THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Lurked 6. Mounds 10. Perch 14. Acquires 18. Emerald shade 19. Scottish musician 20. Socially forbidden 21. Scrawny 22. Religious souvenir 23. Judge’s hammer 24. Wasted time 25. Establish (3,2) 26. Well-mannered 27. Breakfasts and lunches 28. School composition 30. E African republic 32. Asphyxiated by fumes 35. Hot spice 39. Bouquets 42. Famous train, the ... Express 46. Made twig home 48. Japanese martial art 49. Jewelled headdress 50. Renovate 51. Comfortable 53. As soon as possible (1,1,1,1) 55. Bang (toe) 57. Reflections 58. Dawn moisture 60. Prance about 61. Arranged, ... up 63. Fire-lighting crime 64. Mauve shrub 65. Surplus 66. Ethnic enclave 70. Army dining halls 73. Perceived sound 74. Bake 75. Rock 76. 8-piece group 77. Vicinity 78. Termite, white ... 79. Enthusiastic 80. Church table 81. Photocopier command 83. Sprang 85. Horse control straps 86. Stages 88. More reckless 91. Actor, Michael ... 93. Upfront 95. Iridescent gems 97. Inter-departmental message 98. Chinese calculator 99. Take legal action 100. Abilities 101. Cummerbund 103. Singles 107. 13-19 year-old 109. Scantiest 110. Bronze medal position 111. Cleaned (fish) 112. Coastal lake 114. Jockeys 116. Trainee doctor 118. The King, Elvis ... 121. Xmas song, ... The Snowman 123. Indistinctly 127. Drawbacks 129. Climb aboard (3,2) 131. Of the pope 133. Sun-powered energy 136. Shotgun 137. Rose to feet 138. TV show repeat 139. Defers (4,3) 140. Orchard fruit 141. Paris river 142. Other name 143. Raise objections 144. Directive 145. Indeed 146. Rewritten on keyboard DOWN 2. Boots (out) 3. Fluid loss 4. Double-yolkers 5. Laundry appliances 6. S American nation 7. Bumbling 8. Big-scale movie 9. Largest Italian island 10. District 11. Verbal exam 12. Flower stalks 13. Story 14. Lots 15. Fluffy stoles 16. Postal inscription 17. Poverty-stricken 28. Conjures up 29. Pulls sharply 30. Retains 31. Befuddled 33. Remaining 34. Issue (from) 36. Against 37. Glaze 38. Ark builder 40. Glaringly evident 41. Prisoners 43. Attract (penalty) 44. Keepsake 45. Expand 47. Thin candle 52. Being watched, under ... 54. Documents carrier (7,4) 56. Happen (4,5) 58. Tyrants 59. Girth measurement 62. Keenness 67. Stringent 68. Mouse-catching devices 69. Fertile desert spot 70. Grinding tooth 71. Pews 72. Privileged few 82. Outcomes 84. Parcel 86. Feudal farm worker 87. Unpaid sportsman 89. Pistol sheath 90. Duty lists 92. Between 94. Business books reviews 96. Knight’s spear 97. Attacked savagely 102. Dwellings 104. Black timber 105. Mix with spoon 106. Lazy 108. Supervises (newspaper) 113. Fattiest 115. Ruling family 117. Not liable 119. Travel cheat, fare ... 120. Memorised 122. Equivalent (2,1,3) 124. Colder 125. Join (contest) 126. Common 128. Blunder 129. Festival, Mardi ... 130. Norway’s capital 131. Pretend to be, ... as 132. Lascivious smirk 134. Purely 135. Deceptive scheme