Accrington Observer

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS 1 Vintner’s store (4,4) 5 Make (7)

9 Accounts of the past (9) 14 Fires (5)

16 Unfit (3,2,5)

23 Small river (6) 24 Cemetery (9) 25 Impression (7) 26 Donkey (3)

27 Close result (4,5)

28 Thin wooden strip (4) 29 Resourcefu­lness (10) 30 Commanded (7) 31 Specific quantity of

medicine (4) 32 Sloping type (6)

33 Stop an official action (4) 34 Nought (7)

37 Bereaved wife (5) 38 Viper (5)

39 Audibly (5)

40 Landed property (5,5) 42 US state (5)

43 Dried grapes (8) 48 Mythologic­al monster (4) 49 Seed enclosed in a husk (7)

50 Type of tart (8)

51 Pigment (3)

52 Account summaries (10) 53 Energetic (6) 58 Orientatio­n (8)

61 Spanish city (6)

62 Soft fabric (7)

63 Moving down (8)

65 Flirts (10)

70 Astronauts’ uniforms (5,5) 72 Pariah (8)

73 Ursine enclosure (4,3) 74 Italian painter (6)

75 Cross (8)

82 German city (6) 83 Aloofness (10)

85 Attempt (3)

86 Type of spaniel (8) 87 Religious story (7) 88 Insincere talk (4) 94 Partly (8)

95 Mark (5)

96 Fashion awareness (5-5) 97 More arid (5)

98 Speak (5)

99 Metalworke­r (5)

103 Coherent (7)

105 Consumes (4)

106 Holding of land in

exchange for service (6) 108 Awaken (4)

109 Instrument (7)

110 Wellness (4,6) 113 Needle case (4)

114 Fool (9)

115 Charged Particle (3)

116 Branch of mathematic­s (7) 118 By the way (2,7)

119 Tutorial (6)

120 Stop (10)

121 Intermedia­ry (5)

122 Reverberat­ion (9)

123 Extreme happiness (7)

124 Caribou (8)

DOWN 2 Meaning (9)

3 Canvasser (11)

4 Christian song book (6) 6 Wander (4)

7 Sunrise (8)

8 Sea birds whose down is used in quilts (5,5) 9 Coiffure (6)

10 Fluid that transports nutrients through a plant (3)

11 Leaving out (8)

12 Jot (4) 13 Begin (5,3)

14 Plant fibre (5)

15 Enrol for military service (9) 17 Unfasten (6)

18 Confessing (6,2)

19 Without determinat­ion (4-7) 20 Assume affectedly (3,2) 21 Supplying (9)

22 Coast (9)

31 Time limit (8) 35 Promiscuou­s woman (7) 36 European river (5)

41 High regard (6) 44 Inns (7)

45 Epidermis (4) 46 Resident (7)

47 Pruritus (5)

54 S. American country (4) 55 Number (5)

56 Make an entreaty to (7) 57 Reproach (4)

59 Type of grass (7) 60 Metabolic disease (4) 64 Head lice (4)

66 Alloy (5)

67 Did wrong (6) 68 One who suggests subject for discussion (8)

69 Model of excellence (7) 71 Contest (11)

76 Eras (4)

77 Surrounded (11)

78 It broke the camel’s back (4,5)

79 Delete (5)

80 Belligeren­t (10)

81 Most important (9) 84 Policy declaratio­n (9) 89 Away (3,2,4) 90 Semi-circular window (8) 91 Reservatio­n payment (8) 92 Five-sided shape (8) 93 Conceited (8)

100 Draw back (6)

101 On fire (6)

102 Variety of capsicum (6) 104 Group of eight (5)

107 Oneness (5)

111 Organs of hearing (4)

112 European capital (4)

117 Prohibit (3)

Across: 1 Wine shop, 5 Produce, 9 Histories, 14 Sacks, 16 Out of shape, 23 Stream, 24 Graveyard, 25 Imprint, 26 Ass, 27 Near thing, 28 Lath, 29 Initiative, 30 Ordered, 31 Dose, 32 Italic, 33 Veto, 34 Nothing, 37 Widow, 38 Adder, 39 Aloud, 40 Manor house, 42 Idaho, 43 Currants, 48 Ogre, 49 Kernels, 50 Bakewell, 51 Ink, 52 Statements, 53 Active, 58 Bearings, 61 Toledo, 62 Flannel, 63 Lowering, 65 Philanders, 70 Space suits, 72 Outsider, 73 Bear pit, 74 Titian, 75 Traverse, 82 Bremen, 83 Detachment, 85 Try, 86 Springer, 87 Parable, 88 Cant, 94 Somewhat, 95 Stain, 96 Dress-sense, 97 Drier, 98 Orate, 99 Smith, 103 Logical,

105 Eats, 106 Feudal, 108 Stir, 109 Bassoon, 110 Good health, 113 Etui, 114 Ignoramus, 115 Ion, 116 Algebra, 118 In passing, 119 Lesson,

120 Standstill, 121 Proxy, 122 Resonance, 123 Elation, 124 Reindeer.

Down: 2 Intending, 3 Electionee­r, 4 Hymnal, 6 Rove, 7 Daybreak, 8 Eider ducks, 9 Hairdo, 10 Sap, 11 Omission, 12 Iota, 13 Start out, 14 Sisal, 15 Conscript, 17 Unhook, 18 Owning up, 19 Half-hearted, 20 Put on, 21 Providing, 22 Freewheel, 31 Deadline, 35 Trollop, 36 Rhine, 41 Esteem, 44 Taverns, 45 Skin, 46 Dweller, 47 Itchy, 54 Peru, 55 Seven, 56 Solicit, 57 Slur, 59 Esparto, 60 Gout, 64 Nits, 66 Steel, 67 Sinned, 68 Proposer, 69 Paragon, 71 Competitio­n, 76 Ages, 77 Encompasse­d, 78 Last straw, 79 Erase, 80 Aggressive, 81 Paramount, 84 Manifesto, 89 Not at home, 90 Fanlight, 91 Retainer, 92 Pentagon, 93 Arrogant, 100 Recoil,

101 Ablaze, 102 Chilli, 104 Octet, 107 Unity, 111 Ears, 112 Oslo, 117 Ban.

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