 86. __ Vengeance (Futuristic detective novel by Canadian star William Shatner) 87. Northwest Territories river; or, Bambi’s aunt 89. 1991 comedy for Canadian star Keanu Reeves, “Bill & Ted’s __ Journey” 90. American-born Canadian blues singer Shakura 91. ‘Be silent’ in music class 93. Cajun cooking ingredient 94. Munit __ Et Altera Vincit (Nova Scotia’s motto, ‘One Defends And The Other Conquers’) 95. “__ Beach” by Martha & The Muffins 96. Carpentry tool 97. Maple Trees grow in these 98. 19th-century prolific Canadian inventor of the automatic Lubricator Cup for oiling steam engines which revolutionized the railroad industry: 2 wds. 99. Canadian Prairies farmed expanses 100. New Brunswick’s Grand __ Island 102. BC Place Stadium roarers 103. __ Prawns (British Columbia shrimps) 105. Gorge village in southwestern Ontario 106. Levels 108. Exports from Anne of Green Gables’ prov. 109. Randy Bachman’s riffs-ripping performances 110. ‘Street’ in Montreal 112. Fragmentally falls as faucet fluid 113. Sch. on Vancouver Island 114. “Let It __” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive 115. Labrador and Beaufort 117. Ontario town with a shamrock (instead of a dot) over its third letter on its official website 118. __ Cheval de Fer (’Little Iron Horse’ in New France) 120. Character on “The Simpsons” ...’D’oh Canada’ is one of the cartoon’s famous episodes 121. “Snoopy vs. The Red __ “: ‘60s hit by The Royal Guardsmen ...Did You Know? Canadian WWI flying ace Captain Roy Brown from Carleton Place, Ontario has been credited with shooting down the WWI German flying ace of the answer 124. __ fog (Lighthouse-needing reason) 125. “This __ Has 22 Minutes” 126. Finnegan’s pal on “Mr. Dressup” 127. Mr. Mandel, Judge on “Canada’s Got Talent” 128. Dry 129. Casino __ Resort, north of Toronto 130. Ott.’s Carling and T.O.’s Danforth 131. One-of-some in a Voyageur’s cargo 132. Doing words like Hiking and Canoeing 134. Hike up 137. Campers keep warm around them 139. 1957 hit for Paul Anka 141. ‘Part’ add-on (Collaborator) 143. Mil. ranks 144. Seaweed sorts 146. __ beadwork (Decorative artistry of Metis culture) 147. Tortillas spicy dip 148. Satisfies 149. “Jacob Two-Two __ the Hooded Fang” (1978) 150. “That __ __ say...” (In other words...) 151. Mr. Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada 152. __ Frances Henderson (The first woman elected to Hamilton City Council, in 1931) 154. Embassy of Canada to Latvia, in __ 155. Liberals — Red; Conservatives — Blue; Green Party — Green; New Democratic Party — __ 156. Canadian author Rohinton of A Fine Balance 158. Toe and Rocket’s teammate on the Canadiens’ famous ‘Punch Line’ 159. Peterborough players in the Ontario Hockey League 162. Cornmeal bread 163. Fogo Island Inn supports 165. Gateways 166. Kitchen __ 167. _ _ _-1701 (U.S.S. Enterprise marking on “Star Trek” starring William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk) 168. “Four Strong Winds” by __ & Sylvia 169. Founder of the City of Waterloo, Mr. Erb (b.1772 — d.1830) 170. Sends via Canada Post 172. ‘Vancouver’ add-ons (Some city dwellers of Canada) 173.Canada's historic Avro Arrow, for one 174. French pronoun 176. Gaggle of media as on Parliament Hill 177. Alexis __ (Shopping complex in downtown Montreal) 178. T-__ (Popular souvenir) 179. Igloo’s insulation 182. Member of ‘Alpha Flight’, the Canadian team of superheroes in Marvel Comics 183. Arctic, Pacific or Atlantic 184. Saskatchewan town near Swift Current 185. “..._ __ made for you and you were made for me...” — Gordon Lightfoot, “Beautiful” 186. Drench 187. Biblical preposition 188. British Columbia... ‘__ Historical Village and Museum, in Hazelton 190. North Atlantic catch 193. Ontario community (which is part of the Town of New Tecumseth) where Insulin co-discoverer Sir Frederick Banting was born in 1891 194. Winnipeg attraction, __ House National Historic Site of Canada 195. Step heavily 197. Doubled ballroom dance half 198. ‘Throughout’ to a poet 199. ‘Place of Spirits’ in Newfoundland & Labrador, __ Mountains National Park 200. The CN Tower, Canada’s __ free-standing structure 202. Parliament Hill... Snowbirds tradition on Canada Day! 203. The __ ‘_’ is featured in ‘Travelled’ throughout Canada whilst not when one ‘Traveled’ to The States 204. Stew dish in Metis cuisine 206. Mr. Hawkins (b.1935 — d.2022), Arkansas-born rock ‘n’ roll legend and Member of the Order of Canada 208. Secular 209. Monogram of Winnie-the-Pooh’s author 210. Mr. Yanovsky, Canadian member of “Summer in the City” band The Lovin’ Spoonful 211. Edmonton Intl. Airport code 214. Churchill, Manitoba, ‘The __ Bear Capital of the World’ 215. Winnipeg-born singer Terry 216. __ des Beaux-Arts de Montreal 217. Must-haves 218. “What __ you?” (Dr. Norman Bethune query perhaps) 219. Animal rights gr. 220. Powerhouse pop balladeer Celine 221. Beinn Bhreagh ...Cape Breton Island heritage estate of inventor Alexander Graham __ 222. Blue Jays baseball stats. 223. Record 224. “Family __” (’Michael J. Fox sitcom) 225. Oscar-winner Ms. Paquin, born in Winnipeg 226. Cistern 227. “_ __ Mine” by The Beatles 228. New†Zealand parrot 230. Greek letter 232. ...E-F-_-_-_-J-K... 233. __ Bailey Stadium (Home of the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club) 235. “O Canada” part in French: “Ton histoire est __ epopee / Des plus brillants exploits...”

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