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1 Jennifer Aniston Friends character (6) 4 Smooth and relaxed (6) 8 Regular editorial feature (6) 11 University grounds (6) 14 Jason –, actor and singer (7) 17 Meat chopping tool (7) 18 Grand Canyon state (7) 20 Flax fabric (5) 21 Kristen –, actress (7) 23 Male domestic fowl (7) 25 Vote into office (5) 26 Sand-filled timing device (9) 27 Tanned hide (7) 31 Estimable, well respected (9) 32 Municipal council leader (5) 34 Spectacles (7) 36 Women’s team sport (7) 38 Ceremonial table (5) 41 Combine, put in (3) 42 Trappings of royal office (7) 44 Perspiration (5) 45 Indulgent binge, as of shopping (5) 46 Arrogant gait (7) 48 Explode volcanically (5) 49 Farm storage building (4) 50 Pleasantly warm (5) 51 Stone (4) 53 Pulsate heavily (5) 56 Experienced member of a team (7) 57 Slightly open (4) 58 In this place (4) 59 King Arthur’s castle (7) 63 Small (6) 65 Train station boarding area (8) 67 – Azalea, Australian-born hip-hop performer (4) 69 Imaginary perfect society (6) 73 Loud sound following lightning (7) 75 Italian canal city (6) 76 Changed over time (7) 77 Render indistinct, smudge (4) 80 Fabric dyeing technique originating in 130 across (5) 81 Kevin –, actor (7) 83 Brussels’ country (7) 84 – Atkinson, comedy actor (5) 86 Terrible 55 down tsar (4) 88 Greek cheese variety (7) 89 Llama-like ruminant, bred for its fine fleece (6) 91 Kirk –, actor (7) 94 Second place metal (6) 96 Alpine sporting equipment (4) 97 Island west of Perth, home to the quokka (8) 98 South American river (6) 102 Opening in a door’s locking mechanism (7) 103 Shark species (4) 104 Military dining hall (4) 106 Study of the past (7) 110 Japanese rice and seafood delicacy (5) 112 Pleasant vocal inflection (4) 113 Group of eight performers (5) 114 Follow orders (4) 115 Perform beyond standard level (5) 119 Lamented (7) 121 Marsh, wetland (5) 122 – Berry, actress (5) 123 Expensive Monopoly property (7) 124 – Thurman, actress (3) 125 Monarch’s domain (5) 127 Navigable part of a watercourse (7) 128 Highly accomplished musician (7) 129 Rice field (5) 130 Jakarta’s country (9) 133 Supermarket cart (7) 136 Very tasty (9) 138 – Dolittle, My Fair Lady heroine (5) 139 Dishevelled, poorly groomed (7)

142 – Grace, popular hymn (7) 144 1996 Coen brothers film, later a TV series (5) 146 Green gemstone (7) 148 Document storage facility (7) 149 Diplomatic, discreet (7) 151 Bobbie –, Ode to Billie Joe singer (6) 152 Light-heartedness (6) 153 Colour between blue and violet (6) 154 Shooting star (6)

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1 Red-nosed reindeer (7) 2 Comic book and movie barbarian warrior (5) 3 Meadow (3) 5 Put into words (7) 6 Stretchy fabric (5) 7 Cereal crop (5) 8 Version of another’s song (5) 9 Slowly in music (5) 10 Large lizard such as the goanna (7) 11 Motor vehicle (3) 12 Wise saying (7) 13 Surprise and astound (7) 15 Acetic liquid condiment (7) 16 Fond longing for the past (9) 18 Athenian hilltop temple precinct (9) 19 Tendency to remain still (7) 22 Cereal grass (3) 24 Unrefined mineral (3) 27 Endured (6) 28 German shepherd dog (8) 29 Attractive, particularly of a man (8) 30 Bring or come back (6) 32 Code using dots and dashes (5) 33 Cultured dairy product (7) 35 Vienna’s country (7) 37 Unbelievably great (7) 39 Striped big cat (5) 40 Welsh grilled cheese snack (7) 43 Sideways (7) 47 Try (7) 49 Financial institution (4) 52 Basic football skill (4) 54 Box (6) 55 Of the middle ages (8) 56 South African grassland (5) 60 Jacket flap (5) 61 Live performance (7) 62 Flightless Australian bird (3) 64 Confident reliance upon something or someone (5) 66 Farm animals (9)

68 – Island, 1960s sitcom about castaways (9) 70 Kitchen garment (5) 71 Vitally important (7) 72 – Triangle, notorious region in the Atlantic Ocean (7) 74 Noble rank (4) 78 Power or capacity to do something (7) 79 German married woman’s title (4) 80 Overwhelming happiness (5) 82 One with the same moniker (8) 85 Dance in 3:4 time (5) 87 Combination of two or more metals (5) 90 – Land, region of the Northern Territory (6) 92 – Hammond, Skippy’s young human companion (5) 93 Cook in oil (3) 95 Deep feeling (7) 99 Unsolved or enigmatic set of circumstances (7) 100 Water source (4) 101 Nautical greeting (4) 102 Mountainous region on the India/ Pakistan frontier (7) 103 – Mccarthy, comedy actress (7) 105 Area of study (7) 107 Apple plantation (7) 108 Mexican resort city (8) 109 Sauce used in lasagne (8) 111 Diving gear (5) 116 – Hagman, Dallas actor (5) 117 Edible kernel used in Waldorf salad (6) 118 Drowsy (6) 120 Sausage dog (9) 123 Lunar illumination (9) 126 Mystical symbol used in eastern spiritual meditation (7) 129 Vast ocean (7) 130 Frozen maritime hazard (7) 131 Cinema at which patrons sit in vehicles (5-2) 132 With suspicion (7) 134 Hip-hop vocal style (3) 135 Lage shady tree (3)

136 – Miss Daisy, 1989 movie (7) 137 Comment which gives away an important plot element (7) 140 Florida city (5) 141 In poor taste (5) 142 Legal excuse (5) 143 In front (5) 145 Long-barrelled firearm (5) 147 Install flooring, such as carpet or tiles (3) 150 Limb (3)

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