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5 Composition (5)

7 Italian city (7)

11 The science of light (6)

14 Unit of mass (4)

16 Unbalanced (8)

18 __ Maar, French surrealist

artist (4)

20 Visit briefly (4,2)

22 Narrow elevation of land, or

crest (5)

23 __ Cameron, Scottish

comedian (5)

24 Parasol (8)

26 Small pieces of coloured

paper (8)

29 Apex (3)

30 Gilbert & Sullivan princess (3) 32 Not heavy (5)

34 Russian leader (5)

36 Fake (4) 1 Equip (7)

2 Fashionable (4)

3 Soon (4)

4 Newspaper boss (6)

6 Gesture (6)

7 Complains (5)

8 Verbal (4)

9 Naval commanders (8)

10 Greek letter (3)

12 Those using forcible

recruitment techniques (5,4) 13 Unwell (3)

14 Leg joint (4)

15 Biblical patriarch (4)

17 Of a distinct group of

people (6)

19 Competent (4)

21 Recorded (2,4)

25 Beer (3)

27 Petroleum (3)

28 Overweight (3)

31 Painter (6) 38 Jockeys (6)

40 __ Hutton, 20th-Century

English cricketer (3)

41 Artist who produces 3D

work (8)

44 Flowering shrubs in the

Rhododendron genus (7) 47 Eggs (3)

48 Retain (4)

51 Biblical priest (3)

52 Interval of eight notes (6) 54 Revealed (7)

58 Girl’s name (3)

60 Kingdom (5)

61 Mediocre (2-2)

64 Flee (6)

65 Affirmative voters (4)

66 Sound of mirth (8)

68 Meadow (3)

70 Italian capital (4) 33 Writing fluid (3)

34 Lighting device (4)

35 Pesters (4)

37 Beast (6)

39 Couple (3)

40 Sheltered side (3)

42 Dwarf planet (5)

43 Gemstones (5)

45 Metal (4)

46 Hunt (4)

47 Senior (5)

49 Long fish (3)

50 Lazy (4)

51 Finish (3)

53 Series of links (5)

55 Medical photograph (1-3)

56 Mythological monster (4)

57 One who receives wages (6) 59 Expressed forcibly (8)

62 West __, constituent state of

India (6)

63 Articles (5) 71 Slow-moving reptile (8) 76 Ancient stringed

instrument (4)

78 Exhalation (6)

80 Holy image (4)

82 Giving (8)

85 Correct (5)

86 Pen point (3)

88 Pierce (4)

90 Commercials (abbr.) (3) 91 Curve (3)

92 Island (4)

93 Knight (3)

94 Group of eight (5)

95 Military branch (3,5)

97 Possesses (4)

98 Elevate (6)

99 Rubber wheel (4)

103 Mergansers (8)

106 Entreaty (4) 67 Mythical hero (8)

69 Deer (4)

72 Flow back (3)

73 Travel permit (4)

74 Unit of time (4)

75 Responsibility (4)

77 French street (3)

79 Erring (6)

81 Stain (4)

82 About to arrive (3)

83 US state (4)

84 Sharp intake of breath (4) 86 Italian city (6)

87 Explode (5)

88 Pigpen (3)

89 Elderly (4)

92 Of the item (3)

96 Middle Eastern native (5) 99 Speak (4)

100 Speed contest (4)

101 Choice of path (5)

102 Element (6) 107 Fuss (3)

108 Guard (8)

111 Extinct bird (4)

113 To this place (6)

117 Fifth brightest star in night

sky (4)

119 Satan (5)

120 Vegetable (3)

121 Festers (7)

125 Sheepdog (6)

127 Edible seed (3)

130 Blue-green colour (4)

132 Anger (3)

133 Young hare (7)

135 Funny story (8)

138 Female sheep (3)

140 Sermonize (6)

142 Appear (4)

144 Campanologist’s

instruments (5) 104 105 106 109 110 112 114 115 116 118 122

123 124 125 126 128 129

131 134 135

Once more (5) Elementary (5) Knitting stitch (4)

50% cheaper (4-5) Altitude (6)

Beak (4)

Sea eagle (4)

Select (3)

Feather scarf (3) Estrange (8)

Hard part on the end of fingers and toes (4)

Part of the mouth (4) Strong (6)

Signal (3)

Age (3)

Ideal society (6) British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic (7) Garland in Hawaii (3) Improve (6)

Scared (6) 147 Lines from centre to edge of a circle (5)

Number (3)

Rita __, UK singer (3) Represents (8)

Good luck charm (8) Bequeath (5)

Mount ___, Biblical location (5) Lumberjack (6)

Mine shaft (4)

Daring (8)

Poems (4)

Move restlessly (6) S. American country (7) Theatre attendant (5) 148 150 151 154 157 158

159 160 161 162 163 164 165 136 Blunder (3)

137 Arid (3)

139 Quick perception (3) 141 Jane Austen novel (4) 143 Item of gardening

equipment (5)

145 Looked at (4)

146 Deprivation (4)

149 S. American country (4) 152 Land measurement (4) 153 Weakens (4)

155 Assist (3)

156 No vote (3)