THE BIG ONE
ACROSS
12 Feathered night creature
with front-facing eyes (4,3) 14 Jewel in a necklace, ring
etc (8) 15 Person who often avoids
work (6) 16 Aeroplane driver (5) 19 ___ and ends, scraps (4) 20 ___ McDormand, US actress (7) 21 Match between local teams (5) 22 Male partner (9) 23 Milk processing depot (5) 24 Stumped, unable to proceed (2,1,4) 26 Three wins in a row (3-5) 29 Had, possessed (5) 34 Constantly, continually (6) 35 Glaringly obvious (7) 37 Background tunes in public (5,5) 41 Treat mercifully (2,4,2) 44 Heavenly messenger (5) 45 Interfere (6) 46 Containing a lot of carbohydrate (7) 48 Take bets and pay out winnings (4,1,4) 50 Showy wealth (8) 52 Sunshades (8) 55 Illegal trespass, burglary (5-2) 57 Monastery church (5) 59 Outer covering of the body (4) 60 Dental thread (5) 62 Annual car check (inits) (3) 65 Ignorant lout (3) 66 Walk in (5) 67 Friendly country (4) 68 ___ dog, security patrol (5) 69 Covered porch (7) 73 Influenced (8) 75 Beauty treatment for the feet (8) 76 Having no smell (9) 79 In the neighbourhood (7) 81 Crescent-shaped fruit (6) 83 Place to sleep, usually in a ship (5) 85 Mixed, containing different kinds (8) 88 Parts of the face below the eyes (10) 89 Novice driver (7) 90 Partner in marriage (6) 94 Friend (5) 95 Furtive, cautious (8) 98 Transport that travels regularly between two places (7) 100 Hold up, make late (5) 104 Fungal disease of plants (5,4) 107 Small mug of tea, familiarly (5) 108 Describe, depict (7) 109 Board for carrying drinks (4) 110 Steel rope (5) 111 Variety of French brandy (6) 112 Another name for the aubergine (8) 113 To do with heredity (7)
DOWN
1 Flood protection sack (7) 2 Speedy, rapid (5) 3 Sketching tool (6) 4 Invites (to a party) (4) 5 Long-winded (5) 6 Look high and low (6) 7 Children’s ‘spotting’ game (1-3) 8 Lumberjack’s warning call (6) 9 Erotic (4) 10 Number in a quintet (4) 11 Military man or woman (7) 13 Hole to breathe through (7) 17 Prickly desert plant (6) 18 Painting (3) 25 Informal language (5) 27 Only just warm (5) 28 Message in cipher (4) 30 Buzzing noise of a machine (5) 31 Patterned like a doily (4) 32 Drawing room (7) 33 Admirer, wooer (6) 35 Not written or recorded on (5) 36 British astronaut (3,5) 38 Of rain, fall heavily (4) 39 Mark of high public regard (6) 40 Ski-resort accommodation (6) 42 Become older (3) 43 Midday (4) 47 Utensil for eating soup (5) 49 Similar (5) 50 Perform surgery (7) 51 Perplex, bewilder (7) 53 Latin American dance (5) 54 At a great distance (4) 56 Lower leg joint (5) 58 Make (a hole) by drilling (4) 61 Fleece (a sheep) (5) 63 Read carefully, look closely at (5) 64 On the whole (3,2,3) 65 Walking (2,4) 70 Drive away, scatter (6) 71 Ship-towing vessel (7) 72 List of duties (4) 74 One who counts votes (6) 76 Different (5) 77 Often-pierced body part (3) 78 Area of mown grass (4) 80 Felt a dull pain (5) 82 Advantage or property (5) 84 Cowboy’s home (5) 86 Hard work (4) 87 Aid (a criminal) (4) 90 Annual earnings (6) 91 Ghost, phantom (7) 92 Ray of light (7) 93 Exaggerated enthusiast (7) 96 Performing in a film (6) 97 Cry of delight (6) 99 Oppressive leader (6) 101 Shade of blue (3) 102 Rail track’s width, or estimate (5) 103 Liv ___, US actress (5) 105 Skilled and talented (4) 106 Walkway along the seafront (4) 107 Male hen (4) 108 Tree associated with the desert (4)