It's about time, but they need some assistance. They're getting too much official guidance from academics and not enough pop culture. It's a crossword after all. How about clues like the fourth prime minister, RIM product, book authors, athletes, an investment vehicle (four letters), the name of Arctic islands for starters and many more. We need more pop culture in Canada, we get so much of it from the USA.
Wed Aug 15 crossword.
Clue 17 across: "Prominent Prairie Provinces feature"
Why capitalise prairie provinces? Because it's a standard political term used on the news and political discourse like Maritime Provinces or Atlantic Provinces.
The answer is grassland, which is also a feature of a steppe.
Clue 20 across: Ottawa-born songstress Morisette
The answer is Alanis, but why do they have to include Ottawa here?
Clue 53 across: East Coast's _____ Provinces
The answer is Maritime.
Clue 11 down: Early French Canadian
The answer is Acadian, but an Acadian was French speaking of course, but not a Canadian prior to 1867. They were not Canadians like Louisianians were not Canadians or French Canadians. Nor were they Canadiens. They each spoke their own unique dialect.
Clue 39 down: BC Hydro structure
Bad
Clue 64 down: Canadian National Rail's passenger subsidiary that became a separate Crown corporation in 1978
Too long. Ugh.
Wed Aug 15 crossword.
Clue 17 across: "Prominent Prairie Provinces feature"
Why capitalise prairie provinces? Because it's a standard political term used on the news and political discourse like Maritime Provinces or Atlantic Provinces.
The answer is grassland, which is also a feature of a steppe.
Clue 20 across: Ottawa-born songstress Morisette
The answer is Alanis, but why do they have to include Ottawa here?
Clue 53 across: East Coast's _____ Provinces
The answer is Maritime.
Clue 11 down: Early French Canadian
The answer is Acadian, but an Acadian was French speaking of course, but not a Canadian prior to 1867. They were not Canadians like Louisianians were not Canadians or French Canadians. Nor were they Canadiens. They each spoke their own unique dialect.
Clue 39 down: BC Hydro structure
Bad
Clue 64 down: Canadian National Rail's passenger subsidiary that became a separate Crown corporation in 1978
Too long. Ugh.