THE BIG ONE
ACROSS
12 Make as good as new (7) 14 By hand (8) 15 Pertaining to race (6) 16 ___ Chase, actor (5) 19 Pool of money (4) 20 Grazing area (7) 21 Young female horse (5) 22 Committed to a particular
cause (9) 23 Aspect, viewpoint (5) 24 Ferocious fish (7) 26 Reject, decline (4,4) 29 Foul-smelling black and
white animal (5) 34 Totalling up (6) 35 Vegetable famed for making
Popeye strong (7) 37 Harassed, victimised (10) 41 Illuminated by artificial
light (8) 44 Employing (5) 45 Salad root (6) 46 Have inside (7) 48 Verdict of acquittal (3,6) 50 Evermore (3,5) 52 Flame-resistant barrier
between rooms (4,4) 55 Period of house rental (7) 57 Included in, within (5) 59 Burial chamber (4) 60 Subject proposed for
discussion (5) 62 Also (3) 65 Block (of chocolate) (3) 66 ___ candle, firework (5) 67 Clever and competent (4) 68 Fish with a large net (5) 69 Roams, rambles (7) 73 As soon as (8) 75 Government finance
department (8) 76 Cemetery (9) 79 Ceremonial parade of
aircraft (3-4) 81 Large bony structure at the
base of the spine (6) 83 ___ Toksvig, QI host (5) 85 Mottled moggie (5,3) 88 Rugby with fourteen players? (5-1-4) 89 Removed (text) (7) 90 Demand, stand firm (6) 94 ___ rarebit, cheese on toast (5) 95 Exposed, revealed (8) 98 High-ranking sailor (7) 100 Before the appointed time (5) 104 Cricket game (4,5) 107 Picture from a negative (5) 108 Insubordinate (7) 109 Settles an account (4) 110 Measure of length (5) 111 Few and far between (6) 112 Official mail stamp (8) 113 Dublin’s country (7)
DOWN
1 Authentic, real (7) 2 Thin paper used for decorations (5) 3 ___ Faith, singer/ songwriter (6) 4 Good-looking man (4) 5 Coastal rock face (5) 6 Shoe’s lace-hole (6) 7 Refuse to admit (4) 8 Screened from bright light (6) 9 Opposite of ‘tame’ (4) 10 Stimulate (the appetite) (4) 11 Obvious, clear (7) 13 Walked like a young child (7) 17 Border round a garment (6) 18 Winning tennis serve (3) 25 ___ Klum, supermodel (5) 27 Fast (5) 28 Unwanted garden plant (4) 30 Adopted an attitude of prayer (5) 31 Legal document read after a person’s death (4) 32 Looking ill and exhausted (7) 33 Comedy (6) 35 Cheeky or racy (5) 36 Vehicle going to the races (8) 38 Pink-coloured (4) 39 Golden-haired (6) 40 Loose Japanese robe (6) 42 Dismissed at cricket (3) 43 Ceramic bathroom square (4) 47 Bid (5) 49 Mouth sore (5) 50 Travelling amusement rides (7) 51 Period during which adolescents reach maturity (7) 53 Old-fashioned (5) 54 Hotpot (4) 56 Article of kitchen clothing (5) 58 Fix (4) 61 Use a rubber (5) 63 Smug or scornful grin (5) 64 Washed, purified (8) 65 Biblical word meaning ‘look’ (6) 70 Ring the same number again (6) 71 Darcey ___, ex-dancer (7) 72 Desire (4) 74 Boat, ship (6) 76 Crush (into powder) (5) 77 Whichever (3) 78 ___ Hatcher, actress (4) 80 Newspapers and magazines (5) 82 Type of sweater (1-4) 84 Remarked, observed (5) 86 Hit hard again and again (4) 87 Principal gas line (4) 90 Seen from one point of view (2,1,3) 91 Surgeon’s knife (7) 92 Purple moorland plant (7) 93 Taking part in a game (7) 96 On dry land (6) 97 Floppy, limp (6) 99 Let know, tell (6) 101 Ostrich-like bird (3) 102 Brag, crow (5) 103 Back end of a boat (5) 105 Put into groups (4) 106 Record on video (4) 107 Seaside jetty (4) 108 Panto drag character (4)