Colossal Crossword
ACROSS
Restaurant booking… (11) … and where meals are served in a canteen (4, 7) 12 Disdainful look (5)
13 On the —, exactly (4)
15 Jousting weapon (5)
16 Rural fireplace (5)
17 Rubbish tip (4)
19 Flax cloth (5)
20 Meek, modest (6)
21 Bound, jump (4)
23 Surrender (4)
25 Hurt, insult (6)
28 Evident, apparent (7)
29 Likely culprit (7)
32 Film’s title tune (5)
33 Door fitting (5)
34 Announce (7)
37 Burst inwards (7)
39 Need (7)
41 Tiny wave (6)
42 Thick flat square
of stone (4)
44 Boulder (4)
46 Amble (6)
49 Separate, divorce (5, 2) 50 Auction offer (3)
51 Chest bone (3)
53 Bedspread (7) 1 7 55 Foretell, bode (5)
56 Concur (5)
57 Fateful, sinister (7)
58 Broadcast (3)
60 Bashful, shy (3)
61 Computer chip
material (7)
62 Turn sharply (6)
64 — out, dispense (4)
66 Major town (4)
67 Clergyman (6)
70 Musical virtuoso (7)
71 Shellfish (7)
73 Early morning deliverer of pints? (7) Barrage of gunfire (5) Brush hard (5) Regalia item (7) Adhesive dressing (7)
84 Reason for a crime (6) 85 Neat, ordered (4)
87 Metal fastening (4)
89 Support over a doorway (6) Investigation (5) Income support payment (4) Cured pork rashers (5)
95 Sacred Muslim book (5) 75 77 79 81 91 92
93 97 Crossword base (4) 98 Courtroom
attendant (5)
99 Assortment of Brie
and Cheddar, eg (11) 100 Fee sometimes levied
on each diner (5, 6)
DOWN
Texan cattle farm (5) Low-lying land between hills (6) Half a score (3) Soap —, episodic TV serial (5) Worried (7)
Old Testament book (7) — Oyl, Popeye’s girl (5) Excavate (3)
Wild feline of Central and South America (6) 11 Brisk, quick (5)
14 Specimen (6)
18 Imbalanced (6)
21 Tag (5)
22 Wise saying (7)
23 Bank employee (7)
24 Surpass (5)
26 Old anaesthetic (5)
27 Foot lever (5)
30 Play unfairly (5) 1 2
3 4
5 6 8 9 10 31 Evil spirit (5)
35 Sea creature (5)
36 Somerset tipple? (5) 38 Hors d’oeuvre (9)
40 Gadget used by
the wine waiter? (9) 43 Bags and cases (7) 45 Present-day (7)
47 Muscular seizure (5) 48 Excessively
overweight (5)
49 Jeer (3)
50 Female
undergarment (3)
52 Parking space (3)
54 Food can (3)
59 Cowboy event (5)
60 — Sark,
historic ship (5)
62 Shatter (5)
63 Cap’s peak (5)
65 Ability to share
another’s feelings (7) 66 Navigational aid (7) 68 Wash out suds from (5) Plump (5) Lawful, legal (5) Massage, pummel (5) Hang about (6) Duty list (6) 69 72 74 76 78 80 Fast train (7)
81 Difficulty (7)
82 Puny (6)
83 Medical centre (6) 84 Sorcery (5)
86 One who gives (5) 88 Capital of Japan (5) 90 Hunter’s
accommodation (5) 94 Dove’s call (3)
96 Cereal grass (3)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror