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ACROSS
1 Two-piece swimsuit (6)
5 Final demand (9) 10 Unmatched, one of a kind (6) 13 Military rank (5)
15 Worker’s organisation (5)
17 City of Romeo and Juliet (6) 18 In reverse (9)
19 With a hidden double meaning (6) 20 Dame Nellie –, soprano (5) 21 Heron-like bird (5)
22 Not as good (5)
25 Edgy, highly strung (5)
26 Acid and alcohol compound (5) 28 Buccaneers (7) 29 Non-professional, hobbyist (7) 32 Lavish royal dwelling (6) 35 Capital of the Bahamas (6) 37 Outcome, result (6)
39 Blue dye (6)
42 – Triangle, mysterious region in the western Atlantic Ocean (7) 43 Large Asian desert (4) 44 Scarlett O’hara’s family home (4) 45 Figure made from winter precipitation (7) 47 American tropical fruit (5) 49 Earnest wishes, longings (7) 50 Menagerie (3)
51 Wedding vow (1,2) 52 Tendency to remain stationary (7) 55 Productive chicken (5) 56 Capital of East Timor (4) 58 Assisted (5)
60 Video communication app (5) 62 Pay no attention (6)
64 Welsh dog breed (5)
65 – Halliwell, Ginger Spice (4) 66 Richard –, actor (4)
67 Deeply revered (7)
70 Adjust to suit conditions (5) 71 Napped leather (5)
73 Plaid Scottish fabric (6) 75 Sufficient (6)
77 Ridiculous (9)
78 Homeless cats (6) 81 Misgivings (6)
84 Cosmic cloud of gas and dust (6) 85 Concealed, out of sight (8) 86 Christian –, actor (4)
88 James –, late actor (4)
89 Three wickets in a row for a cricket bowler (3-5)
90 Sign of the fish (6)
91 Tailed primate (6)
93 Come back (6)
96 Vessel used to carry soldiers (9) 97 Fictional perfect society (6) 99 Mitigating explanation (6) 101 Sprightly, fairy-like (5) 103 Garden or field divider (5) 104 Climbs (7)
106 Second Greek letter (4)
107 Music with vocals (4)
109 Inuit snow shelter (5)
110 – O’keefe, TV presenter (6)
112 – salts, mineral compound used to invigorate (5)
115 Effective distance, scope (5) 117 Reservoir –, Tarantino movie (4) 118 Relative of the giraffe (5) 119 Sparing with words (7) 120 Tummy muscles (coll.) (3) 121 Motor vehicle (3)
122 Wealthy widow (7)
124 Lively, agile (5)
125 Mythical flying horse (7) 128 Ballerina’s outfit (4)
129 River in the underworld (4) 130 Unusual, weird (7)
134 Horse’s head harness (6) 136 Well-mannered (6) 137 Superhero comic publisher and film company (6)
138 Tight group of people (6) 140 Conspire to plan illicit activity (7) 143 Pantomime performance (7) 145 Indonesian dyeing technique (5) 147 Mont –, highest peak in France (5) 149 Small fast bird (5)
151 Person affecting propriety (5) 152 Stealthy Japanese assassin (5) 154 Ottawa’s country (6)
156 Steven –, film maker (9) 157 American canine predator (6) 159 In what location (5) 160 Ceremonial table (5)
161 Urban bird (6)
162 One who arrives after the expected time (9)
163 Vitality, vigour (6)
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2 Frozen water (3)
3 Heavy shackles (5)
4 Prayer leader in a mosque (4) 5 Suave and sophisticated (6) 6 Unspoken (5)
7 Cutting grass (6)
8 Abrupt and curt (5) 9 Institution displaying artefacts of cultural significance (6) 10 Apartment, flat (4) 11 Symbols on a computer desktop (5) 12 Higher education facility (abbr.) (3) 14 – Moore, actress (8)
16 Annoy (8)
23 Span of eight notes in music (6) 24 Long tale of adventure (4) 26 Poetic name for Ireland (4) 27 Mystery (6)
30 Yellow blossom (8)
31 Top storey of a home (8)
33 – Day, November 11 (9) 34 Respected senior citizen (5) 36 Napped (7)
38 Blend of musical sounds (7) 39 Charged particle (3)
40 – Abbey, period TV drama (7)
41 Top boxing division (11)
46 Fred –, Hollywood film dancer (7) 48 Sour, fermented condiment (7) 49 Outdoor cinema (5-2)
53 Arabic nobleman (4) 54 Tendency to degenerate (7) 57 Boldly impudent (5) 59 Historical period (3)
61 Young goat (3)
63 Enormous (5)
68 Betray (11)
69 Added detail or ornamentation (11) 72 Complex and intricate (9) 73 Astronomer’s viewing apparatus (9) 74 Yoga and meditation retreat (6) 76 Keith –, musician (5) 79 Singularity of purpose (5) 80 Capital of Belarus (5) 82 Unrefined mineral aggregate (3) 83 Monumental Egyptian statue (6) 86 Bluegrass instrument (5) 87 Harper –, To Kill a Mockingbird author (3)
92 Name (11)
94 Everlasting (7)
95 – Witherspoon, actress (5) 97 Male relative (5)
98 Whole number (7)
100 Pressing importance (7)
102 TV sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox (7)
104 Fuss, bother (3)
105 Aerated bath (3)
106 Personal security operative (9) 108 Clive –, King Arthur (2004) star (4) 111 – Roxburgh, actor (7) 113 Coastal bird (7)
114 Biting summer insect (8)
115 Asian vehicle pulled by a person (8) 116 Rudolf –, Soviet-born ballet dancer who defected to the West (7) 123 Sorceress, woman with occult powers (5)
126 – Stockade, miner’s dispute which turned violent in 1854 (6) 127 Versatile light truck (3)
131 Sir Bob –, singer who founded the Band Aid charity organisation (6) 132 Ovation (8)
133 Wind instrument played by Benny Goodman (8)
135 Good fortune (4)
139 Practical applications (4) 141 Vehicle fuel (6)
142 Pungent cooking bulb (6) 144 Aircraft shelter (6)
146 Picture, representation (5) 147 Assembled, constructed (5)
148 Rich smooth dairy product (5) 150 John –, actor known for western movies (5)
151 Minor chess piece (4)
153 Old land measure (4) 155 Muhammad –, boxing great (3) 158 Harbour vessel (3)