Colossal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Arachnid said to bring financial luck (5, 6) 7 Creepy-crawly which resembles a twig (5, 6) 12 Subterranean worker (5)
13 Garden of England? (4)
15 Tom —, fourth actor to take the lead role in
Doctor Who (5) 16 Period of darkness (5) 17 Thick-shelled crustacean (4) 19 Tired and jaded (5) 20 Disclose (6)
21 Stiff paper (4) 23 Rhythm (4)
25 Roman —, firework (6)
28 Hand over (7) 29 Gruesome, ghastly (7) 32 Trailing part of a wedding dress (5) 33 Hazardous (5)
34 Slow, drawn out (7) 37 Rattle, unsettle (7) 39 Disrobe (7)
41 Knotted muddle (6) 42 Costing nothing (4) 44 Steady, consistent (4)
46 Fight (6)
49 Orator (7)
50 Rested on a chair (3)
51 Peculiar, odd (3) 53 Ocean plant (7) 55 Nimble (5)
56 Cloud —, genre-spanning
2013 film based on a book (5)
57 Happy to wait (7) 58 Marry (3)
60 Serving of butter (3) 61 Chosen by vote (7) 62 Prance, caper (6) 64 Physics particle (4) 66 Voluminous hairstyle (4) 67 Renowned (6) 70 Senseless, daft (7) 71 Moving a boat with a pole (7) 73 Forsake (7)
75 Tag (5)
77 Wear away (5)
79 Clap appreciatively (7) 81 Apiary (7)
84 Walk round on guard (6)
85 Closed for business (4) 87 Annual period (4) 89 Shriek in fear (6) 91 Pinned emblem (5) 92 Prayer ending (4) 93 Savoury jelly (5) 95 Honorary name (5) 97 Remain (4)
98 Light brown (5) 99 Creature like a cricket (11)
100 Butterfly grub (11)
DOWN
1 Creator (5)
2 Delicate, clever (6) 3 Printing fluid (3) 4 Mistake (5) 5 Condiment traditionally drizzled on chips (7) 6 Boudoir (7)
8 Stressed (5) 9 Gearwheel (3) 10 Remaining whole (6) 11 Spreadsheet (5) 14 Reno’s state (6)
18 Half the diameter of a circle (6) 21 Statement of beliefs (5)
22 Reduce in worth (7) 23 Since (7)
24 Number of blind mice? (5)
26 Thick black ale (5) 27 Heavenly being (5) 30 Gladiatorial venue (5) 31 Recurring series of events (5) 35 Modify (5) 36 Discourage (5) 38 Dangling carrot? (9)
40 Mental focus (9) 43 Beaming (7) 45 At some previous point (7)
47 Goods box (5) 48 Advantage (5) 49 Gullible type (3) 50 Join using thread (3)
52 Coaster (3)
54 Father (3)
59 Remove the water from (5) 60 Glazier’s fixative (5)
62 Cube used in snooker (5)
63 Answer (5) 65 Traveller, nomad (7) 66 Institute for the arts (7)
68 Gain (territory) by conquest (5) 69 Number of players in a netball team (5) 72 Spanish cuisine (5)
74 Not once (5)
76 Glass container (6) 78 Aim, intention (6) 80 Discussed (7) 81 Suitcases, or personal troubles from one’s past (7) 82 Whitening chemical (6) 83 Slumbering (6) 84 Minor car crash (5) 86 — Vanya, play by Chekhov (5) 88 Special newspaper supplement (5) 90 Town official (5) 94 Chart music (3) 96 Businessman’s garment? (3)