THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Little chance (3,1,4) 5. Author unknown (abbrev)

8. Ringed planet 11. Mischievous children 16. Not called for, … force 17. Took away,

… the evidence 19. 1920s and 1930s design movement (3,4) 20. Cinema seat guide 21. Sicilian volcano, Mount … 22. Old-time moneylender 23. Newspaper chief, eg 25. Large flat fish with a long barbed tail 27. Naked figures 30. Deprives of air 31. Easing of pain 32. Feature of church architecture

33. One who uses no animal products 37. Puzzle in which points are joined up (3-2-3) 41. Swiss tennis ace, Roger … 42. Tapering column rising from a cave floor 44. Antlered deer 45. Type of lily 46. Striped stinging insect 47. Salt Lake City’s US state 48. Used a keyboard,

… a letter

50. Top of a coalmine 51. Surgeons’ knives 54. Drinks coolers, … cubes 56. Sound of a dove 57. Rise high 59. Cowboy’s boot spike 61. Precipitation collector, … tank

63. Makes up for, … losses

66. Playing Beatie Bow author, … Park

68. In the distance, from … 69. Et cetera (3,2,2) 70. Having a chinwag 73. Rear part of a plane 75. Anti-aircraft fire 76. Gobble up

78. Little devil

79. In spite of everything (5,3) 80. Kitchen bench 82. Corrosive liquids 84. US actress, … Falco 85. Female sheep 87. Edible seaweed 89. Ingrid Bergman’s character in

Casablanca, … Lund

91. Patch up differences (4,6)

94. Sent a message by computer 96. Ruined remnants 99. Killer whales 101. Australian actor, … Bana 102. US comedy actor, Eddie … 103. Careless

106. UK actress, … Swinton 108. Easy, trouble-free 110. Sound system 111. Sector, zone

112. Film celebrity 115. Vertical part of a stair 116. Most cordial or sincere, … regards 117. Australian TV show host, … Griggs 118. Broadcast again 119. Herbal infusion 120. Encourages (4,2) 121. Socialist philosopher, Karl …

122. Harem

DOWN

1. Created a sick feeling 2. Welcome news, glad … 3. Weeded, … the garden 4. Peculiarities of diction 6. Australian book,

We Of The … (5-5) 7. Shoved, elbowed 8. Changelessness 9. Designed on skin 10. Coral outcrop 12. Butter-making machine 13. Hindu sage 14. Wanders off the path 15. Not elderly, maintain a … outlook

18. US singer, … Carey 24. Ban, exclude

26. Astir, in progress 28. Consumed entirely (4,2) 29. Slimming programs 32. Crystallised herb used in cake decoration 34. Zodiac twins sign 35. Sibling’s son 36. Official count of the population 38. Stayed too long, had … their welcome 39. Casual tops (1-6) 40. Romantic appointments 41. Short-lived craze 42. Unhappy, tragic 43. Dog breed, Lhasa … 46. Unwanted surplus 49. Wayward 52. Short-legged canine

53. On a par, … to 55. Artificial caves 56. Professional reviewer, film … 58. Inspection of accounts 60. Car repairer, … beater 62. Neither, not one

… the other 64. Travel cost outside rush hour, … fare (3-4) 65. Addressing God, eg 67. Ghastly 69. Warning bells 71. Arctic Inuit 72. Famous and memorable

74. Fine thread used for stockings

77. It’s Complicated actor, … Baldwin 80. US horror movie director, … Craven 81. Krakow is there 82. Assistance 83. Company’s board of managers

86. River dams 88. Information analyst 90. Guzzle greedily,

… the food

92. Greek youth who fell in love with his own reflection 93. Person called the same as you 95. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nickname 97. Artificial international language 98. Old-fashioned term for possessions, goods and …

100. Large jug with a handle

104. Direct, a … translation

105. Esprit de corps, team …

106. Minor Greek god

of the sea

107. Deadlock, congestion

109. Italian movie legend, Sophia … 113. Difficulty, obstacle 114. Length times breadth