SOLUTIONS TO SATURDAY’S CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Spectral, 5 Taverns, 9 Snapshots, 14 Start, 16 Asteroidal, 23 Lagoon, 24 Referenda, 25 Air base, 26 Ava, 27 Pixelated, 28 Tara, 29 References, 30 Secrete, 31 Diaz, 32 Breeze, 33 Code, 34 Terrier, 37 Urges, 38 Craze, 39 Trawl, 40 Pacemakers, 42 Robes, 43 Cataract, 48 Bets, 49 Anklets, 50 Averages, 51 Bad, 52 Gamekeeper, 53 Dotted, 58 Princess, 61 Parity, 62 General, 63 Bareness, 65 Pedestrian, 70 Reprobates, 72 Defeated, 73 Fevered, 74 Corral, 75 Stressed, 82 Factor, 83 Forecaster, 85 Rag, 86 Reverent, 87 Strands, 88 Card, 94 Startled, 95 Pause, 96 Stonemason, 97 Somme, 98 Shied, 99 Reach, 103 Asunder, 105 Tore, 106 Tassel, 108 Sole, 109 Stashes, 110 Stalemates, 113 Gala, 114 Penetrate, 115 Ate, 116 Ocarina, 118 Intimates, 119 A Level, 120 Deterrents, 121 Later, 122 Stateless, 123 Notelet, 124 Creature.

Down: 2 Plane tree, 3 Close season, 4 Ranker, 6 Alex, 7 Elements, 8 State-owned, 9 Staged, 10 Air, 11 Seafarer, 12 Owed, 13 Sea-green, 14 Slate, 15 Apple tree, 17 Spacex, 18 Eventual, 19 Interpreter, 20 Agree, 21 Vegetable, 22 Recovered, 31 Diabetes, 35 Best man, 36 Sarah, 41 Scales, 44 Cremate, 45 Dame, 46 Madeley, 47 Meter, 54 Mite, 55 Sates, 56 Paperer, 57 Meet, 59 Re-enact, 60 Seas, 64 Sure, 66 Genoa, 67 Lakers, 68 Penélope, 69 Maltese, 71 Retiring age, 76 Rasp, 77 Secret agent, 78 Repairers, 79 Wares, 80 Decoration, 81 Varieties, 84 Sweetmeat, 89 Racketeer, 90 Reprieve, 91 Soreness, 92 Baronage, 93 Televise, 100 Attest, 101 Oscars, 102 Debate, 104 Shane, 107 Stair, 111 Toga, 112 Hare, 117 Ire.