GIANT CROSSWORD
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1 Rank (6) 5 Nervous (4) 8 Rematch (6) 10 Mexican pancake (8) 14 One watching TV (6) 16 In circulation or operation (5) 22 Capital of Finland (8) 23 Wash and iron (7) 24 Makes bare (7) 26 Focus of an earthquake (9) 27 Desert mammal (5) 29 Carpenter’s tool (4) 30 Epoch (3) 31 Rush (5) 33 __ Turner, stage name of singer Anna Mae Bullock (4) 34 Large musical instrument (6,4) 35 Wild animal (5) 36 Ship’s structural balance aid (4) 39 __-Hur, 1959 classic starring Charlton Heston (3) 40 Injurious (8) 42 Term of office (6) 43 Aircraft that runs without engines (6) 44 Appended (5) 46 Nourishing (10) 49 Protect (6) 51 Planet __, documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough (5) 54 Frugal (10) 56 Clergyman (8) 61 Nuclear weapon (4,4) 63 Guaranteed (7) 64 Feel longing, desire (5) 65 Wind instruments (5) 66 Personal pride (3) 68 Skye, for example (4) 70 Make beer (4) 71 Former French coin (3) 72 Sweet smell, fragrance (5) 74 Egg-shaped (5) 75 Badly brought up (3-4) 78 Learned (8) 83 Confuse or agitate (8) 85 Coffee pot (10) 87 Draws close to (5) 89 Airstrip (6) 91 Headstrong (4-6) 94 __ Hawke, US actor (5) 96 Lag behind (6) 98 Recess (6) 100 Reasonable (8) 102 Employ (3) 104 Look lasciviously (4) 106 Top room in a house (5) 107 Intruder (10) 109 Corpse (4) 111 Receive pleasure from (5) 114 Biblical priest (3) 115 Religious image (4) 116 __ Andrews, star of The Sound of Music (5) 117 ‘The blower’ (9) 118 Absolutely (4,3) 121 Back pain (7) 122 Of seamen or ships (8) 123 __ Keller, US author and political activist (5) 124 Haphazard (6) 125 Wait patiently (3,5) 126 Vigour (6) 127 Small duck (4) 128 Communicate and maintain contact (6)
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2 Foot lever (7) 3 Sample (5) 4 Spanish drink (7) 6 Dog breed (9) 7 Sonic __, Kim Gordon alt-rock band (5) 8 Aircraft-detection system (5) 9 Help or assist (3) 11 Peculiar (3) 12 Seeded plant used to flavour alcoholic drinks (5) 13 Ship’s waiter (7) 14 Ballots (5) 15 Large mammal (8) 17 Monstrosity (5) 18 Drag behind one (5) 19 Sets free (9) 20 Privy to (2,2) 21 US state (6) 25 Sabre, for example (5) 26 Trade ban (7) 28 Whit Sunday (9) 32 Japanese monetary unit (3) 33 White ant (7) 37 Flightless bird (3) 38 Double-breasted overcoat (6) 39 Indicate, presage (4) 41 Faint or brief light (5) 42 Human trunk (5) 44 Deep love (9) 45 __ Malfoy, Harry Potter’s school rival (5) 47 Sick (3) 48 Anxiety, tension (6) 50 Fail to fulfil an obligation (7) 52 Sprite (9) 53 File of papers (7) 54 Tolerates (7) 55 __ Botham, former England cricketer (3) 57 Artist’s studio (7) 58 Picture within another (5) 59 Pontiff (4) 60 US ski resort town (5) 62 Accepted (4) 67 Rectangular (6) 69 Object orbiting another (9) 73 UK singer who won an Oscar for Best Original song in 2013 (5) 74 Mythical monster (3) 76 Haughty (6) 77 Exhibit (7) 79 Single game of snooker (5) 80 Hazards (5) 81 US state in which New Orleans is located (9) 82 Ditch or watercourse (4) 84 Pixie (3) 86 Young frog (7) 88 US state bordering Canada and Lake Superior (9) 90 Learned (8) 92 Before (3) 93 Slanting type (6) 95 Lively or dangerous place (3,4) 97 Hold or use (5) 99 Lyric poem (3) 101 Practical joke (3-4) 103 Catchwords (7) 104 Chuckle (5) 105 Baton __, capital of 81 Dn (5) 107 Religion (5) 108 Tumults (5) 110 River in Yorkshire (4) 112 Short crowbar (5) 113 115 Leaven Spanish (5) island (5) 119 Durable type of wood (3) 120 Large beer cask (3)