THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Briefly summarising 6. Vindicate, … of guilt 12. Splendid display,
… and circumstance 14. Eyelash makeup 16. US psychiatrist 18. Patella
19. Shoo! 20. Stationery gadget 22. Australian TV channel known as “Aunty” (1,1,1) 24. Damage, harm 26. Attachable boat engine, … motor 27. Star of Twins, Danny … 29. Made a reservation, … a table 31. Toothpaste holder 32. Breed of fine horse 34. Told untruths
35. Feel sore all over 36. Beauty queen’s ribbon 38. Domain
40. Sports matches 43. Swashbuckling movie legend, … Flynn 45. Needing little effort 46. Stern, unsmiling 48. Open-mouthed,
… with excitement 50. Cooking scent 51. Release, … a knot 52. Huge, enormous 53. Regular custom 56. Nibble like a mouse 58. Salt Lake City’s US state 60. Old record label (1,1,1) 62. Table linen fabric, eg
66. A Place To Call Home star, … Dusseldorp 68. Short-legged dog breed 69. Island where Gauguin painted 70. Photographic technique (4-5) 73. Peculiar instance 75. Snort like a pig
76. Put in soil, … the seeds 77. Shooting star
79. Out of shot (3-6) 83. Away from the shore 84. AV, … visual 85. Babies’ tummy pain 88. Waterlogged 91. Large aerated bathtub 93. Former Formula One driver, … Lauda 95. Curve over
97. Short musical piece 100. Person who seizes power illegally 101. Stare lustfully, … at 103. Opponent
105. Poker stake 106. Observes, spots 107. Impoverished 108. Travelling by boat (2,3) 110. Respond to a stimulus 113. Old Russian monarchs 115. Essential, … have 116. Grizzly or polar animal
118. Wild beast’s shelter 120. Australian actress, … Fisher 121. Multi-coloured bay horse 122. Tortilla chips 124. US fashion designer, Ralph … 127. Disciple 128. Decorative gilt brass 130. Eccentric 132. Animated film 135. Naming words 136. Acrobat’s high swing 137. Synthetic material 138. Stoppage of trade 139. Addition sign 140. Effectiveness, the … of the medicine 141. A Streetcar Named Desire writer, … Williams
DOWN
1. Brings back to life 2. Necklace fastening 3. Sports therapist (abbrev)
4. Tiniest amount 5. Ancient name for France
6. The Blues Brothers actor, Dan … 7. Fragrant-flowered climber (5,3)
8. Ball game involving a netted stick 9. Old-fashioned word for large shops 10. Largest continent 11. After-bath powder 12. Spreadable substance 13. French for “Thank you” 15. Persuasive language (6,4)
17. Saunter
21. Fruit skin, orange … 23. Colour of lapis lazuli 25. Hit Beatles album, … Road
27. Beloved, … to me 28. Movable helmet part 30. Became extinct (4,3) 31. Upper part of leg 33. Fire crime 37. Hawaiian greeting 39. Obsessive fad
40. Austin Powers actress, Heather …
41. Edible shellfish
42. Put aside money for a purpose, … for a holiday (4,2) 43. Backward flow 44. Proportionally, pro …
47. Kill Bill actress, … Thurman
49. Cut and polished stone 54. Letters for overseas 55. Very foolish 57. Flavouring of Pernod and ouzo 59. Designs marked on skin
61. First aid for swelling (3,4) 63. Busybody
64. Group of games in tennis
65. Flower support 66. Person travelling to settle in a new country 67. Mustered, … up 71. And so forth (abbrev) 72. Bank cash machine (1,1,1) 74. Ancient Star Wars
Jedi master 78. Self-worth 80. Australian swimming legend, Dawn … 81. Opera singer, … Bocelli 82. US writer, … Hemingway 86. Waterproof cloth, Driza-bone fabric 87. Awkward, fumbling 88. Beating eggs for cooking
89. Prima donnas 90. Snakelike fishes 92. Place, … into position 94. Wrath, fury 96. Become annoyed, get …
98. Rock song, Born In The … (1,1,1)
99. Ingested, had …
102. Grandad’s brother,
eg (5-5)
104. Fragrant oil made from roses
107. Glass shaped to split light
109. Make money,
… a living 111. Jubilant, thrilled 112. Chinese stir-fried noodles (4,4) 114. Educational institution, primary … 116. Shakespeare’s nickname, the … 117. Apex of a building 118. Legal term for theft 119. Shout irrationally, … and rave
123. Elaborately adorned
125. Normal, customary,
as …
126. Alleviates, … the pain
129. Promises made in
a courtroom
130. Jewelled spheres
131. Extremely serious
133. Definite split
134. Frank, candid