Giant Crossword

ACROSS

1 Eye specialists (8)

5 Deadlock (7)

9 Abductor (9)

14 Ingenuous (5)

16 Obesity (10)

23 Absent pupil (6)

24 Chess manoeuvre (2,7)

25 Young birds of prey (7)

26 Obtain (3)

27 Elaborate, enlarge (9)

28 Implement (4)

29 Planned (10)

30 Imbalanced (7)

31 Sean __, UK actor (4)

32 Reflexive form of ‘it’ (6)

33 Proofing mark (4)

34 Obsolete (7)

37 Dramatic platform (5)

38 City in Nebraska, US (5)

39 Custom (5)

40 Cushioned vehicle (10)

42 Explosion (5)

43 Reignites (8)

48 Therefore (4)

49 Surgical knives (7)

50 Discourage (4,4)

51 Drinking establishment (3)

52 Overseer (10)

53 Radio presenter (6)

58 Garden plant (5,3)

61 Platitude (6)

62 Hankered, longed (7)

63 Fish of the genus Hippocampus (8)

65 Blood relationships (6,4)

70 Practising (10)

72 Becomes aware (8)

73 Endeavour (7)

74 Oh dear! (6)

75 Building material (8)

82 Former Spanish monetary unit (6)

83 Adversity (10)

85 Scrap (3)

86 Border region (8)

87 Release (7)

88 Bombard (4)

94 Killer (8)

95 Images (5)

96 Of feeble character (4-6)

97 __ Jones, early-modern English architect (5)

98 Ghost __, 2007 film starring Nicolas Cage (5)

99 Instil (5)

103 Century (7)

105 Needle case (4)

106 Expects (6)

108 Locate (4)

109 Entertainer (7)

110 Greet (5,5)

113 __ Redding, US soul singer (4)

114 Lawyer (9)

115 Impair (3)

116 Large feline (7)

118 Impudence (9)

119 Evaded (6)

120 Stationery fasteners (10)

121 Levied (5)

122 Loitering (9)

123 Old Testament book (7)

124 Anxiety (8)

DOWN

2 Woodworker (9)

3 Protagonist in a film or

play (7,4)

4 Gundog (6)

6 Dinner, for example (4)

7 Potent drink (8)

8 Fanatic (10)

9 Genuflects (6)

10 Excavate (3)

11 Means (8)

12 Mail (4)

13 Boat racing contests (8)

14 Chemical (5)

15 Unexpressable (9)

17 Drug (6)

18 Tied (8)

19 Completely empty (7,4)

20 Impassive person (5)

21 Under hypnosis (2,1,6)

22 Wonderful (9)

31 Devotee of literature (8)

35 Beams (7)

36 Ostentation (5)

41 Easily upset (6)

44 Use as part payment (5,2)

45 Smack (4)

46 Sticks (7)

47 Incursion (5)

54 Assistant (4)

55 Encounters (5)

56 Supporting (7)

57 __ Ora, UK singer (4)

59 On the other hand (7)

60 Relaxation (4)

64 Aperture (4)

66 Country in Asia (5)

67 Sift (6)

68 Form a relationship with (8)

69 First batsmen of an innings (7)

71 Nickname for Ireland (7,4)

76 Expanded (4)

77 Tailor’s device (4,7)

78 Away from the right path (3,6)

79 Italian city (5)

80 Item of jewellery (6,4)

81 Groundhog (9)

84 Woman with a will (9)

89 Washerwoman (9)

90 Piece of unexpected good fortune (8)

91 Rural (8)

92 Remedy (8)

93 Additional comment (8)

100 Endure cheerfully (4,2)

101 Docile pet (6)

102 Wallows (6)

104 Extreme (5)

107 Equipped (5)

111 Map (4)

112 Abominable snowman (4)

117 Monica __, UK author of Brick Lane (3)