THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Respiratory disorder 4. Exchange, … over

7. Cast Away star, … Hanks 9. Theatrical failure, a … 12. Yellow part of blood 15. Brogue or loafer, eg 16. Detect sound 17. Hindu festival of lights 19. Remote relative (7,6) 24. French pastry 26. Communicate,

… a secret

27. Friends role of Courteney Cox 28. Famous Texas battle 30. On that particular occasion (2,3,4) 31. Wildlife warrior, Bindi … 34. Star of Vertigo, Kim … 36. Brand of electric car 37. Be alive

39. Car with extra power source, … charged 41. Thrown away 44. Sugary nature 47. Window in ship’s side 51. Bottom of a boat 52. Kiln, pottery …

53. On dry land, go … 56. Forcibly enlist (5-4) 58. Steal cattle

61. Male teacher’s title 62. Memorial, the … Flame 63. Larger

64. Beam of sunlight 65. Extract, take away

66. Cats composer, Andrew … Webber 69. Tennis great, … Williams 71. Internet communication 72. Pulls sharply 74. Invigoration, a … of confidence 75. Invalidate, … the marriage

76. Road deviations 77. Rugby formation 78. Gangway, supermarket … 80. Misprints, mistakes 83. Attach (3,2) 86. Failed to hit the target 89. Actor, … Worthington 90. Round root vegies 92. Official newspaper, government … 93. Six-pack muscles (abbrev) 95. Cultural or racial origins, … background 97. Frozen rain event 98. Dried sweet grape 100. Actress, … Hathaway 102. Rabbit’s tail

104. Ride behind a speedboat (5-3) 105. Defendant’s legal opposite

110. Devoid of vitality 111. Iconic rock group, Pink … 112. The past, in days … (2,3) 113. Without contents 116. Cutlery item, soup … 119. ’50s rocker, … Cochran 121. Moving up and down 122. Symbol worn on clothing, … of office 125. NT national park 128. Newspaper chief, eg 132. Young cow 133. Moody

136. Tel Aviv is there 137. Sounds like a dove 138. Egyptian goddess 139. Cilla Black hit,

… Who Had A Heart 140. Black Swan actress, … Kunis 141. Teaspoon (abbrev) 142. Italy’s Leaning Tower city

143. Tried, sampled

DOWN

1. Puts in more, … extra sugar 2. Bath sheet

3. Sci-fi writer, Isaac … 4. Carbonated water 5. Dam across a river 6. Tame animal

8. Very punctual (2,3,3) 9. Winter illness 10. Song, On The Banks Of The …

11. Mystic River star, Sean … 12. Concise summary 13. Hindu religious teacher 14. Energy field surrounding the body 18. Chauffeur-driven car (abbrev) 20. Changelessness 21. Shrewd, clever 22. Narcotic from poppies 23. Coats messily, … on 25. Australian comedian, … Barron 28. Julianne Moore movie,

Still … 29. Chronicles

32. US pop artist, Andy … 33. Gallant, honourable 35. Spicy fish and rice breakfast dish 36. Nickname for senior army officers (3,5) 38. Twist, spiral 40. Operating, … machines 41. Moves on snow 42. New configuration 43. Snapshot 45. Painter’s picture support

46. Love Actually actor, Bill …

48. Vertical part of a stair

49. Excessive quantity 50. Grudging admiration 54. Surname of Australian actors Chris and Liam 55. Increase engine’s speed 56. Chunk of text

57. Big win at bridge, eg (5,4)

59. Tradie’s vehicle, eg 60. Major essays 66. Peruvian animal 67. Possessed

68. Welsh poet, … Thomas 70. Weep 73. Repetitive strain injury (1,1,1) 77. Declare holy, consecrate 79. Green precious stones 81. Parents’ sisters 82. Prefix denoting three 84. Indian capital, New … 85. Eight-piece band 87. ABC chair, … Buttrose 88. Mixes in, … in the flour

89. Pygmalion playwright, George Bernard …

91. Norma Rae star, … Field 92. Roughly spoken 94. Poses for an artist 96. Rained heavily 99. Area surrounded by water

101. Young and innocent

103. Popular habit, in

common …

105. Marsupial, ringtail …

106. Stick to

107. In these present times

108. Antiseptic liquid

109. Fail to recollect

114. Shrek actor, … Myers 115. Jack Irish actor, Guy …

117. Woodwind musician

118. Rowing paddles

120. God or goddess

123. UK actor, Hugh …

124. “Slow down”

command to a horse

126. Minute particle

127. I Love Lucy star,

… Arnaz

129. Speaker’s platform

130. Ingrid Bergman’s

Casablanca character

131. Walk laboriously

134. Podded vegetable

135. Pinch like a crab