THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Venerates 4. Aircraft tracking device 8. Make happen,
… a kerfuffle 11. Down-payment, provide a … 16. Tennis great, ... Becker 18. It’s said to break the camel’s back (3,5,5) 19. Waters between America and Europe (8,5) 21. Solitary terrorist, eg (4,4) 23. Vacant, … property
24. Manchester By The Sea star, … Williams 26. Gambling chances 28. James Dean movie,
… Of Eden
31. Of tender years 32. Song, … Dream Will Do
34. Honour highly 35. Chief of the Olympian gods
36. Actor’s words 37. Fruit used to make cider
38. Herb used in stuffing 40. Counterfeit 42. Grape seed, eg 43. Timid, … and mild 47. Alternative medicine practitioner
48. Big vases 50. Absorbent cotton pad 53. Hire, … staff 54. Slowly build up,
… a fortune 56. Sophia Loren’s country 57. Large blood vessel 60. Rapt, … in the music 61. Rock band, … Quo 64. Tasseled Egyptian hat 65. Family vehicles
67. Star Wars hero, Han … 70. Undercover agent 71. Sicilian volcanic mountain
72. Ate like a mouse 73. Cry of sorrow 74. Ill-bred dog 76. Emotional request 79. At a great distance, from …
81. River bottom 83. Stimulate, … suspicion 85. Inventory of invitees (5,4)
86. Formal discussion 87. Strong rope or chain 88. Last Greek letter 89. Much-married English king, Henry the …
90. Poses for an artist
93. Rafter, roof …
95. Small, just a … chance
96. Egg-shaped
99. Type of poem
100. Engrave on metal 102. Baby deer
104. Ancient, ... than time
105. Got to your feet, … up
106. Front of the lower leg
108. Forcibly removes,
… from office
109. Retaliation, tit for …
111. Spouse’s relative (2-3)
113. Wound with a knife
116. List of actors in a play
118. Operation, …
procedure
120. Horned African animal (abbrev) 121. Athletics field event (4,4)
122. In time-honoured fashion, according to custom
124. Person whose job is to recover payment arrears (4,9)
125. Leave the house (2,3)
126. Free of tears (3-4)
127. Turkish dish, shish …
128. Type of Dutch cheese
129. Made certain, …
success
DOWN
1. Shaken, unnerved 2. Romantic ballroom dance (8,5)
3. Train transport networks
5. Wait upon, … to her every need 6. Ancient counting frame 7. Heated argument 8. US espionage group (1,1,1)
9. Canny, shrewd 10. Cabins, huts 12. Soothsayers, seers 13. Pungent reviving substance (8,5) 14. Oil-carrying ships, eg 15. Symbol on a stave 17. Thin part of a wine glass 20. Scheme, plot
22. Love Actually actress, … Linney 25. Reflection, mirror … 26. Stare lustfully
27. US cafe
29. First Greek character 30. Swarm, … with insects 32. Small serpents 33. High-pitched barks 39. Quiver of arrows 40. Wear at the edges 41. Gumleaf-eating marsupial 44. Message sent online 45. Console buttons 46. Untidy 48. Exploits 49. Remiss 51. Conduit for dirty water (5,4)
52. Auction offers
55. Ices served between courses to clear the palate 58. Happen periodically 59. Local charges, council …
62. Mock, taunt 63. Anxious, tearful 65. Bottle top
66. Grain from which pumpernickel is made 68. Rocket launch, take … 69. Boat paddle 74. Co-star of 24. Across, … Affleck
75. Crude but effective (5,3,5)
77. Scales star sign 78. Phases of being,
… of man
79. Very small particle 80. Turn aside, … disaster 81. Sales shopper (7-6) 82. Profundity 84. Sound rebound 86. Smidgen, add a … of colour 91. Bangalore’s country 92. Arrange, … out 93. Most excellent 94. Scent, smell
97. View Into the distance 98. Business outcome, profit or …
100. Make changes to a script, eg
101. Bass stringed instrument
103. Greatness of mind
or character
106. Struts ostentatiously
107. Paid a call on
110. Operatic piece
112. Became invalid, my passport has … 114. Long angry outburst 115. Large grey Australian crane
116. Regain consciousness (4,2)
117. Said, declared
119. Machine for weaving
121. Coil of ribbon
123. Thug, oaf
124. Used a spade, … a hole