SOLUTIONS TO SATURDAY’S CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Theatres, 5 Cardiac, 9 Falsehood, 14 Maple, 16 Ornamental, 23 Status, 24 Reservoir, 25 Regalia, 26 Mix, 27 Outnumber, 28 Task, 29 Carried out, 30 At a loss, 31 Cork, 32 Isomer, 33 Vain, 34 Heroine, 37 Baron, 38 Watch, 39 Elect, 40 Paper clips, 42 Gable, 43 Estrange, 48 Pear, 49 Emanate, 50 Approach, 51 Mrs, 52 Left-winger, 53 Orient, 58 Superior, 61 Beacon, 62 Obtains, 63 Specimen, 65 Agreements, 70 Open-minded, 72 Persuade, 73 Malaise, 74 Tassel, 75 Entrance, 82 Urgent, 83 Desiccated, 85 Flu, 86 Students, 87 Takings, 88 Clef, 94 Isolated, 95 Tempt, 96 At a stretch, 97 Wager, 98 Cigar, 99 Sleep, 103 Volcano, 105 X-ray, 106 Manual, 108 Dane, 109 English, 110 Deliberate, 113 Etna, 114 Find fault, 115 Ali, 116 Allowed, 118 Rebellion, 119 Astral, 120 Portliness, 121 Locks, 122 Decreased, 123 Dog star, 124 Insuring.

Down: 2 Hit parade, 3 Alter course, 4 Rasher, 6 Amen, 7 Devotees, 8 Carbon copy, 9 Forest, 10 Leg, 11 Enlarged, 12 Oral, 13 Domestic, 14 Maxim, 15 Plowright, 17 Romans, 18 Amethyst, 19 Nationalise, 20 Arson, 21 Resultant, 22 Entailing, 31 Charcoal, 35 Shatter, 36 Score, 41 Sketch, 44 Genetic, 45 Yeti, 46 Forbade, 47 Reign, 54 Acre, 55 Knead, 56 Episode, 57 Fern, 59 Umpires, 60 Oink, 64 Else, 66 Feted, 67 Eureka, 68 Particle, 69 Penance, 71 Needlecraft, 76 Tusk, 77 Accelerator, 78 Given away, 79 Elite, 80 Endangered, 81 Singleton, 84 Automatic, 89 Eyestrain, 90 Demotion, 91 Tamarind, 92 De Gaulle, 93 Brussels, 100 Exodus, 101 Heeded, 102 U-boats, 104 Outdo, 107 Naans, 111 Talc, 112 Flea, 117 Was.