| LYNNLAKE | Where "Life Is a Highway" singer Tom Cochrane is from in Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| TOM | "Life is a Highway" singer, ... Cochrane (3) |
| NERUDA | 1983 album for Canadian band Red Rider of which Tom Cochrane is the lead singer |
| MILL | Where life is a grind? |
| WORLD | 'Mad Mad ___': Canadian singer Tom Cochrane 1991 album |
| ENCROACH | Cochrane is up for trespass (8) |
| SPIRITSANDS | Area of dunes in Spruce Woods Provincial Park in Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| PEATBOG | Type of landscape feature in Wapusk national Park, in Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| POLARBEARS | Churchill is the 'Capital of the World' for these Arctic animals, in Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| THEPAS | 'Adventure Territory' town in Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| RAPIDCITY | Community north of Brandon in Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| METAPHOR | "Love Is a Battlefield" or "Life Is a Highway" | It may be mixed | "Boom," "splash," or "thud" |
| CARS | Pixar film with a cover of "Life Is a Highway" |
| ELLENREID | Vegan songstress in Crash Test Dummies born in Selkirk, Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| INTHEFASTLANE | Where life is exciting and highly pressured (2,3,4,4) |
| ELYSIUM | Abode of the blessed dead in Greek mythology, 'where life is easiest for men' (Homer, Odyssey) (7) |
| FASTLANE | Where life is hectic and loud, sealant is used (4,4) |
| ECOSPHERE | Where life is in scope, evolving at this location (9) |
| BOBBYCLARKE | Philadelphia Flyers great born in Flin Flon, Manitoba: 2 wds. |
| DOCWALKER | "Shake It Like It's Saturday Night" country music duo from Manitoba: 2 wds. |
