SUPERCROSS
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ACROSS
1 Residential area of a city (6) 5 Police officer (9) 10 Shambolic failure (6) 13 Cowboy carnival (5)
15 Indian currency unit (5)
17 – Bullock, actress (6)
18 Tom –, starred in The Man from Snowy River (9)
19 Stockings, hosiery (6) 20 Opposable digit (5)
21 Select group (5)
22 Lady’s garment (5) 25 Destructive unrest (5)
26 Cutting edge (5)
28 – Roxburgh, Australian actor (7) 29 Kitchen tool or device (7) 32 Panda’s staple diet (6) 35 Sophisticated, suave (6)
37 Entry slip (6)
39 Taken aback, astonished (6) 42 Enclosure for infants or toddlers (7) 43 Sculpture of head and shoulders (4) 44 Follow rules (4)
45 Dead Sea –, ancient scriptures (7) 47 Reference list (5) 49 Negotiate a deal (7)
50 – Arthur, The Golden Girls star (3)
51 Frozen water (3) 52 Unauthorised copy of musical work (7) 55 Glaring and sensational (5)
56 Soft French cheese (4)
58 – Day, actress and singer (5)
60 – John, singer/songwriter (5) 62 Photographic device (6) 64 Distinguished and admirable (5) 65 Small drink of liqour (4)
66 Paul –, US actor (4)
67 – Cage, actor (7)
70 TV vampire slayer (5)
71 Kevin –, Downton Abbey actor (5)
73 Lara –, bikini model (6) 75 Distinctive cultural group of the Pyrenees in northern Spain (6) 77 Protective sheet placed over disused furnishings (4,5)
78 Worn by the elements (6)
81 – May Alcott, Little Women author (6) 84 Frantically urgent and confused (6) 85 Sandshoes, trainers (8)
86 Explosive device (4)
88 Trousers strap (4)
89 Doctor or lawyer’s business (8)
90 Hotel breakfast option (6)
91 Formal argument (6)
92 Medical treatment centre (6)
95 Things left out (9)
97 Enid –, children’s author (6)
99 Charles –, evolutionary theorist (6) 101 Small ornamental crown (5)
103 Relative size (5)
104 Deep regret (7)
106 Busy colonial insects (4)
107 Similar, related (4) 109 Fatty part of milk (5)
110 Coax, persuade (6)
112 Indicators, notifications (5)
115 Pet rabbit house (5)
117 Pig meat (4)
118 Unruly larrikin (5)
119 Shakespeare’s Moor of Venice (7) 120 Wise nocturnal bird (3)
121 – Thurman, actress (3)
122 Giddiness, whirling sensation (7) 124 Bedding fabric (5)
125 Study of animals (7)
128 Taj Mahal location (4)
129 Expensive or precious (4)
130 Volume of collected works
by a particular writer (7)
134 Axle lubricant (6)
136 Counting frame with beads (6) 137 Musical composition with
several movements (6)
138 Reach a destination (6)
140 Rises from slumber (7)
143 Team sport (7)
145 Pale, sickly grey (5)
147 – Black, 1960s British singer (5) 149 Powerful bird of prey (5)
151 Mistake (5)
152 Furnish with, as a benefit (5) 154 White whale species (6)
156 Holiday dwelling for
short stays (9)
157 Assured poise (6)
159 Antique photo tint (5)
160 Vapours (5)
161 – in Pink, 1980s teen
romance film (6)
162 Day before today (9)
163 Finely ground substance (6)
DOWN
2 Born in the –, Bruce Springsteen hit (1,1,1) 3 Beneath (5)
4 Naughty child (4)
5 Mate, buddy (6) 6 Magnetic compass direction (5) 7 Steal, commit burglary (6) 8 Fundamental (5)
9 – Hemingway, author (6) 10 School fundraising gala (4) 11 Divine messenger (5)
12 Feline pet (3) 14 Ring-shaped treat (8) 16 Deeply emotive (8) 23 Malaysian-born singer (6) 24 Group of three performers (4) 26 Online journal or opinion page (4) 27 Heavy vehicle fuel (6)
30 First letters of a name (8) 31 Carbon –, pollutant emitted by vehicle exhausts (8)
33 Young male paramour (9)
34 Last Greek letter (5)
36 Fatty, insulating layer of flesh, as in whales (7)
38 Gift (7)
39 Alphabet (1,1,1)
40 Criminal gang member (7) 41 Legendary city of gold sought by Spanish conquistadors (2,6) 46 With derisive nastiness (7) 48 Leave behind (7)
49 – Triangle, mysterious region of the Atlantic Ocean (7)
53 Killer whale (4) 54 Long-necked African animal (7) 57 Dwelling (5)
59 Small hotel (3)
61 – Angeles, California city (3) 63 Petrified resin (5)
68 Innate, untaught (11)
69 Given to exciting or risky undertakings (11) 72 Learning process (9)
73 First meal of the day (9) 74 Rented under contract (6)
76 Not making noise (5) 79 Inexpensive (5)
80 Gnashers (5) 82 Bullfighting cheer (3) 83 Llama-like ruminant (6) 86 Youngest of three son in
The Brady Bunch (5)
87 Encountered (3)
93 – Pavarotti, renowned tenor (7) 94 Model of perfection (5)
96 Prehistoric English monument (10) 97 Bread maker (5)
98 Toronto’s province in Canada (7) 100 – Churchill, UK wartime PM (7) 102 Small fish served on pizza (7)
104 Score in cricket (3)
105 Large flightless bird (3)
106 Stereo system component (9)
108 Underside of a boat (4)
111 Hamlet’s girlfriend (7)
113 State in the southern USA (7)
114 Outline of a study course (8)
115 Hunting canine (5-3)
116 Unique New Zealand lizard (7) 123 Rhythmic Cuban ballroom dance (5) 126 Female fairytale monster (6)
127 – up, encourage, urge on (3)
131 Disclose, reveal (6)
132 Scene depicted at the rear of
a theatre stage (8)
133 Bridgetown’s Caribbean country (8) 135 Graceful waterbird (4)
139 Performer’s part (4)
141 Oslo’s Scandinavian country (6) 142 Sheep’s coat of wool (6)
144 Vigour, vitality (6)
146 Explode volcanically (5)
147 Strategic board game (5)
148 Combined or tacked on (5)
150 Permit, give consent (5)
151 Simple or relaxed (4)
153 Stinging insect (4)
155 Spike of corn (3)
158 Springfield bar proprietor (3)