MEGA CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Citrus rind (6,4) 6. Outlast 10. Observant
15. Bathtub grime
18. Wear fancy costume (5,2) 19. Gallantry under fire 20. Delayed 22. Electricity-supply failure 23. Flightless bird 24. Advertising motto 25. Compile (exam) 26. Eyelid inflammations 28. Captures
30. Young society girl 31. Human trunk 32. Dinner or lunch
33. A ... between two thorns 34. Banjo sound
35. Levee bank 37. Forearm bone 39. Welcoming garland 40. Protected
42. Love god 45. Well-read
48. Hitler follower 49. Disallow
50. Money still owed
53. High mountain 54. Indian guru 56. Astrology sign 59. Fragrance
61. Legume
62. Imported food shop 63. Dock (branches) 64. Trend
65. Beware the ... of March 66. Weeding implement 68. Amber-coloured sweet (6,5) 69. Copy
70. Fanatic
71. Assailing
72. ... conditioning 73. Unprejudiced 74. Fertility method (1,1,1) 76. Sarajevo native
78. Long letter 80. Incantation 81. Light-headedness 84. Kingdom
85. Internet messages 87. Rostered work hours 89. Parliamentary laws 92. Unscathed
94. Heavy metal 96. Beautifies
97. Italy’s resort coast 98. Cajole
100. Account of person’s life 101. Paris cathedral, Notre ... 104. Mannerly
105. Factory chimneys 107. Aristocracy, ... class 108. Travel bags 112. Bullring, ... de Toros 113. Convert into code 115. Loud enough to be heard 117. The plebs, ... polloi 118. Actress Tatum’s dad (4,1’4) 120. Ear, nose & throat (1,1,1) 121. Melt away
123. Speech training 125. Queen’s Counsels (1,2) 126. Think logically 127. Underwater vessel 129. Astute 130. Wheel-shaft projection 131. Hamburger, Big ... 133. Fierce wind 134. Farmhouse cooker 136. Actress, ... Hannah 137. Concede
140. Emerge
141. The Feds (1,1,1)
142. ... & brush
146. Dork
147. Rowing blades 148. Kindled
152. Quiz
154. Jeans pioneer, ... Strauss 155. Sort
156. Saintly glow
157. Apple relative 159. Cleaning fluid 160. Tidings
162. Hindu robe 164. No-man’s-land
165. This woman 167. Straighten 169. Blackfly
171. Corn on the ... 173. Laughed sneeringly 174. Smelled
175. Large showy flower 177. Former wives 178. Paper-folding craft 179. Slant
180. Is seated
181. Angler’s trap (7,3) 182. Unspoilt 183. Financial inducements
DOWN
1. Stew, ... bucco
2. Sharp
3. Charmed
4. Makes level (5,3) 5. Hearty
6. Resist
7. Stuffed pasta
8. Cabbie (4,6)
9. Sailing boats
10. Pick
11. Open-top automobile 12. Tinted visor
13. Dead ringer, spitting ... 14. Unfluctuating
16. Easy (job)
17. Issue
20. Paying guest
21. Not talked about 27. Freeing from slavery 29. Famous Greek stories (5’1,6) 35. Tear off
36. Retain 38. Legitimate 41. Dwindled 43. Invitation reply (1,1,1,1) 44. Ferocious 46. Invincible
47. People in the know 51. Taciturn
52. Hors d’oeuvres 55. Crowds
56. Pond flower leaf (4,3) 57. Purchaser 58. Offensive
60. Look after, ... for 67. Weirdest
69. Shake
72. Mystified, all ... (2,3) 75. Seethed 77. Unlawfully 79. Obtained from legacy 82. Cart-puller, ... horse 83. US honeymoon falls
86. In vain, to no ... 88. Pre-euro French coin 90. Company head (1,1,1) 91. Male or female 92. Universal Serial Bus (1,1,1) 93. Sunlit time
94. Type of TV screen (1,1,1) 95. Club’s yearly meeting (1,1,1) 98. Divan
99. Puts on (make-up)
102. Stirs up (memories) 103. Spot-on
104. Uncertain
106. Medical consultant 108. Improving the flow of 109. Absurdity 110. Bombarded 111. Marketing skill 114. Cramped (6,2) 116. Cudgel
119. Mass measure 122. Serving platter 124. Shakespeare’s King ... 125. Pleasingly odd
128. Steam generator 130. Lifting device 132. Courteous
135. Helps
138. Vague
139. Guards (5,5) 141. Genuine, bona ...
143. Says
144. Reject (4,4)
145. Dog breed
149. Very profitable venture (4,4) 150. Improper
151. Eras
153. SE English county 158. Bounds
161. Naval flag 163. Steel-belted tyre
166. Takes on board 168. Unsuitable
170. Pawns
172. Martini garnish
173. Actor, ... Goldblum 176. Requests
“I WANT TO KNOW WHAT PASSION IS. I WANT TO FEEL SOMETHING STRONGLY.” ALDOUS HUXLEY