SUPERCROSS

ACROSS

1 Bluegrass instrument (5) 4 Volley of artillery fire (5) 6 Gathering of witches (5) 9 Deep reddish purple (7) 12 32 down garment (4) 13 Soup-serving spoon (5) 14 Upright (13) 15 Ostentatious jewellery (5) 16 Medieval stringed instrument (4) 17 Contend (for) (3) 18 Academy Award statuette (5) 22 Narrow coin opening (4) 24 Bonnie –, Total Eclipse of the Heart singer (5) 25 Direct purpose of an action (6) 27 Mexican friend (5) 28 Large male deer (4) 29 Earth-moving machine (9) 33 Steering apparatus on a ship (4) 35 Humped desert ruminant (5) 36 Rank (3) 37 Back of the neck (4) 39 Women’s fashion shoes (5) 40 Up to a task (4) 41 Booze, particularly cheap or illicit (4) 42 – Fisher, actress (4) 43 Shout of encouragement (5) 44 – Dunaway, actress (4) 46 South American ruminant (5) 47 Electronic musical instrument (11) 52 Chronic joint inflammation (9) 54 Accommodation for car travellers (5) 56 Tom –, mischievous Mark Twain character (6) 57 Young bovine (4) 58 Energetic South American dance/exercise style (5) 60 Kimono sash (3) 61 Clothing accessory worn around the neck or head (5) 63 Student’s lecture jottings (5) 64 Try (7) 65 Surname of the Bee Gees (4) 67 Croaking amphibian (4) 69 Decorated with alternating coloured squares (9) 73 In front (5) 74 Computer desktop symbols (5) 75 Savoury condiment (3) 76 Cereal grass (3) 77 Performing (5) 78 Relaxed (5) 80 Large, hairy spider (9) 83 Reflected sound (4) 84 Horse’s gait (4) 87 Mythical being, half-woman half-fish (7) 89 Military uniform colour (5) 90 Dealer in stolen goods (5) 92 Animal doctor (3) 93 Force out (5) 94 Sell to a pawn broker (4) 96 Clerical workplace (6) 98 Holding device (5) 100 Race involving swimming, cycling and running (9) 104 Active at dawn and/or dusk (11) 107 Judy –, actress (5) 109 Wine made from honey (4) 111 Meek and shy (5) 112 Academic test (4) 114 Mature, of fruit (4) 116 On guard, suspicious (4) 117 Small bushy tree (5) 118 Ornamental container (4) 119 Charged particle (3) 121 Trousers (5) 122 Charted (6) 123 Having multiple applications (9) 124 Ticklish Sesame

Street character (4) 125 Footballer’s footwear (5) 127 Famous British admiral (6) 131 New –, India’s capital (5) 133 Stand against, resist (4) 135 Stealthy Japanese assassin (5) 137 Stubbly growth on grain (3) 139 Nautical salutation (4) 140 Alluring singer (5) 141 State of profound understanding (13) 143 Female fox (5) 144 Biblical garden (4) 145 More unpleasant (7) 146 Mixed party drink served from a bowl (5) 147 Clear and easily understood (5) 148 Clever or well-groomed (5)

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1 Vote (6) 2 – Gillard, former Australian Prime Minister (5) 3 Dignified and imposing (6)

4 Jesus Christ –, rock opera (9) 5 Spotted tropical American wild cat (6) 6 Closing passage in music (4) 7 Outspoken (5) 8 Score of zero (3) 9 Wonderful (10) 10 Sam –, actor (5) 11 Goat bred for its fine fleece (6) 15 Commitment to marry (9) 19 Soft French cheese (9) 20 Commonplace, predictable (7) 21 Major road (7) 22 Physical power (8) 23 Pale greyish brown (5) 26 Glowing coal (5) 30 Graceful and refined (7)

31 Wattle (6) 32 Classical dance (6) 34 Largest continent (4) 38 Route through mountains (4) 44 Petrified prehistoric organic remains (7) 45 Catch sight of (4) 48 Not either (3) 49 Historical period (3) 50 Small child (6) 51 Voting division (10) 53 Royal domain (5) 54 Untidy state (4) 55 Make a mistake (3) 59 Poetic rhythm (5) 60 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 62 Similar in some regard (5) 64 Building designer (9) 66 Personal security operative (9) 68 Horticulturalist’s area of expertise (6) 70 Positive aspect of a situation (6) 71 Storage facility (5) 72 Fortune-telling cards (5) 75 Kitchen cleaning device (10) 79 Faint, take a turn (5) 81 Send payment (5) 82 Mode of employment (5) 85 Senior Christian priest (6) 86 Wrongfully desired (7) 88 – Butler, Gone With

the Wind character (5) 89 Castle’s central stronghold (4) 91 Long, slippery fish (3) 95 Lettuce variety (3) 96 Wise nocturnal bird (3) 97 Document to be filled out (4) 99 Disadvantageous (7) 101 Tropical American lizard (6) 102 Sponge cake coated with chocolate and coconut (9) 103 Person eschewing clothes (6) 105 Forearm bone (4) 106 Stylised ritual (8) 107 Small amount in cooking (4) 108 Johann – Bach, composer (9) 110 Plain to see (7) 111 Pacific cyclone (7) 113 Bidding process facilitator (10) 115 Student (5) 118 Sound, authentic (5) 120 Put forward for a position or award (9) 126 Thomas –, US inventor (6) 128 Indicate (6) 129 Blossom (6) 130 Lodestone (6) 132 Famous London cricket ground (5) 134 Character in Dickens’

Oliver Twist (5) 136 Manner of speaking (5) 138 Slight skin irritation (4) 142 Circuit of a racecourse (3)

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