SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Needless, 5 Tel Aviv, 9 Harmonica, 14 Moped, 16 Brandy snap, 23 Stodge, 24 Big dipper, 25 Diocese, 26 Sap, 27 Philately, 28 Note, 29 Irrelevant, 30 Machine, 31 Poet, 32 Attend, 33 Emir, 34 Net cord, 37 Salma, 38 Waste, 39 Enter, 40 Stationary, 42 Earns, 43 Decisive, 48 Into, 49 Riotous, 50 Onlooker, 51 Ago, 52 Elementary, 53 Roland, 58 Lifeboat, 61 Seeped, 62 Hatches, 63 Somewhat, 65 Heaven-sent, 70 Conception, 72 Cylinder, 73 Algeria, 74 Fliers, 75 Dredgers, 82 Dallas, 83 Beneficial, 85 Gnu, 86 Obituary, 87 Bewitch, 88 Vine, 94 Hen night, 95 Spiel, 96 Abbreviate, 97 Moist, 98 Orate, 99 Ennis, 103 Rapunzel, 105 Ogre, 106 Dental, 108 Item, 109 Annoyed, 110 Collateral, 113 Spar, 114 Direction, 115 Men, 116 Creates, 118 Interpret, 119 Bisect, 120 Clay pigeon, 121 Eland, 122 Dressed up, 123 English, 124 Weakness.

Down: 2 Entertain, 3 Dudley Moore, 4 Exeter, 6 Eddy, 7 Alphabet, 8 Vermicelli, 9 Hidden, 10 Rio, 11 Omelette, 12 Ibex, 13 Alsatian, 14 Maple, 15 Pipe dream, 17 Return, 18 No longer, 19 Sandcastles, 20 Aster, 21 Minnesota, 22 Eliminate, 31 Patience, 35 Defuses, 36 Gorge, 41 Yelled, 44 Vintner, 45 Ergo, 46 Locates, 47 Creek, 54 Spry, 55 Feels, 56 Goliath, 57 Aver, 59 Isolate, 60 Anti, 64 Avid, 66 Tower, 67 Ankara, 68 Verbatim, 69 Freedom, 71 Colin Murray, 76 Echo, 77 Gavin Henson, 78 Desperate, 79 Inter, 80 Mayonnaise, 81 Disavowed, 84 Caledonia, 89 Nuisances, 90 Shilling, 91 Obtained, 92 Listless, 93 Ethereal, 100 Forego, 101 Pays up, 102 Barbra, 104 Appal, 107 Named, 111 Oche, 112 Opts, 117 Ted.