Colossal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Present state of one’s financial account (4, 7) 7 Pieces of plastic used to make payments (6, 5) 12 Snake poison (5) 13 Exhort (4) 15 Layabout (5) 16 Thighbone (5) 17 Agitate (4)
19 Skin transplant (5) 20 Animal fodder tray (6)
21 Fairly hot (4) 23 Sketch (4) 25 Second-incommand (6) 28 Royal Family surname (7)
29 Sea cow (7) 32 — Tanner, iconic Coronation Street battleaxe (5) 33 Business go-between (5) 34 Blend (7) 37 Closing camera part (7)
39 Sales ticket (7) 41 Fireside (6) 42 Theatrical work (4) 44 Improbable tale (4) 46 Motor fuel (6)
49 From overseas (7) 50 Over-the-top actor (3)
51 — Maria, coffee liqueur (3)
53 Envision (7)
55 Steer (5)
56 Toss, throw (5)
57 Meat retailer (7) 58 Raincoat (3)
60 Item at auction (3) 61 Moorland shrub (7)
62 Mutiny (6)
64 Twisted, crooked (4) 66 Partner in a time of war (4) 67 Tobacco user (6) 70 Plainly evident (7) 71 Slow-moving mass of ice (7) 73 Bird with a showy tail (7) 75 Reddish hair dye (5)
77 Impressive bird of prey (5) 79 Quickest (7)
81 Site supervisor (7) 84 Layered pudding (6) 85 Departed (4)
87 Back of the neck (4) 89 Whichever one (6)
91 Fracture (5)
92 Writer of verse (4) 93 Claw of a hawk or 77A (5)
95 Muslim religion (5)
97 Snatch (4) 98 Football kit (5) 99 Ready money paid into an account… (4, 7)
100… and an order for funds to be withdrawn from it (6, 5)
DOWN
1 No longer sharp (5) 2 On fire (6) 3 ‘— aboard!’, encouragement to embark (3) 4 Unpaid nurse (5) 5 Novice motorist (7) 6 Make certain (7) 8 Mention, allude (5) 9 Barrier built by a beaver (3)
10 Verbal attack (6) 11 Homeless dog (5) 14 Garments worn on the hands (6) 18 Hairpiece (6)
21 Arm joint (5) 22 Enigma (7)
23 Series of hereditary rulers (7)
24 Corn crop (5)
26 Shore area (5) 27 Entice (5)
30 Eddie —, comedian who partnered
Syd Little (5) 31 Stainless metal? (5) 35 Rugby huddle (5)
36 — Cut is the
Deepest, song originally released by P P Arnold in 1967 (5) 38 Storyline (9) 40 Vegetable that has globe and Jerusalem varieties (9)
43 — Ball, legendary US comedienne (7) 45 Performance from memory (7) 47 Seething (5)
48 — Club, 1999 movie starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt (5)
49 Lie (3)
50 Turned edge of cloth (3)
52 Astern (3)
54 Lend an —, listen (3)
59 Slice a Sunday roast? (5)
60 Egyptian tourist centre (5)
62 Correct (5) 63 In keeping with the law (5)
65 Rushing flood (7) 66 Headache tablet (7) 68 Manufacturer (5) 69 Deter, drive off (5) 72 Swimming style (5)
74 Pursue (5)
76 Spot (6)
78 Assemble (6) 80 In need of water (7) 81 Ardent devotee (7) 82 Come to rest (6) 83 Motorcyclist’s headgear (6) 84 Subject matter (5) 86 Mushrooms and toadstools, eg (5) 88 Proof of innocence? (5) 90 Android (5)
94 — Sayer, 1977 singer of When I Need You (3)
96 Side away from the wind (3)