Big crossword
ACROSS
1. Mr Universe competitor
9. Likelihood
15. Pencil-mark removers
16. Own jointly
17. Pretend (injury)
19. Surprised, taken ...
21. Aged photo tone
22. Flavouring herb
23. Based on the number 10
24. Squander
25. Praise highly
27. Historical periods
29. Pedestrian precinct
31. Man-made fibre
33. Pelvis-to-knee bone
35. Blueprints
38. Castle water ditches
40. Ride waves
42. Country bumpkin
43. College finals
44. Dressed
46. Crustacean
48. Electronic message
49. Brief letter
50. South African ethnic group
51. Stunned
53. Time lag
55. Undiluted
56. Disbelief in God
58. Conflicted (with)
61. Driver’s compartment
63. Yuck!
65. Restraining cords
69. Gingham patterns
71. Buckjumping shows
72. Cul-de-sac (4,3)
74. Gone by
75. Kidnappers
76. Bad-mannered
77. Mexican liquor
78. Night
79. Also
80. Commitment
81. Soothes
84. Marred
87. Scrawny
91. Extrasensory perception (1,1,1)
93. Fuelled (anger)
94. Haulage truck’s load
97. Knacks
100. Long movie
101. Expressionless
103. Press (dough)
105. Calf meat
106. Cure
107. Unadventurous
108. US space
agency
109. Aura
110. Speak slowly
111. Accurate
113. Mineral vein
115. Jewish
clergyman
117. Deserves
120. From Baghdad
122. Sponge cake,
... roll
124. Casual talk
127. Coffee shop
129. Goat mammary gland
131. Pulped fruit
133. More fatigued
134. Bicker
136. Toxic bloom,
blue-green ...
137. Confuse
138. Dog, ...
wolfhound
139. Rock/pop singer, ... John
140. Embroidery
holes
141. Personal right
142. Worldly goods
DOWN
1. Woven containers
2. Preliminary drawing
3. Classic VW
4. So-so
5. Less moist
6. Violently
separates
7. Break off (date)
8. Oscar winner,
Paul ...
9. Bible song
10. Baby wrap
11. Annoys
12. Embed
13. Insinuate
14. Hankered
18. Abrasive paper
20. Sedates
26. Timberyard odds and ends
28. Inquired
30. Medal
32. Rises
34. Honey wine
35. Fabric fold
36. Dies down
37. Retails
39. Nautical greeting
41. Common
45. Conscious
47. Shaven (head)
49. Fasten with hammer
52. Per person
54. Repeat
56. Alphabet (1,1,1)
57. Gooey soil
58. Scroungers
59. Hobbyist
60. Paying attention to
62. Antennas
64. Legitimate
66. Authorise
67. Calling (of owl)
68. Questionable
70. Seasons (dish)
71. Helicopter blade
73. Used spade
75. Hat
82. Trimmed of fat
83. Well-chosen
85. No ... or buts
86. Unspoilt paradise
88. Drink of tea
89. Mooring weights
90. Shout
92. Mend 94. Quiche
95. Null and void
96. Received news
98. Walkway between pews
99. Estuary currents
101. Fish-hook point
102. Malaysia’s ...
Lumpur
103. Gumleaf-eating
marsupial
104. Info
109. Ransomed
prisoner
110. Chopped up
(food)
112. Levels
114. Chores
116. View
118. Dumbfounds
119. Sounds
121. Powerful chess
pieces
123. Gold brick
125. Tree fence
126. Twitter comment
127. Crunchy
128. Church bazaars
130. As above
132. Flatten
135. Indian butter