GIANT CROSSWORD
Across
4 Endures (5) 6 Drunken festivity (7) 10 Second-placed contestant (6-2) 14 Figure of speech (8) 16 Maple tree (4) 17 Plaster wall covering (6) 18 Aromatic resin (12) 19 Realm (7) 20 Wayward behaviour (8) 23 (Someone’s) benefit, interest (6) 24 Postpone (5) 26 Card game (4) 28 First coat of plaster (6) 29 Infers (8) 32 Genial (7) 34 Animal doctor (3) 35 Scorch (4) 37 Tooth decay (6) 39 Strip of land (7) 43 Evergreen climbing plant (3) 45 Smouldering piece of fuel (5) 46 Street (4) 49 Confederation (5) 50 Electrical current measuring devices (8) 52 Biro (3) 54 As well as (4) 55 Protector (8) 60 Missing (6) 62 A pretence (10) 66 Evade (5) 67 Distress call (init.) (3) 69 Play wildly (4) 71 Belonging to us (4) 72 __ Hewson, Irish actress in The Luminaries (3) 73 Servants (5) 74 Menaced (10) 77 Edible mollusc (6) 80 Avoided (8) 83 Bucket (4) 84 Make a supply last longer (3) 85 Relating to monks or nuns (8) 89 Discourage (5) 90 Element with symbol Pb (4) 92 Child’s sweet on a stick (5) 93 Brazilian city (3) 94 Come in again (2-5) 98 Second-incommand (6) 101 Egg-shaped (4) 102 Long fish (3) 103 __ Ferrera, US actress in Ugly Betty (7) 105 Pertaining to business and finance (8) 107 Reputation (6) 108 Paradise (4) 110 Reside (5) 112 Destiny (6) 114 Husband of your child (3-2-3) 116 Belief (7) 118 Cardiac disorder (5,7) 119 Pencil rubber (6) 120 Islamic ruler (4) 121 Miscellaneous items (8) 122 People plying their wares (8) 123 Meeting (7) 124 Backless shoes (5)
Down
1 Whim (7) 2 Smallest unit of a chemical element (4) 3 Features (6) 5 Instrumental composition (6) 6 Candle cords (5) 7 Locality (4) 8 Sound of mirth (8) 9 Vex (3) 11 Emphasize (9) 12 Digits (7) 13 Gag (4) 15 Disappointing period (3-3) 17 African expedition to see animals (6) 21 Type of lettuce (3) 22 Thrifty (6) 24 Fold in fabric to give clothes shape (4) 25 Company (4) 27 Loves (6) 30 Ran engine slowly, out of gear (5) 31 Stage and film musical (5) 33 Jane Austen novel (4) 34 Austrian capital (6) 36 European capital (4) 38 Carrying a weapon (5) 40 Star (3) 41 Perceive aurally (4) 42 A broad strip or area (6) 44 Stretch of water east of the UK (5,3) 47 Excessively prim people (6) 48 Concur (5) 51 Frog young (8) 53 Greyish-yellow (4) 56 Short sleep (3) 57 Unrecoverable (4) 58 Dishonest person (4) 59 Reserve of money (4) 61 Newspaper boss (6) 62 Glove (4) 63 Transgression (3) 64 Continent (4) 65 __ Blyton, children’s author (4) 67 Meat pin (6) 68 Supercilious (5) 70 Face-covering (4) 71 Mineral (3) 75 Lift (5) 76 Involve (6) 78 Scheme (4) 79 Aided (6) 81 Impassive person (5) 82 Spartan queen of myth (5) 83 Cut off the outer edges (4) 84 Vision organ (3) 86 Oversee (9) 87 Return (to custody) (6) 88 Entreaty (4) 91 Display cabinets (8) 95 Absence of difficulty (4) 96 Lofty (4) 97 Chair set on curved supports (6) 98 Those owing money (7) 99 Brings about (6) 100 Obscure (7) 104 Expose (6) 105 __ Hemingway, US author (6) 106 Possess (3) 109 Intolerable (3,2) 111 Small bird (4) 113 Therefore (4) 115 Moan (4) 117 Not old (3)