THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Nail-cutters 5. Academy Awards 9. Aviary, bird … 11. Smorgasbord table 16. Candleinthewind singer, Sir … John 17. Go one better than, … your rivals 19. Duty-bound 20. Clean with a broom 21. Parent’s sister 22. Pool of rainwater 23. Boiled-food holder (3-3) 25. Tiny speck, a … of dust 27. Joyous, happy 30. Political party’s professional image enhancer (4,6) 31. Prior to 32. Stay in a tent, … out 34. Challenges 38. Plant expert 42. Outcomes 43. Threw overboard, … the cargo 45. Coarse file 46. Rock legends, … Zeppelin 47. Soft drink, Coca … 48. After-bath powder 49. Lounges around 51. Harbour for large ships 52. Fizzy citrus drink 55. At a great distance, from … 57. Run faster, … the engine 58. Thoroughfare 60. Interfere in people’s affairs 61. Underwater missile 63. Distress physically 66. Pastry dishes 68. Neither great nor that bad (2-2) 69. In a curt manner, abruptly 70. Withstands, … temptation 73. Cultural proscriptions 75. Departed, … off 76. Dark-grain bread 78. Source, the … of the problem 79. Fish and rice breakfast dish originating in India 80. In an aircraft, … the plane (2,5) 82. John Travolta movie, …Cowboy 83. Frosts a cake 84. Tacks on 86. Goal, … in life 88. Fastened with a knot 90. Not discouraged despite setbacks 93. ETA, estimated time of … 95. Numbed, … skin 97. Shiny silky material 99. Imitated 100. Trainee hospital doctor 101. Debunking, … the myth 105. Hibernate, … through winter 108. Greasy medicinal salve 110. Has a ball, … herself 111. Brings together 112. Chimney pipe 115. Babies’ cradles 116. Wandering, a … lifestyle 117. Gathered, … wealth 118. Unlocks 119. Striped big cats 120. TV soap, The…ofour Lives 121. Gambled everything, … the lot 122. Novice, greenhorn DOWN 1. Roman emperor, Julius … 2. Plans, means to 3. Breathe quickly 4. Saved from danger 6. Smaller version (5,5) 7. Respond, reply 8. Hard to digest, … food 9. Conspired, … with 10. US singer, Lady … 12. Emotionally distressed 13. Male native of Paris, eg 14. Overbalanced, … over 15. Alongside, … to 18. Make cheaper, … the cost 24. Thin porridge 26. Prince William’s mum 28. Rubs out 29. Book of fiction 32. Hand-me-downs (4-4) 33. No chance (3,1,4) 35. Least polite 36. Dazed lethargy 37. TV commercial (abbrev) 39. Enclosed shopping streets 40. Religion of Mecca 41. Extra wheel carried in a car (5,4) 43. Write down briefly 44. Story, yarn 47. Extreme unkindness 50. Tolerate 53. Change from liquid to vapour 54. Come to light 56. Learning sessions, driving … 57. Ute’s safety frame, eg (3,3) 59. Vented, … her views 62. Choose, … for 64. Time when the sea is out (3,4) 65. Admitted defeat 67. Carefully picked 69. Accept a new job, … a new position (4,2) 71. Rubs clean 72. Narrow sea channel, Bass … 74. Television personality, … Kruger 77. Marilyn Monroe movie, Theseven…itch 80. Eccentric 81. Share out 85. Agatha Christie novel, …onthenile 87. Turn to your advantage, eg 89. Thenuttyprofessor star, … Murphy 91. Relying 92. On the throne, … monarch 94. Series of strokes in tennis 96. Small bombs thrown by hand 98. Science of light 102. Past the date of return, … library book 103. Old Spanish sailing ship 104. Male domestic feline 105. FIFA football style 106. Written assignments 107. Natural hot spring 109. Skinflint 113. UK actress, … Thompson 114. Jellystone Park bear