Giant Crossword

ACROSS

1 Tie with a rope or chain (6) 5 Somerset city (4)

8 Sewing implement (6)

10 Without rules or

principles (8)

14 Earth, for example (6)

16 Impede growth (5)

22 Get something done

quicker (4,4)

23 Brightly-coloured plant (7) 24 Large primate (7)

26 Predictive (9)

27 Jules ---, French writer (5) 29 Ends (4)

30 Shade (3)

31 Consumed (3,2) 33 Aromatic plant (4)

34 Removed forbibly from

power (10)

35 Tuscan city (5)

36 Monetary unit (4)

39 The __ Flag, socialist

anthem (3)

40 Stand by, assist (8)

42 Hint (3-3)

43 --- Cowboys, NFL

team (6)

44 Britain’s Got Talent runner

up, --- Boyle (5)

46 Unfit (3,2,5)

49 Immediately (2,4)

51 Sat around (5) 54 Sorority (10)

56 Temporary solutions (4-4) 61 Precious gemstone (8)

63 Restrain (7)

64 Tough fibrous tissue (5)

65 Bury (5)

66 Drink measure (3)

68 Open, peaty wasteland (4) 70 Irritation (4)

71 Suitable (3)

72 Community card poker

game (5)

74 Value (5)

75 Hostile course of

action (7)

78 Wholly and completely (8) 83 Practise (8)

85 Estate employee (10)

87 Drying cloth (5)

89 A written message (6)

91 Brightly-coloured bird (10) 94 Not expressed, implied (5) 96 Itemised (6)

98 Unit of time (6)

100 God of dreams (8)

102 Your (3)

104 Restaurant item (4)

106 Breed of dog (5)

107 Plan and direct (10)

109 --- Redding, US singer (4) 111 A sharp or projecting

part (5) 114 Zodiac sign (3)

115 Panzer, for example (4) 116 Bell (5)

117 Practical (9)

118 Star Trek actor, William

--- (7)

121 Helping (7)

122 Voters (8)

123 --- Movie, horror spoof (5) 124 Jewellery item (6)

125 Uncommon people or

things (8)

126 Thinks at length (6)

127 Ado (4)

128 Step (6)