Colossal Crossword

ACROSS

1 Roman deity’s dart (6, 5) 7 Tenderness, passion (11)

12 Nasal cavity (5) 13 Nearly all (4)

15 Deduct from an account (5) 16 Postage sticker (5) 17 Speak indistinctly (4) 19 Nut made into a popular

American pie (5)

20 John —, Fawlty Towers star (6)

21 Special aptitude (4) 23 Pavement edge (4) 25 Aircraft landing strip (6)

28 Win over to a new opinion (7)

29 Hide (7)

32 Rock band who sang Bohemian Rhapsody (5)

33 Young nocturnal bird (5) 34 Emit (4, 3)

37 Went slowly, dallied (7)

39 Whirling windstorm (7) 41 Lethal (6)

42 Skin irritation (4) 44 Kate —, fashion model (4)

46 Austere, stern (6) 49 Car or lorry, eg (7) 50 Small amount (3) 51 Dine (3)

53 Safety headgear (4, 3) 55 Musical about an orphan (5) 56 — Vanya, play by Chekhov (5) 57 In the absence of (7)

58 Pat lightly (3) 60 Clever humour (3) 61 Throat pastille (7) 62 Beer with lemonade (6)

64 Cut short (4) 66 Occupied (4) 67 Jail (6) 70 Nonprofessional (7) 71 Talk of briefly (7) 73 Rower (7) 75 Allegation (5)

77 Steer (5)

79 Meat vendor (7) 81 Reside in (7)

84 Sports federation (6) 85 Eleventh —, last minute (4) 87 Skating centre (4)

89 Single thread (6) 91 Publish (5)

92 Prong of a fork (4) 93 Picture puzzle (5) 95 Astrology sign (5) 97 — Geste, P C Wren novel (4)

98 Common —, sound judgement (5) 99 People struck by 1A… (11)

100 … and the notes they may write each other (4, 7)

DOWN

1 Cartoon magazine (5)

2 Swift and unexpected (6) 3 — Lowe, US actor known for

The West Wing (3) 4 — Africa, 1986 film starring

Meryl Streep (3, 2) 5 Aesthetic painting and sculpture (4, 3) 6 Madman (7)

8 En —, in a group (5) 9 Chris —, English musician (3)

10 Cricket official (6) 11 Lost pet (5)

14 Arm of a garment (6) 18 Proper, legitimate (6) 21 Mitten (5)

22 — Night, Shakespeare comedy (7)

23 Monarchy (7) 24 Trademark (5)

26 Inky sea creature (5)

27 Heavenly messenger (5) 30 Waiting for —, play (5) 31 Weasel-like mammal (5)

35 See 54D

36 Capital of France (5) 38 Borough of

New York City (9) 40 Deceitful (9) 43 Lightning-storm sound (7) 45 Favourable outcome (7)

47 W B —, poet (5) 48 Crustacean’s casing (5)

49 Promise (3)

50 Garden plot for plants (3)

52 Place, situate (3)

54,35 and 83 Classic movie set in a

WWII prisoner of war camp (3, 5, 6) 59 Fracture (5)

60 Ice cream biscuit (5) 62 Light meal (5) 63 Mannequin, or fool (5)

65 Black leopard (7)

66 O —, Where Art Thou?, film starring

George Clooney (7) 68 Chain of mountains (5) 69 Fictional work (5) 72 Sense by hand (5) 74 Well-organised, or oily (5)

76 Reach, achieve (6) 78 Attack, march into (6) 80 Cockerel (7)

81 Kneejerk reaction (7) 82 Fireside (6) 83 See 54D 84 Water lily (5)

86 Distraught (5)

88 Inuit hut (5)

90 Instruments played by Animal from

The Muppets (5) 94 Constricting snake (3) 96 Buzzing insect (3)