THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Listless, sluggish 6. Horror-struck 11. Fashion icon, … Chanel 13. Majestic finery 15. Cheer, … my heart 17. Lagos is there 18. Myanmar’s old name 20. Hectic lifestyle (3,4) 22. Moving by small degrees, … forward 25. Samples, … the food 27. Swayed on the brink 28. Join up

29. Lollies

31. Perth river 32. Anna’s sister in the Disney film Frozen

34. Vast, gigantic 35. Hotel chain, Holiday … 37. Just beats,… at the post 38. Money at hand 40. Cropped up

43. Gladiator director, Ridley ...

45. Stares open-mouthed 47. Spicy Mexican dip 48. Hold firmly 50. Burden of responsibility 52. Prepares for publication, … article 53. Variety of steak (1-4) 54. Bore of a rifle barrel 55. Town chief

58. Large weight measures 60. Six-ball spell in cricket 62. Podded vegetable 64. Exclusively, a … private matter 67. African scavenger 69. At that place, over … 70. Mozart opera,

The Marriage Of …

71. Nearly vertical,

… cliff face 74. Concept, idea

75. TV train,

… the Tank Engine 76. Touched down 77. Narrow channel of water, Torres … 78. Ranked players in tennis 81. Rhododendron-like shrub

82. Chosen few 83. Cuddly toy, … bear 86. Movie, Snow Falling On …

89. Chinese sauce 91. Mortgage, home … 93. Experiment

95. Tiny particles 98. Small drinking venue (4,3) 99. Penny in The Big Bang Theory, Kaley … 101. Pull out feathers

103. Industrial oven

104. Political protest

march (abbrev)

105. Quench, … your thirst

107. Ridge of a hill, eg

109. Disgusting, revolting

112. Intense light beam 114. Song, … Can’t Take

That Away From Me

115. Health resorts

117. Wrath, rage

118. Takes to court

120. M*A*S*H actor, ... Alda

121. Performs in a film

122. Ringed planet

124. Mailing details, … address 127. Alleviate,

… the problem

128. Sheen, brilliance

130. Animal trainer

133. Flourishes, prospers

136. Flower support

137. Hungarian meat stew

138. Endeavour

139. Students’ school

storage cupboards

140. Australian model

… Macpherson

141. Safeguard, protect

142. Voiced, … an opinion

DOWN

1. Poetry written to amuse and entertain (5,5) 2. Amphibious creatures 3. Scotland’s patron saint 4. Polite and considerate chap, a real … 5. Deep unconsciousness 6. US actress, … Bening 7. Clean, germ-free 8. Army rank 9. Hybrid citrus fruit

10. 30 Rock actor, … Baldwin

11. Room on a ship 12. Short-legged canine 13. Wildly exciting party (4-2) 14. Unblended Scotch (4,6) 16. Painting stands 19. Loosened shoe ties 21. Crime novelist, Dame … Rendell 23. Information update, … bulletin 24. Natural red hair dye 26. Old Russian rulers 30. Theatre doctor 31. Sudden twitch 33. Artillery discharge 36. Candidate 39. Reserve, set … 41. Porridge flakes 42. Black hardwood 43. Electric discharges

44. Apathy, dormancy 45. Actor, … Pearce 46. Machu Picchu country 49. Decorate with frosting 51. Maiden name indicator 56. Corrected errors,

… the document 57. School’s occasion for visitors (4,3) 58. Emblem of Scotland 59. Us/canada waterfalls 61. Leaves empty,

… the premises 63. 1996 Olympics city 65. Go back the same way, … your steps

66. Most baggy 67. Fieriest 68. Narcissism 72. Weeding implement 73. Call a halt to 78. Espionage 79. Imperial leader 80. Cold dishes, side … 84. Puts into cipher 85. Slobber 86. Office-document transcriber (4,6) 87. 40-40 in tennis 88. Leaf-gathering tool 90. Bird reputed to be wise 92. Metal sources

93. Flip a pancake 94. Dog’s warning growl 96. Extinguished, put … 97. Jumps with a rope 100. Put previous profits back into a scheme 102. High quality glass 106. Slants

108. Burn with boiling water 110. Make fun of 111. Distinct or apart 113. Lucky charm or token 115. Eyelid sore 116. Injuries caused by bees

118. Quietly raged 119. Indian robe

123. Steal livestock (US) 125. Shoulder wrap 126. Foot-leg joint 129. Large books 131. Fastening device 132. Fishing spool 134. Wander, travel 135. Temptress