THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Retained, held on to 4. Clock face, eg 7. Large rounded vase 9. Sheet of window glass 13. Boat’s underside

16. Cut

17. Bequeath money (to) 19. Geological layers 20. Common condiments (4,3,6)

25. Outlaw, renegade 26. Motor, car …

27. Loved deeply 28. Laboratory items, test … 30. Rising, in the … 31. Briefly summarise 34. Established, … in fact 35. Fashion great, Christian …

36. Scold, … off

37. Alarm sound

39. Move your head in agreement 41. Female sheep 44. Marching up and down 46. Plant stalk

48. Old Russian ruler 49. Private house or garage approach 52. Operator

53. List of cafe dishes 54. Interfere 58. Infuriated, angered 59. Not formal 62. Country, … Lanka

63. FBI founder, J … Hoover 65. Got to your feet 67. Falsehood, fib 68. Aromatic spice 69. Works hard

71. Male domestic feline 73. Blackmail

74. Evens up, … the score 76. Amount squandered 77. Government employee, public … 78. Secretly abscond 80. Two-piece swimsuit 82. Country manor 84. Strode, walked 85. Devastate

87. Food can

88. South American peaks 90. Hazard, danger 91. Piece of firewood 93. Movie, Snow Falling On … 96. Operetta, The … Of Penzance

97. Make an indication 100. Triangle’s peak 102. Take it easy 104. Purple-flowered climbing plant 106. Fasten (buttons) (2,2) 108. Fuse metals

111. To a high degree, have talent … (2,6) 112. Each and every one 114. US comedian and actress, … Schumer 115. Laughably predictable, trite

118. Cast an eye over 119. Western defence aliance (1,1,1,1) 120. Privileged clique 122. This 24 hours 124. Vanilla-flavoured drink (5,4)

125. Kilns, pottery … 127. Insult angrily 129. Yacht harbour 132. Southern Lights, … Australis 133. Chinese broth (4’1-4,4) 136. Counsel

137. Zodiac ram sign 138. 2015 Australian of the Year, … Batty 139. Boys, youths 140. Collar fastener, eg 141. Burnt residue 142. Genuine, true 143. Perth River

DOWN

1. Song, A … To Build A Dream On

2. Permeable by fluids 3. Intends to 4. Longing for 5. Tehran’s country 6. Ignited

8. Rats, mice, etc 9. Baby dog 10. Necessity

11. Signed up for a course 12. Sedate, staid 14. Cause affection, … yourself

15. Dallas Buyers Club

Oscar winner, Jared … 16. Faithful horse, trusty … 18. Walks through water 21. Takes lessons 22. Enclosed shopping street 23. Deletes

24. Tapping sound, pitter-… 28. Series of Spanish savoury dishes 29. Word of caution 32. Movie theatre 33. Hickory nut

38. Elvis hit, Always On My … 40. Natalie Portman movie, The … Boleyn Girl

42. Hospital rooms

43. Just beats, … at the post 44. Fairytale cat, … in Boots 45. Fond memories

47. Suicide Squad co-star of 15. Down, … Robbie 48. Wooden button 50. Having been to many different countries (4,9)

51. Christmas season 55. Diminished, … from 56. Hamish Blake’s comedy partner, Andy … 57. Border, rim 59. Babies’ beds 60. Hassle 61. Wavering 64. Newsreader’s teleprompter 66. Mid-afternoon refreshment period 69. US President, Donald … 70. Calamari creature 72. Great wonder

75. Pig enclosure 78. Animal lairs

79. Form a team of two (4,2) 80. Give, grant 81. Coloured part of the eye 83. Road-surfacing material 86. Boxing great, Muhammad … 87. Defrost, melt 89. Bobbin 90. Devotional hymn or song 92. Movie, As Good As It … 94. Increase in length 95. Misaligned 98. General idea

99. Fit for ploughing, … land 101. Turn on the spot 103. Religious groups 105. Attributes, … to 106. Ballerina, eg 107. Mouth sores, eg 109. Dine in a restaurant (3,3)

110. Energetic and forceful person

111. Global crime-fighting agency

113. Picnic baskets 116. Yelled, bellowed 117. Melbourne’s river 120. Dodge

121. Visible (2,4) 123. Twelve month periods 125. Broadcasting live (2,3) 126. Wooden bucket 128. Itemise, make a … 130. Energy field surrounding the body 131. Rowan Atkinson character, Mr … 134. Father, papa 135. Knight’s title