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CANADA 150 CROSSWORD #globecrossword INSTRUCTIONS The crossword will print out in 11 pages. Pages 2–7 Clues Pages 8–13 Crossword grid, in sections; you can piece it together using the diagram at right. BY FRASER SIMPSON Page 8 Page 11 Page 9 Page 12 Page 10 Page 13

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INSTRUCTIONS

The crossword will printout in 11 pages.

Pages 2–7Clues

Pages 8–13Crossword grid, in sections; you can piece it together using the diagram at right.

BY FRASER SIMPSON

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1 Commander of the Canadian Corps at Vimy Ridge (6,4)

6 Where Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless transmission (6,4)

12 NHL’s Rookie of the Year award (6,6)18 Cartoon cat on The Simpsons (8)22 Heather O’Neill or Lawrence Hill (6)25 First woman mayor of a major city in

Canada (9,7)37 “The Singing _____” (Maurice Ruddick,

who died in Springhill, NS) (5)38 Province containing Pukaskwa

National Park (7)39 The Supreme _____ of Canada

(Beverley McLachlin’s workplace) (5)40 Tecumseh’s tribe (7)41 Burger topper (6)42 Southpaw (5)43 Yukon’s Sandy Silver, e.g. (7)44 Justin’s dad (6,7,7)45 Type of ship depicted on the

Canadian dime (8)46 Lost consciousness (7)47 Royal Canadian Henley _____

(St. Catharines, Ont. event) (7)48 Past, future or pluperfect (5)49 Famous “stampede” after an 1896

discovery (8,4,4)57 “Like that could ever happen!” (2,2)58 Number of sides around a loonie’s

edge (6)59 Winnipeg General _____ (1919 event) (6)61 The “S” in HMCS Fredericton (4)63 Adjust to a new situation (5)65 Mountaineer’s chopping tool (3,3)66 Measurement system introduced in the

1970s (6)69 Book 2 in a Lucy Maud Montgomery

series (4,2,7)75 Apple-growing region of Nova Scotia (9,6)76 Chat room insult specialist (6)77 Happening at some future time (8)80 “_____ hands make light work” (4)82 Beer, slangily (4)83 Former NDP leader Layton (4)84 Vacation at sea (6)85 Cape _____ (Canada’s

524-Down point) (5)86 Destitution (7)88 Fermented honey drink (4)89 Like al dente pasta (4)

90 “Crossbar” of a cruciform church (8)91 More likely to crash the net or be

aggressive in the corners, perhaps (9)95 Sotheby’s events (8)100 Prefix for “disestablishmentarianism” (4)102 Kachina doll maker of Arizona (4)103 Musical break (9)104 Item that the Minister of Finance

traditionally wears new shoes to deliver (6)105 Weapon containing ammo (6,3)106 Desert stinger (8)108 Human cells have 23 pairs of them (11)109 Detective (6)110 _____ Offenders Act (law repealed in

2003) (5)111 Long-legged wading bird (5)112 CRTC requirement, for short (6)113 Front-page fodder (4)115 Gather crops (7)119 Backdrop for a play (5,3)121 Algebraic statement like x + 3 = 5 (8)123 Ribbed pants fabric (8)124 _____ Borealis (6)125 Bookstore classification for Dallaire’s

Shake Hands With the Devil (3-7)127 First woman to serve in the Canadian

Cabinet (5,10)135 Assist in a crime (4)136 Precise (5)137 Computer screen blinker (6)140 Singular weakness (8,4)142 Pinochle combination (4)145 The Shooting of Dan McGrew poet (6,7)152 “F” on a quiz (5)155 Invented (7,2)156 Cabot _____ (scenic highway on Cape

Breton Island) (5)158 This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald

_____ (Gordon Korman’s first book) (4)159 Gambol (6)160 The greatest Canadian, per the 2004 CBC

program (5,7)161 Man, mouse or moose (6)163 Not alike (10)164 The “suns” in sunny-side up (5)165 _____ J. Fox (7)166 Fishing-line or stockings material (5)167 _____-Roman wrestling (5)168 Horned safari beast (5)170 Sign of healing (4)171 Damon, Dillon or Drudge (4)

173 “He shoots, he scores!” speaker (6,6)178 Astronaut’s drink (4)179 “Don’t quit your _____!” (3,3)180 It separates far northern Quebec from

Baffin Island (6,3)183 Trojan War story (5)184 Kamloops, Calgary and Charlottetown,

for three (6)185 They’re taped by NHL players (6)187 First owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs

(4,6)194 Number Four, _____! (kids’ book with a

rhyming title) (5,3)197 Russian author of The Overcoat (5)198 Star Trek II: The _____ of Khan (5)199 Of coats of arms (8)200 Stressful corporate routine (3,4)202 False front (6)203 Cult sci-fi sitcom from Britain, or the type

of star that Proxima Centauri is (3,5)206 Anagram of MIRACLE that means “get

back” (7)208 Praise highly (5)209 Hot fudge creation (6)211 Newfoundland 43-Across, 1996-2000 (5,5)212 Proverbial first job locales of corporate

offices (9)213 Yellowknife is on its northern shore

(5,5,4)215 Kanye West’s nickname (5)217 Vice-_____ Harry G. DeWolf, first

commander of the HMCS Haida during the Second World War (7)

220 University concern for high-schoolers (9)222 Mr. Roboto band named for a mythical

river (4)223 It gets held up on a rainy day (8)224 Heroic lifeguard action (6)226 “Actually...” (2,4)227 _____ zirconia (5)229 Daily food allowance (6)230 Fear of animals (9)232 Cake, in Chicoutimi (6)233 Highway off-ramp (4)234 Mona Lisa painter (2,5)236 Honoured Nobelist (8)237 “Sink” or “swim”, e.g. (4)238 Elusive destination for Columbus

in 1492 (5)241 Complains, Yiddish-style (8)242 Stank to high heaven (6)

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243 Cogito, _____ sum: Descartes (4)245 Nevertheless (5,3)247 Digital currency (7)248 Easily stowed bag (5-2)249 Tooth or pooch (6)250 Acronym for a compressed

photo format (4)253 Evergreen whose middle five letters spell

a First World War battle site (7)254 Traffic cone (5)255 Cereal brand, or to wreck beyond repair (5)256 Hitchcock film with a shower scene (6)257 Atlantic, Pacific or Arctic (5)258 First World War invention of

Newfoundland physician Cluny Macpherson (3,4)

259 Angel’s topper, or a popular first-person shooter video game (4)

260 Angel’s instrument (4)261 _____ No More (Aboriginal protest

movement since 2012) (4)262 Firebug’s crime (5)264 First woman elected to the Canadian

House of Commons (5,8)268 He called himself “the last Father of

Confederation” (4,9)276 Subtraction sign (5)277 32-Down, for example (8)282 As a rule (2,7)287 “A bit of talcum/Is always walcum”

poet (5,4)289 Cosmic payback, in Buddhism (5)290 “Breaking a mirror is bad luck”, e.g. (12)293 Cotton, for one (6)295 Related to teeth-straightening (11)296 Great Barrier _____ (4)298 Glasses, shades or goggles (7)299 Trade trainees (11)300 School assembly rooms (9)302 Add-on (7)305 Stalactite site (4)306 The Handmaid’s Tale author (6)308 6/49, e.g. (7)309 Laurie Skreslet was the first Canadian to

summit it (7)310 Mistakenly (2,5)313 100 cents, in Spain (4)314 Yin and _____ (4)315 Russian empresses (8)316 Montreal suburb commonly abbreviated

D.D.O. (7-3-7)

319 Winter headgear (8)320 Phishing, e.g. (4)322 German Mrs. (4)325 Entomologist’s study (7)327 Acted moody (7)331 Brisk tempo, in music (7)332 Uses an atomizer (6)333 After-dinner candy (4)334 Channel with ebb and flow (7)336 Iroquoian village on whose site

Quebec City was built (9)338 Meddling (11)339 Bulletin-board array (7)341 Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist,

or a dog’s pest (4)343 Least probable (11)344 Feature of company-specific or well-

rehearsed (6)345 Enthusiastic Canadians? (5,7)348 Word after French or Melba (5)350 Catch-all category on TV’s Jeopardy! (9)352 Play hooky (4,5)357 Most vain (8)361 $1,000,000, for the Queen’s Plate

on July 2 (5)362 Father of Confederation and sixth

Canadian prime minister (7,6)370 He performed Space Oddity…from

space (5,8)373 Ring-shaped roll that might need

a schmear (5)375 Assistant (4)376 Toronto _____ Jays (4)378 Shutterbug’s lens (4)379 Actor Gordon of Away From Her (7)380 Do a double take, say (5)381 Big flood (6)383 Green-skinned pear variety (5)385 Chicken serving (5)386 Word before arts or law (7)387 Bird’s-eye _____ (4)388 Grads (6)390 Beehives and bouffants (7)392 Busy vendor on Mother’s Day (7)393 Rule out (8)394 2012 film with Victor Garber as

ambassador Ken Taylor (4)395 Full of gumption, like the Canadian who

recorded the hit 1234? (6)396 Drinks for 007 (8)398 Odyssey writer (5)

399 Highest point (4)400 Political line on a map (8)402 Avoided a trial (7)404 Lester B. Pearson’s nickname (4)405 Ancient Egyptian papers (6)406 Bring down, as a government (9)408 Les Misérables inspector (6)410 Thread holder (5)411 Hit song from Flashdance (6)412 Quit one’s job (6)415 Alienate (8)416 Greek salad chunks (4)418 Like Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock

shrine, or a UFC fighting cage (9)419 Circus “swing” (7)420 “Hit the gas!” (3,2)421 It flows through Fort McMurray (9,5)426 Bright idea symbol, in comics (5,4)427 Stay informed about, as the

Kardashians? (4,2,4)429 Store featuring “Heather’s Picks” (6)430 Noted search engine, or a Gulliver’s

Travels savage (5)431 Paul Okalik was its first 43-Across (7)433 Led Zeppelin’s _____ to Heaven (8)436 Organ on the left side of the body (6)438 Retiree’s income (7)439 Hockey or lacrosse (4,4)440 “_____ a dull moment” (5)441 Instant replay technique (3-2)442 Poker Face singer (4,4)444 Little bit (10)449 Why 417-Down ended up marooned in

a little boat in 417-Down Bay (6)451 Nadir (6)454 Toy related to a movie, e.g. (3-2)455 John Candy comedy film of 1989 (5,4)458 In an unrestrained manner (6)459 Cornfield bird (4)461 Goya painting that also has a clothed

version (3,5,4)465 One of the Jonas Brothers (4)468 Frizzy coif (4)470 Absolutely perfect (5)471 High-strung and competitive,

personality-wise (4,1)472 “Fifty is _____!” (birthday card phrase) (5)473 Dressmaker’s purchase (7)474 Olympics success (5)475 Seven-time James Bond (5,5)477 Advances slowly (6)

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478 Her portrait will be on the $10 bill in 2018 (5,7)

480 Reduces, as prices (6)482 Chamomile and oolong (4)484 November birthstone (5)485 Showing a creative streak (9)486 Palindromic Inuit boat (5)489 S-shaped road link between Cape Breton

Island and the Nova Scotia mainland (5,8)495 Himalayan snowman (4)497 He played Nick Adonidas on The

Beachcombers (5,7)499 Puncture, as a 502-Across (6)501 Harry Potter nemesis _____ Malfoy (5)502 Ear part (4)504 Period of intense change in Quebec after

the death of Maurice Duplessis (5,10)511 Pierre Berton’s birth city (10)512 Doesn’t play fair (6)513 Petticoat’s pleated border (8)515 Put Your Head On My Shoulder singer (4,4)517 Governor General for whom the CFL

championship trophy is named (4,4)520 Seemed logical (5,2)524 _____ 67 (Montreal World’s Fair) (4)527 Word that precedes partner, moment

and citizen (6)529 Gas-engine bicycle (5)530 Canadian _____ (John Candy’s last film) (5)531 The Canadian Establishment author (6)532 Woman who founded The National

Ballet of Canada (5,6)533 Unlucky with Cupid (8)534 Massive mountain slide (9)536 Free-trade barrier (6)537 Mountain area where the last spike

of the CPR was driven (5,4)538 Fat used in mincemeat (4)539 “Guilty” or “not guilty” (4)540 Completely wrecks (8)544 Sunglasses at Night and Never Surrender

singer (5,4)547 Cold War competition (4,4)550 Islamic leader (4)551 Leave out (4)552 Two-bit coin (7)553 Blood-drive contributor (5)554 Lassie’s breed (6)555 Pickle flavouring (4)556 _____ and Circumstance (4)558 Ides of March rebuke (2,2)

562 Notable Spar Aerospace creation (8)563 Follows (6)565 Province where Rita Johnston became

the first woman to serve as premier (7,8)566 They’re red and white, with

maple leaves (8,5)572 Wine storage place (6)575 Takeout meal? (6)577 Companion of the _____ of Canada (5)579 Loch _____ monster (4)581 Elaborately decorated (6)582 Arrived at by jet (4,2)583 Opie’s polite reply to Aunt Bee (4)584 Canada’s first black MP (and later

Lieutenant-Governor serving Ontario) (7,9)

592 Number of pairs of each clean animal Noah is told to bring aboard the Ark (Gen 7:2) (5)

593 Claret or merlot (3,4)594 What Stratocasters are (7)595 Indoor thermostat setting, for short (4,4)601 Ontario-born evangelist who said in

1926 that she’d been kidnapped (5,6,9)602 City whose newspaper is the Times &

Transcript (7)603 “A Canadian is somebody who knows

how to make love in a _____” (Pierre Berton quote) (5)

604 _____ mobility (6)605 Stick used on the slopes (3,4)606 Mechanical man (5)607 Horseshoe Falls’ river (7)608 Perform better than (5)609 Result of a collision between the Imo

and the Mont-Blanc (7,9)610 Harbour city on Cape Breton Island once

known for its steel industry (6)611 He painted At the Crease, showing a

masked hockey goalie (3,5)612 His song Hallelujah has been covered

over 300 times (7,5)613 He played Elwood Blues in The Blues

Brothers (3,7)614 In 2013, she was called “master of the

contemporary short story” in a Nobel citation (5,5)

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1 Ontario-born inventor of basketball (5,8)2 Midday meal (5)3 Mirabel, Stanfield and Pearson (8)4 Penniless (5)5 1949 alliance acronym (4)7 Alanis Morissette’s first Top 10 hit (6)8 Father’s Day gift (7)9 Wash, as clothes (7)10 Canadian nonprofit debit card system (7)11 Layered trattoria dish (7)12 Punish in order to correct (7)13 In olden days (4,3)14 “Complex” sister of Orestes (7)15 Royal Ontario Museum site (7)16 Gushers providing “black gold” (3,5)17 Six-time Vezina Trophy winner

Dominik (5)18 Hair-styling shop (5)19 Baby Beluga singer (5)20 Herb mentioned in a Simon and

Garfunkel song (5)21 African animal with a huge 87-Down (5)22 “Au revoir!” (5)23 Olympic symbol carried in a relay (5)24 “How clumsy of me!” (4)26 Attentive (7)27 Cartographer’s 3-D creation (6,3)28 Item growing in an Italian grove (5,4)29 On a leash (8)30 Steam engine developer James (4)31 Language spoken in the Northwest

Territories (9)32 Gilbert and Sullivan work set in the

town of Titipu (3,6)33 Queasy feeling (6)34 Dys- or pro- (6)35 “No good _____ goes unpunished” (4)36 Division of philosophy that includes

ontology and epistemology (11)50 Anthem start

(1,6,3,4,3,6,4,4,7,4,2,3,3,4,7)51 Bond villain played by Canadian Joseph

Wiseman (2,2)52 Bombay-born author who wrote an

appeal in the Montreal Daily Star to aid the Conservatives in the 1911 election (7)

53 “You’re sitting on a _____!” (4,4)54 Hungarian composer/pianist Franz (5)55 Deliver a bedtime story (4,5)56 Jockey’s uniform (5)60 Self-indulgent liking (for) (8)

61 Vancouver _____ Orchestra (8)62 Computer drop-down list (4)64 CRA agent (7)65 Frobisher Bay, after 1987 (7)67 Number of letters in the Hebrew

alphabet (6-3)68 Lacking confidence (8)70 _____ Dancer (horse in the Canadian

Sports Hall of Fame) (8)71 Super-happy feeling (8)72 Highly rated, as a hotel or restaurant (4-4)73 Perpendicular to horizontal (8)74 Children’s author whose main character’s

name derives from Winnipeg (1,1,5)76 Settlement with a French name

built in 1738 on the future site of Winnipeg (4,5)

78 Sanitized phrase probably not mouthed by 44-Across in the House in 1971 (6,6)

79 Westernmost nation in continental Africa (7)

81 Do penance (5)84 Hooded snake (5)87 Indication of boredom (4)92 Remove, as water from a flooded

basement (4,3)93 Physically fit (2,5)94 Nicholas II’s surname (7)95 _____ and Old Lace (Joseph Kesselring

play) (7)96 Of the universe (6)97 Resistance to change (7)98 Iroquoians’ Five _____ (7)99 Leamington’s lake (4)101 Word before floss or hygienist (6)106 Snow-clearing tools (7)107 Blender setting (5)114 Helicopter, slangily (10)116 Drumheller’s province (7)117 Essential (5)118 Parliament-opening address (6,4,3,6)120 _____ poles (Stanley Park attraction) (5)122 Baking appliance (4)126 Desert plant (6)128 “C’mon! What are we waiting for?” (4,2)129 1962 hit by 515-Across whose title means

“That Kiss” (3,4)130 Harbour warning that shares its name

with a cartoon rooster (7)131 Temporary (7)132 Nicosia native (7)

133 Defeat by ballot (7)134 Company’s written assurance to

purchasers (9)138 Resident of Medina (5)139 Illuminated anew (5)140 Charity (4)141 Japanese poem with 17 syllables (5)143 Tibet’s capital (5)144 Father of Confederation who was

assassinated in 1868 (5,5)146 Latvia’s sea (6)147 The Satanic Verses author (7)148 “Poison” shrub (5)149 Cannoli cheese (7)150 Mirror’s reflection (5)151 Congers (4)152 Zealot (7)153 Purple flower (5)154 Preston’s dad, the last representative of

the Social Credit party in Parliament (6,7)157 Cronenberg’s Shivers, e.g. (1,5)162 Founding member of the

Group of Seven (1,1,7)169 Spain + Portugal (6)172 Shinbone (5)174 Noted constitutional expert who wrote

How Canadians Govern Themselves (6,6)175 Author of Barometer Rising, set during the

week of the 609-Across (4,9)176 Die Hard star Bruce (6)177 Remover of illegally parked cars (3,5)181 Tropical fruit (5)182 Singer born in 1941 on Saskatchewan’s

Piapot Plains Cree First Nation Reserve (5,6-5)

186 Miss Undershaft of the Salvation Army, in a Shaw play (5,7)

187 Timer at a board game tournament (5,5)188 Hero of The Deerslayer (5,6)189 Cylindrical storehouse near a barn (4)190 Fiery-tempered rabbit chaser

of cartoons (8,3)191 Needing a feeding (6)192 Low poker hand (4)193 Diva (5,5)195 We _____ (common translation of

Sinn Féin) (9)196 Good luck charm (7,4)199 “_____ well met” (archaic greeting) (4,6)201 Fitness system based on martial arts (3,2)204 Like 90% cocoa chocolate (4)

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205 Prepare boxes for recycling (7)207 1979 Sigourney Weaver thriller (5)210 Portable lights (8)213 _____ beans (chickpeas) (8)214 Do decorative needlework (9)216 Where participants do

Downward Dog (4,5)218 Full of substance (5)219 Dictionary (7)221 Goalie’s feat (4)225 Skin near a fingernail (7)228 Bloody Mary “stir-stick” (6)230 Nada (5)231 Detest (4)235 H.M.S. _____ (Darwin’s ship) (6)239 Diplomatic thaw (7)240 Crib occupant (6)244 Australia’s national gemstone (4)246 Milton _____ (Canadian poet with

a “nutty” surname) (5)247 _____ bark 603-Across (5)251 526-Down’s floral emblem (7,6)252 Strait of Belle _____ (Labrador/

Newfoundland separator) (4)263 Fiddling emperor (4)265 _____ of Damocles (5)266 Botanists’ concerns (6)267 Surprising trivia contest success (5,5)268 Nervousness, with “the” (7)269 Marry on the run (5)270 Like the prime ministerial term of

362-Across (hint: 69 days) (8)271 Be present at (6)272 City ordinance (5,3)273 Had debts (4)274 Counterparts of crossed T’s (6,2)275 Largest human organ (4)278 October Crisis victim of 1970 (6,7)279 Leader of an 1870 Métis rebellion (4)280 Notable “Marathon” runner of 1981 (5,3)281 Never Say Never _____ (Bond film) (5)282 Little hellions (4)283 He scored his 1000th NHL career point

in just 424 games (7)284 Word after Mother or human (6)285 Settle differences (9)286 Becomes unglued (5,2)288 Dream interrupter (5)291 Luciano of The Three Tenors (9)292 Hammer-wielding Norse god (4)294 Able to read minds (10)

297 Pink wading bird (8)301 Fragrant, like 350-Across (8)303 The Clan of the Cave Bear author (4,4)304 City in Mali that represents any

faraway place (8)305 Film-ending list (7)307 Crisp gown fabric (7)311 Third-most-populous city in

116-Down (3,4)312 Guide for grading (6)317 So far (2,3)318 Scully and Mulder’s paranormal cases (1-5)321 Pre-university college in Quebec (5)323 Concurs (6)324 Complimentary (4)326 Hotel designated a National Historic Site

of Canada in 1980 (7,9)328 Yellow primrose (5)329 Smooch (4)330 Breeding stallion (4)332 Winter neckwear (5)335 Computer input (4)337 Creole vegetable (4)340 Mary’s little pet (4)342 Joseph Conrad novel (4,3)346 “The Enlightened One” (6)347 Frolicking in the pool (9)349 Chained princess saved by Perseus (9)350 Cockpit boss (5)351 Moves like goo (5)353 Father of 368-Down (4,6,2)354 _____ 21 (former Halifax immigration

depot) (4)355 Shaving foam (6)356 Column dedicatee at

Queenston Heights (3,5,5)358 Cape Breton singer who recorded the

hit Flying On Your Own (4,7)359 Canada was its main “terminus” in the

mid-19th century (11,8)360 Cream-filled pastries (7)363 Big trouble (3,5)364 Imitation 522-Down (10)365 Canyon comeback (4)366 Onondaga distance runner who won

the 1907 Boston Marathon (3,8)367 Mom or dad (5)368 Canada’s head of state (9,2)369 Canadian actress called “America’s

Sweetheart” (4,8)371 Mentioning in passing (8,2)

372 Online plane reservation (1-6)374 Lead singer of Rush (5,3)377 Fund, as a scholarship (5)379 Goes with the joke (5,5)382 Attending without a date (5,4)384 Scot’s skirt (4)387 Canada’s first governor-general,

sworn in July 1, 1867 (8,5)389 Speaks indistinctly (7)391 Enraged (5)397 Online journal (4)401 Greek biographer who wrote

Parallel Lives (8)403 Industry bigwig (5)407 Jewish teacher (5)408 First Intendent of New France who

conducted 1666 census (4,5)409 Element discovered by the Curies (6)413 _____ to middling (4)414 She covered 358-Down’s hit Flying On

Your Own (4,6)417 Namesake of a bay, river and strait (6)422 Many an Indian, religiously (5)423 Strong and lean (6)424 Dairy dozen (4)425 11010010, for example (4)428 Toy vehicle made by Radio Flyer (5)429 Spur-of-the-moment (9)432 Flemish Baroque painter with a beard

named after him (3,4)434 Like Maple Leaf Gardens (3,4)435 Now and then (2,5)437 Familiar place for Tie Domi or

Dale Hunter (7,3)438 Works of E. J. Pratt, for example (6)443 Lea (6)444 _____ stick (bar drink’s fruit

garnish holder) (7)445 French for “workshop” (7)446 Technology hub of Israel (3,4)447 Related to the back of the eye (7)448 “Why bother?” (2,5)450 Candy that’s pulled (5)452 Frequently (5)453 Japanese graphic novels (5)456 Hangman’s loop (5)457 Islamic text (5)460 Must (4,2)461 Boy Scout unit (5)462 Clear the slate (5)463 Horse and Train painter (4,8)

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464 Of the world’s longest mountain range (6)

466 Animal depicted on the Canadian 552-Across (7)

467 On a grand scale, as a film (4)469 _____ Spumante (Italian wine) (4)476 Thornton Wilder play set in Grover’s

Corners (3,4)479 Any song by Hank Snow, now (5)481 Montcalm’s rival (5)483 Taj Mahal site (4)487 Alexandre Despatie or Catriona LeMay

Doan (7)488 Try (7)490 Billy Bishop and Raymond Collishaw,

for two (3,4)491 Thin varnish (7)492 Share the committee leadership job (2-5)493 Able to catch the sunrise, say (2,5)494 Tallinn residents (9)496 Minimum number of years a player must

be retired before being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (5)

498 Add fresh ammo (6)500 Like some twins (9)503 Japanese religion (6)505 Japanese sauce (8)506 Citadel Theatre city (8)507 Making the rounds (2,6)508 Unlikely winner (8)509 Like an arriving train (7)510 “It’s on the house!” (2,6)513 Reflexology massages (4,4)514 Self-absorbed sort (9)516 Germ-free (7)518 Ross _____ (jam-prone Canadian weapon

at Ypres) (5)519 Giving the right of way (8)520 Perfectly behaved (7)521 Song for two (4)522 April birthstone (7)523 It requires a “neutral expression” since

2003 (no smiling!) (8,5)524 Like Ontario, among the Great Lakes (11)525 Skirt fold (5)526 Birth province of magician

Doug Henning (8)528 Mesopotamia, today (4)535 Generally (2,1,4)541 Dolphin or octopus, e.g. (3,6)542 Entree carved at a brunch buffet (5,4)

543 1867 or 2017 (4)545 Like an Indy 500 car (4-5)546 Settles snugly (9)548 Orphan Black genre (3-2)549 Kind of alcohol (5)557 Eradicated disease (8)559 Swedish quartet who sang

Dancing Queen (4)560 Blue blotch avoided by using a pocket

protector (8)561 Nickname of slapshot innovator Bernie

Geoffrion (4,4)564 Greek 34-Down meaning “red” (7)567 Partition (7)568 Suffering memory loss (7)569 Make livable, as a home (7)570 Et cetera (3,2,2)571 Allowance (7)572 Inverted V, in heraldry or on military

uniforms (7)573 Good way to write (7)574 Billy Bishop or Raymond Collishaw (7)576 Pants measurement at a tailor shop (6)578 _____ Capital of the World (Saskatoon’s

nickname) (6)580 Delicately pretty (6)584 Slot-machine fruit (5)585 Mary Poppins, e.g. (5)586 Solemn promise (4)587 For the _____ (temporarily) (5)588 Tied, as hockey skates (5)589 Noble gas used in some headlights (5)590 Indigent (5)591 Bangalore currency (5)596 Joan _____ (Hundred Years War figure)

(2,3)597 Department store founder Timothy (5)598 Boomers’ babies (3,1)599 “Green-eyed” emotion (4)600 Food court locale (4)

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