THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Dearth, scarcity 5. Chinatown star, … Nicholson 8. Changes position 11. Horror-struck 16. Capable 17. Less loose 19. Anonymous, … author 20. Star of The Exorcist, Linda … 21. Drive or stimulate into action 22. Twins star sign 23. Knocked gently 25. Kindling sticks 27. Ancient cereal grain 30. Musicians in the brass section 31. Flexible 32. Genus of maple tree 33. Charlie’s Angels producer, … Spelling 37. Descended a cliff face by rope 41. Books of maps 42. Permanent associate of a club (4,6) 44. Quotation from Hamlet, “…, poor Yorick” 45. Ghost actress, … Moore 46. Jar for flowers 47. Undermines, white … 48. Nickname for New Zealand, The Shaky … 50. Growled 51. Adopted, … the culture 54. Bitumen road surface 56. Australian Taxation Office (1,1,1) 57. High wind 59. Printing re-correction 61. Presiding officer in debate, eg 63. Australian wild dogs 66. Tomorrow Never Dies star, … Hatcher 68. Enter (2,2) 69. Australian singersongwriter, … Noll 70. Disembarking, … from the train 73. Scold, … off 75. Pakistani language 76. Neon or helium, eg 78. Human eggs 79. Ultimate, the … result 80. Sales docket, eg 82. Realistic, down to … 84. Hair-grooming tools, brush and … 85. Spoke 87. Packed To The Rafters star, … Thomson 89. Mess up, make a … of it 91. Ship’s power-house (6,4) 94. Quickest route, make a … for 96. Jail term, prison … 99. Coarse files 101. Chinatown co-star of 5. Across, … Dunaway 102. Obligations 103. Desperate final course of action (4,6) 106. Group of ships 108. Dock where boats are built 110. Little Women author, … May Alcott 111. Ornamental insertions 112. Taj Mahal’s Indian site 115. Related to sight, … nerve 116. Straighten out, … the wire 117. In an aircraft, … the plane (2,5) 118. Garlic mayonnaise 119. Hoarse, have a sore … 120. Elapse, omit (4,2) 121. From time to time, now and … 122. Regal
DOWN
1. Earthly paradise (7-2) 2. Ham it up 3. The Wizard Of Oz dog 4. Nickname for sensationalist tabloids (6,5) 6. If events move at the current speed (2,4,4) 7. Japanese martial art 8. Create by carving 9. Writing-fluid vessels in old desks 10. DIY implement 12. Triangular wall at the end of a roof 13. Down in the dumps (2,1,3,3) 14. Lengthy harangue 15. Stretch high, went up … (2,6) 18. Culpable 24. Highest male voices 26. Schoolchild 28. Religious verses 29. Cabs for hire 32. Declaring positively 34. Poured down, … heavily 35. Less remote 36. Classifications 38. Below, under 39. AEST, Australian … Standard Time 40. Animal homes 41. TV breaks (abbrev) 42. Boy, youth 43. Have second thoughts, get cold … 46. Dizziness caused by heights 49. Additional runs at cricket 52. Catwalk strutter 53. Group of singers 55. Sent a message by computer 56. Respect singer, … Franklin 58. Become more active, get a new … of life 60. South Pacific island nation 62. Devour 64. Opaque watercolour 65. Rife within a certain area, … to 67. Occurrence 69. Sections of a play 71. Type of dog, blue … 72. Pushes, urges 74. Mean Girls actress, Lindsay … 77. Besides 80. Border 81. Threefold, a … layer 82. Stretch resources to get by, … out 83. How could you think such a thing! (3,4,4) 86. Heart artery 88. Voracious 90. Tall seat, bar … 92. Ancient Roman arena fighter 93. Hand-held speedcheck gauge (5,3) 95. London precinct, … Court 97. Self-obsessed person 98. Puts money in bank 100. Fashion designer, … McCartney 104. Harbour work vessel 105. Chaperone 106. Grubby and grimy 107. Have a meal away from home (3,3) 109. Agave plant 113. Italian volcano 114. Rouse from sleep