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ACROSS

1. Friskiness 9. Tickling fancy of 15. Proceed (from) 16. Stage work 17. Sand granule 19. Hauls 21. Pondered 22. Made soothing sounds 23. Cul-de-sac (4,3) 24. Relative amounts 25. Country, Sri ... 27. Critically examines 29. 52 weeks 31. Prolonged assault 33. Incidental comment 35. Candid 38. Chicks’ shelters 40. Precious 42. Scales astrology sign 43. West Indies republic 44. Research rooms 46. Bridge span 48. Coffee/chocolate flavouring 49. Information 50. Black belt sport 51. Cinema gangway 53. Restaurant patron 55. Biblical ark builder 56. Foolish 58. Accept 61. Allow 63. Top pilot 65. Thin-petalled flowers 69. Cruises in neutral 71. Arrogant 72. St ... of Assisi 74. Notebook 75. Intensification (5-2) 76. Embassy official 77. Legendary vampire 78. Passed (of time) 79. Tell a whopper 80. Live show venue 81. Shocked 84. Freedom fighters 87. Clipped (sheep) 91. Light emitting diode (1,1,1) 93. California is there (1,1,1) 94. Expose (3,4) 97. Mauled ferociously 100. Silent 101. Discovers 103. Stench 105. Kit 106. Trade 107. Oscar, Academy ... 108. High 109. Norway’s capital 110. Distributed (cards) 111. Do well (at) 113. Repeat 115. Tropical fruit 117. Alleviated 120. Interior 122. Narrow bay 124. Delivery trucks 127. Feel anxious 129. Valuable quality 131. Watered with tube 133. Involve (in dispute) 134. Lamenting 136. Native American tent 137. Sampled 138. Ill-suited 139. Citrus tree 140. Retribution seeker 141. Counter attendant 142. Temperature switches

DOWN

1. Propelled canoe 2. Ditto 3. Brawl 4. Company emblem 5. Avoid answering (question) 6. Dispatches 7. Oriental market 8. Yield to pressure (4,2) 9. Toy bear 10. Little crown 11. Final 12. Not quite 13. Magazine edition 14. Female deity 18. Delight (in) 20. Herb sachet, bouquet ... 26. Singalong entertainment 28. Desk 30. Select group 32. Pacific nation, Solomon ... 34. Ancient Peruvian 35. Renowned 36. Secure firmly 37. Camouflage colour 39. Practise boxing 41. Secrete (goo) 45. Car stopping device 47. Conceal 49. Achievement 52. Blow-up mattress (2-2) 54. Illegally help 56. That thing’s 57. Hat 58. Roof supports 59. Farce 60. Tooth 62. Flight-descent pain 64. Hoops 66. Furiously 67. Immobility 68. Pizza variety 70. Said letter by letter, … out 71. Cow mammary gland 73. Sorrowful 75. Chubby 82. Contented 83. TV commercials 85. Unopened bloom 86. Four-wheel drive, … Rover 88. 60-minute blocks 89. Breathtaking 90. Faucet leak 92. Venetian waterways 94. Yob 95. Army horn-players 96. Arrive at 98. Die down 99. Concluded 101. Young deer 102. Carpet blemish 103. Happen 104. Drizzle 109. Heroin & morphine 110. English Channel port 112. Ablaze (3,2) 114. Excursions 116. Parthenon city 118. Strolls 119. Sufficient 121. Eyrie birds 123. Coat collar part 125. Mexican farewell 126. Family vehicle 127. Tease amorously 128. Rub out 130. Rio Carnival music 132. Eyelid swelling 135. Single article