Colossal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Barbecued salmon, eg (7, 4) 7 Spike for putting meat over an open fire (5, 6) 12 Popular Greek destination (5) 13 Idris —, star of Luther (4)
15 Katy —, US songstress (5) 16 Type of lizard (5) 17 Coarse file (4) 19 Bright, intense (5) 20 Easily chewed (6) 21 Run —, go mad (4) 23 Heavy metal (4) 25 Trip on an ocean liner (6) 28 Alms (7) 29 Spoiling (7) 32 Movie’s title music (5) 33 Denise Van —, presenter (5)
34 In the middle of (7) 37 Without weapons (7) 39 Ruler (7)
41 Tiny (6) 42 Conjuring baton (4) 44 German currency (4) 46 Confuse (6) 49 Duo, pair (7) 50 Sever (3)
51 Tiny —, character in A Christmas Carol (3) 53 Examine closely (7) 55 Arrive at (5) 56 Snow leopard (5) 57 Article of clothing (7)
58 At a low —, in a state of decline (3)
60 In good health (3) 61 Unfilled position (7) 62 Pretence (6) 64 County of England (4)
66 Epic tale (4) 67 Education centre (6) 70 Bucharest’s country (7) 71 Valuable dated object (7) 73 Cockerel (7) 75 Readily understood (5) 77 Helmet flap (5) 79 Mountaineer (7) 81 Oblivious (7) 84 Second largest continent (6) 85 Weighty book (4) 87 — Berry, food writer (4)
89 Prickly desert plant (6)
91 Pole (5)
92 Mona —, artwork (4) 93 Astrology sign (5) 95 Rafael Nadal’s nation (5) 97 Clarified butter (4) 98 Channel-crossing ship (5) 99 Vegetable cooked in foil (5, 6)
100 Warm baguette with tangy butter (6, 5) DOWN 1 Invited person (5) 2 Specialist (6) 3 Long way (3) 4 Authority (3-2) 5 Vacation (7) 6 Government official (7)
8 Bald —, national bird of the US (5) 9 Jackson 5 hit (1, 1, 1) 10 — egg, picnic treat (6) 11 Currency of India (5)
14 Rigid bracelet (6) 18 Burning (6) 21 Pale, wan (5) 22 Made a scarf, eg (7) 23 Free time (7) 24 Small American eatery (5) 26 Tempest (5) 27 Centre (5) 30 Russian alcoholic drink (5) 31 Rural fireplace (5) 35 Exhausted? (5) 36 Write in block capitals (5) 38 Wrong (9) 40 Period following midday (9) 43 Likable (7) 45 Sprinting (7) 47 Boat’s mooring (5) 48 Strainer (5) 49 Small harbour vessel (3) 50 — Guevara, revolutionary (3) 52 Vehicle test (1, 1, 1) 54 — Story, animated film series (3) 59 Reproof (5) 60 Piece of stone struck to make fire (5) 62 Premature (5) 63 Protect from sunlight (5) 65 Quiver, quake (7) 66 Lowest form of wit! (7) 68 Bend (5)
69 Film noir based on a novel by Vera Caspary (5) 72 Part of an archipelago (5) 74 Lost pet (5) 76 Country whose capital is Nicosia (6) 78 Exchange, swap (6) 80 Cattle thief (7) 81 Military attire (7) 82 Fast horse-riding pace (6) 83 Picturesque (6) 84 Improvise (2-3) 86 Done on purpose (5) 88 Bewildered (2, 3) 90 Use cash (5) 94 Wager (3) 96 Afflict (3)