THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Ricochet

4. UK creator of Carpool Karaoke, ... Corden 8. Hemmed 11. Receives willingly 16. Cool courage 18. Miscellaneous articles 19. Scottish cattle breed (8,5) 21. Knights, rooks etc 23. Emotional swings

24. So to speak (2,2,4) 26. Tibetan Buddhist priest 28. Reflected sound wave 31. Reminiscent of the recent past 32. US singer/songwriter, ... Dylan 34. Customary

35. Tennis player,

... Sampras

36. Cruise ship 37. Battery connectors 38. Drove too fast 40. Spoken examination 42. Lumberjack’s chopping tool 43. Those people

47. On the up 48. Counterpart of curds 50. Thin strand

53. First batsman in 54. Jewish religious teacher 56. Narrow lane 57. Hairstyling foam 60. Amount gained, after tax (3,6) 61. Compensate 64. Gorilla, eg 65. Antlered male deer 67. Sicilian volcano 70. Found a chair 71. Forbidden (2,2) 72. More than required 73. Chain armour 74. Numerical prefix meaning ‘three’ 76. Thrust

79. Needing little effort 81. Conger, eg 83. Desired

85. People driven to leave one country for another 86. Put in a box 87. Senior member 88. Bent the legs

89. Irish TV presenter, Graham ...

90. Items often poached or scrambled

93. Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films, ... Oldman 95. Term meaning to “regain consciousness” (4,2) 96. Traditional Hindu dress 99. Fuss and bother 100. Washtub

102. Tomb Raider heroine, ... Croft 104. Unpleasantly loud 105. Tobruk’s country 106. Flying mammals 108. Star of Jason Bourne,

Matt ... 109. Crestfallen 111. Happen periodically 113. Bottom of the foot 116. Wichita Lineman

singer, ... Campbell 118. Green gems 120. Belief

121. Attacks violently 122. Red sugary fruits adorning cakes (5,8) 124. Mere guess (4,2,3,4) 125. Thump

126. Makes calm 127. Complete accord 128. Hangs around sulkily 129. Place where aquatic creatures are raised

DOWN

1. Represents 2. Compel to make a decision (5,3,5) 3. Publicity

5. Mamma Mia! star,

... Seyfried 6. Baffling riddle 7. Expanse of salt water 8. Cuban American actress, ... Mendes 9. Cheapen 10. Improve the quality of 12. Personal possessions, goods and ... 13. Blind determination (3-10) 14. Processes

15. Broad smile

17. Up In The Air actress, ... Farmiga

20. Star Wars character, Han ...

22. Bruce Lee film,

... The Dragon

25. Mass of bubbles on liquid

26. Lie lazily about 27. Painter of The Scream, Edvard ... 29. Complete disorder 30. Unseat 32. Donkey’s loud cry 33. Exhaled sharply 39. Serious play 40. Fierce giant 41. Monastic head

44. The Queen actress, Dame ... Mirren 45. Child’s toy on a string (2-2)

46. Guardians Of The Galaxy star, Chris ... 48. Flight limb 49. Speaking avidly 51. Heavy viral cold 52. Crown of the head 55. Swathed fabric 58. Landmark, Sydney ... House 59. Extent

62. Put on an act

63. Roof overhang 65. Soak (up)

66. Small horse like animal 68. Hot brew

69. American Hustle star, ... Adams

74. String

75. Very popular (2,5,6) 77. Beneath

78. At this point 79. Portable icebox 80. Ancient land with a biblical queen

81. Obliging (5,2,6)

82. Yellow citrus fruit

84. Hideouts

86. Engrave on metal

91. Cook by radiant heat

92. Utters

93. Valuable yellow metal

94. Flout authority

97. Toting weapons

98. Taverns

100. Farm animals’ shelter

101. Marks to show correct

work

103. Having a common

boundary

106. Becomes wider

107. Slowly appears

110. WWII alliance of enemy powers 112. Unlocker of most locks (4,3) 114. Overtake in a race 115. Result of an action 116. Slum district 117. Allow

119. One who predicts the future

121. US comedic actress and ex-wife of 46 Down, ... Faris

123. Scheming

124. Calculation