Big crossword
ACROSS
1. Sheltered and
private
5. Woodwind player 9. Additional, extra
11. Thermos, …
flask
16. Throng, crowd
17. Expressed
gratitude
19. Reside at
20. Member of the
electorate
21. Send by post
22. Batman actor,
Michael …
23. Weak and
woozy
25. Purification of blood by machine, kidney …, eg
27. Complain,
moan and …
30. Property, land
or houses (4,6)
31. Witticism aimed at a group (2-4)
32. Fibbed
34. Billy Idol song,
“… Yell”
38. Physical
therapists
42. Narrow gorges
43. Top-notch, of
the … (5,5)
45. Garden
watering tube
46. Word of
affirmation
47. Only just OK
(2-2)
48. Cable-free internet access (2-2)
49. Invited, …
to speak
51. Tremble with
disgust
52. Ailments
55. Taboo ground,
… area (2-2)
57. Encountered
58. Rough file
60. Variety of
chicory
61. Fragrance
63. Long rolling list
at end of film
66. Unfreeze, melt
68. Stun
69. Announce, … the result (4,3)
70. Politeness,
good …
73. Attractively
strange 75. Tail end
76. Argentinian heroine, … Peron
78. 12 midday
79. Lined up ready for inspection (2,6)
80. Male cricketer
at the crease
82. Dots of land
83. Moulded
metal, cast …
84. Gangster
86. Tight-lipped,
keep …
88. Silent comedy
star, … Laurel
90. Cutlery item
93. Flowed back
95. Allocated,
… roles
97. Take exam
again
99. Artist’s paints,
eg
100. Finger-shaped pastry, chocolate …
101. Mayonnaiselike dressing (5,5)
105. Scale, … the
ladder
108. Pale ivory
colour (3-5)
110. Nautical measure of depth
111. Sworn in as a witness in court (2,4)
112. Soviet Union
(1,1,1,1)
115. Instruct, coach
116. Extremely
happy, elated
117. Stir up trouble
118. From the biggest continent
119. John Travolta/ Olivia NewtonJohn musical
120. Fierce insects,
bull …
121. Book or movie
names
122. Judges, rates
DOWN
1. Plan or
conspiracy
2. Messenger bird, … pigeon
3. Second-hand,
… car
4. Drastic, severe
6. Metal sheet for
the oven (6,4)
7. Blue-purple colour
8. Minor Greek god of the sea 9. Deep red furniture timber
10. Dressing gown
12. Blacksmith’s block
13. Abreast of the
facts (2,2,5)
14. Swamp, quagmire
15. Soccer forwards
18. Shrewd, clever
24. Large black bird
26. Brief film part
28. TheMatrix star,
Keanu …
29. Tennis great, …
Becker 32. Made slack
33. Plastic coating
35. Church dignitary
36. Mortgage provider
or financier, eg
37. Moments of danger
39. Sportsperson’s
leg protector (4,3)
40. Custom, practice
41. Echoed, the
sound …
43. Exclamation,
… goodness’ sake!
44. Went by horse
47. Fixes, fastens
50. Puzzling riddle
53. Skin irritation
54. Take hold of quickly 56. Foam pellet-filled
seat
57. Honeydews and
cantaloupes
59. Well-honed, a …
blade
62. Hearing organ
64. Mending, … socks
65. Drying-up cloth
(3,5)
67. Those who fret
69. Perches for
sleeping birds
71. Less difficult
72. Humiliates
74. Expenses
77. Authoritative
vote of no 80. Soft bread roll
81. Practice of going
unclothed
85. Carol, “The … and
the Ivy”
87. Convert food into
energy, eg
89. Diplomatic helpers
91. Leather document
holder bag
92. Public esteem
94. Large stringed
instrument
96. Tallest living
animals
98. Fried Indian meat
pastry
102. Small chops 103. Pictures made with broken tiles, etc
104. Soldier’s ID
disc (3-3)
105. Ski lodge, eg
106. Bestow, …
information
107. Pulverises into powder, … the coffee beans
109. Searches high
and low
113. BigLittleLies
actress, Laura …
114. Ship’s stern trail