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1 Espresso maker (7) 3 Daniel –, actor pictured in box A (5) 5 Petulant tantrum (5) 8 Arch of colour in the sky (7) 10 Menagerie (3) 11 Scary dream (9) 13 Two-up paddle (3) 14 Ignited (3) 15 Military dining hall (4) 17 House of religious worship (6) 20 Pleasure craft with sails (5) 23 Underside of a boat (4) 24 Powerful storm (9) 28 Unusual and interesting (6) 30 Drag racing track (5) 31 – Clancy, spy thriller author (3) 32 Employed or exploited (4) 34 Bitter citrus fruit (5) 35 Pig meat (4) 36 Obscure, render indistinct (4) 37 Jane Austen novel (4) 38 Productive or creative pastime (5) 39 Desert or beach sand hill (4) 41 Trousers (5) 42 1970s nightclub (5) 44 Academic composition (5) 47 Following (5) 49 Elevator (4) 51 Perspiration (5) 53 Point of the jaw (4) 54 Ignore, deliberately overlook (4) 56 Spaceship launch vessel (6) 58 At a distance (4) 59 Cookie or cracker (7) 61 Soar through the air (3) 63 – Portman, actress (7) 64 Official appellation (5) 65 Snow leopard (5) 67 Throw (4) 69 Seaside bird (4) 71 Vast body of water (5) 73 Mixed with a spoon (7) 76 Ceremonial table (5) 79 Angus –, guitarist in AC/DC (5) 80 Deduce from clues (5) 81 Liberty (7) 82 Monumental Egyptian tomb (7) 83 From the Emerald Isle (5) 85 Additional (5) 87 Jacket flap (5) 90 Noisy outcry (7) 93 Javelin (5) 95 Without feeling (4) 96 Performer’s run of shows across various locations (4) 97 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 98 Lightly wooded bushland (5) 100 – Anderson, actress pictured in box B (7) 103 Part of a stage play (3) 105 Guard’s carriage at the back of a train (7) 108 Profound, thorough (4) 109 Andy –, pop art exponent (6) 110 Bluish green duck (4) 111 Fermented grape juice (4) 112 Glowing coal (5) 114 Arabic nobleman (4) 116 Take pleasure in (5) 119 Surface sheen (5) 121 Orchestra’s horn section (5) 122 Productive chicken (5) 124 Snake sound (4) 126 From the surrounding area (5) 127 Gain through effort or merit (4) 129 Japanese liquor fermented from rice (4) 131 – Fisher, actress (4) 132 Church council (5) 133 Cover with flagstones (4) 134 Canine pet (3) 136 Musical rhythm (5) 137 Marlon –, revered US actor (6) 138 Small figurine (9) 139 Joinery tack (4) 140 Senseless (5) 142 Famed Parisian art museum (6) 146 Drag along with great effort (4) 150 Annoy, disconcert (3) 151 Pod vegetable (3) 153 Sleep through winter (9) 154 Jog (3) 155 Skipper (7) 156 Unit of gemstone weight (5) 157 Male duck (5) 158 Legitimate, authentic (7)
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1 Financial plan (6) 2 Rhododendron variety (6) 3 Large landmass (9) 4 Batman’s city (6) 5 Tolling bell sound (4) 6 Line for service (5) 7 Large deer (3) 8 Captivated, entranced (4) 9 Burrowing marsupial (6) 12 Well-mannered chap (9) 15 Paul –, Strictly Ballroom star (8) 16 Healthy and reliable (5) 18 Colourful part of a flower (5) 19 Smooth dairy product (5) 21 Circus tumbler (7) 22 Pleased, good-humoured (5) 25 One listed for an award (7) 26 Chronic respiratory condition (6) 27 End of year school dance (6) 29 Responsibility (4) 33 Otherwise (4) 34 Circuit of a race course (3) 39 Shortfall (7) 40 Official pronouncement of law (5) 43 Particular ability (5) 45 Festive evening event (6) 46 Whaling captain in Moby-dick (4) 48 – Wilson, comedy actress (5) 50 No longer operational (7) 51 Type of window mechanism (4) 52 Muhammad –, boxing great (3) 55 – Dame, Parisian cathedral (5) 56 Riverside plants (5) 57 Come in (5) 60 Central Australian monolith (5) 61 Ongoing animosity, often between rival families (4) 62 Oriental stretching and meditation technique (4) 63 – Watts, actress pictured in box C (5) 66 Winged archer of love (5) 68 Captain’s journal (3) 70 Words of a song (6) 72 Greg –, golfer (6)
74 An – Husband, Oscar Wilde play (5) 75 Run away to marry (5) 77 Faithful (5) 78 Juliet’s tragic lover (5) 81 Decorative border on a picture (5) 84 Egret-like bird (5) 85 Consume (3) 86 Opposable digit (5) 88 Doctor’s client (7) 89 Pre-euro currency of Italy (4) 90 Price paid (4) 91 Major blood vessel (5) 92 Majestic, stately (5) 94 – Doolittle, heroine of
My Fair Lady (5) 97 Plenty, more than enough (6) 99 Atlantic Ocean island group (7) 101 Milky coffee (5) 102 Heathland (4) 104 Fine porcelain (5) 106 Focus on a target (3) 107 Morally corrupt (4) 109 From Cardiff (5) 113 Blade fitted to the muzzle of a rifle (7) 115 Moscow’s country (6) 117 Hugh –, actor pictured in box D (7) 118 Cowardly colour (6) 120 Couch (4) 121 Sport in which North American teams contest the World Series (8) 122 Endure (4) 123 Blood colour (3) 125 Jakarta’s country (9) 126 Language of ancient Rome (5) 128 Large black bird (5) 130 - Reeves, actor (5) 133 Sporting field football (5) 135 King Arthur’s queen (9) 141 Outdoor meal (6) 143 Changed direction at speed (6) 144 Pugilist’s sport (6) 145 Constabulary (6) 147 Theatre attendant (5) 148 Rotate quickly (4) 149 Assist in illegal activity (4) 152 Joan of –, medieval French heroine and saint (3)
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