Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
£1000 Big Name Crossword
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ACROSS
Cupboard for hanging clothes (8)
Cut down on spending (9)
Frustrate, prevent (6)
Wash away soapsuds (5)
Edit and shorten a text (7) Hours of darkness (5)
19 Grass colour (5)
20 Period of seven days (4)
21 Beast, creature (6)
22 Juicy (8)
23 Flat-bottomed boat (4)
26 Intensified light beam (5)
28 Small game bird,
or to tremble (5)
29 Winner (6)
33 Kate —, UK supermodel (4)
34 Small Mediterranean
fruit (5)
35 Profoundly (6)
39 Wartime friend (4)
40 Vote into office (5)
42 Type of oven that cooks food quickly using electromagnetic radiation (9)
45 Sunrise (4)
47 Vision aid used
for one eye (7)
48 Weird, peculiar (7)
49 Bill of fare (4)
52 Crash (9)
53 Card game (5)
54 In addition (4)
57 Outlying
area of a city (6)
59 Seep, ooze (5)
60 Bog fuel (4)
64 Rectangular
in shape (6)
65 Location (5)
66 Upper body (5)
70 Mound, pile (4)
71 Round (8)
72 Overseas (6)
75 Quite hot (4)
79 Regular, normal (5)
80 Guile (5)
81 Take by surprise (7)
82 Similar (5)
83 Spanish fortified
wine drunk as an aperitif (6)
84 Lawyer who represents
clients in court (9)
85 Soft goat wool (8) 1 5
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Mythical creature said to appear at full moon (8) Variety, extent (5)
Coral structure (4)
Organ of thought (5)
Hug, embrace (6)
Sewing implement (6)
Tiny, microscopic (9) Indicated (9)
Massive (4)
Good enough (8)
Solution of a drug or chemical in water (8)
14 Percussion instrument (4)
15 Sturdily built (5)
24 Squash (5)
25 Thousand thousand (7)
27 Angry frown (5)
30 Salad of finely-shredded cabbage with carrot and onion (8)
31 Fermented apple juice (5)
32 Planet, Roman god and
metallic element (7)
36 Field in which
a horse is kept (7)
37 Destiny (4)
38 Ask for (7)
41 Unlucky number? (8)
42 Ham or lamb, eg (4)
43 Plentiful (7)
44 Unite (4)
46 Go on foot (4)
50 Strong-flavoured, tasty (7)
51 Bug sometimes
caught by computers (5)
55 Depart (5)
56 Culinary ingredient
such as cumin or nutmeg (5)
58 Combined woollen hat and mask named after a Crimean battle (9)
59 Moving staircase (9)
61 Riding breeches (8)
62 Enjoyment,
satisfaction (8)
63 Sudden rush of cattle
or people (8)
67 Nip between the fingers (5)
68 Emergency (6)
69 Place to store a car (6)
73 Assess (4)
74 Stadium (5)
76 Nimble (5)
77 Smudge (4)
78 Reckless (4) 1
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