Colossal Crossword

ACROSS

1 Elderly male relative (11) 7 Aunt or uncle’s child? (5, 6) 12 Automaton (5) 13 Nervous, irritable (4) 15 Shakespeare’s theatre? (5) 16 Fly (a plane) (5) 17 Group of 10 Down (4) 19 Loaning of money at an exorbitant rate of interest (5) 20 Rudder handle (6) 21 Unit of computer memory (4) 23 Applaud (4) 25 Drop rubbish in public (6) 28 Remarkable event (7) 29 Elephant’s call (7) 32 — Keating, singer (5) 33 Delightful surprise (5) 34 Taxing, difficult (7) 37 Leo —, Russian author (7) 39 Cost (7) 41 Spending plan (6) 42 Harrison —, film icon (4) 44 Toast holder (4) 46 Turned into (6) 49 Dome-shaped hairdo (7) 50 Set (a table) (3) 51 Floor covering (3) 53 Chisel-edged tooth (7) 55 Confuse, bewilder (5) 56 Fjord, eg (5) 57 Person giving evidence (7) 58 Drink made from white wine and cassis (3) 60 Cockerel’s mate (3) 61 Imitator (7) 62 Long pace (6) 64 Red swollen mark (4) 66 Compass direction (4) 67 Manor (6) 70 Invade and defeat (7) 71 Change, transform (7) 73 Schoolbag (7) 75 Last Greek letter (5) 77 Night watch (5) 79 Fast train (7) 81 Chewy sweet (7) 84 Beat heavily (6) 85 Prying? (4) 87 Speak indistinctly (4) 89 Mass departure of people (6) 91 Repetition symbol (5) 92 Put on —, act superior (4)

93 Engine (5) 95 Take (a test) again (5) 97 Be scared of (4) 98 Pig —, secret language (5) 99 Male sibling who is not a blood relative (11) 100 Female parent of a husband or wife (6-2-3)

DOWN

1 Partygoer (5) 2 Integer, digit (6) 3 Excessively (3) 4 Make a strenuous effort (5) 5 Use up (7) 6 Holiday sightseer (7) 8 Drive onwards (5) 9 Roman sun god (3) 10 Cows (6) 11 All-time low (5)

14 and 69 Down Large bird of prey (6, 5) 18 Whole (6) 21 Prickly shrub (5) 22 Pardoned (7) 23 Shop table (7) 24 Printing machine (5) 26 Particle of bread (5) 27 Sleep soundly! (5) 30 Design, tailor (5)

31 Betting money (5) 35 Hot like a curry? (5) 36 Contemptuous smile (5) 38 Exciting escapade (9) 40 Part of a three-piece suit (9) 43 Become rusty (7) 45 Insensitive (7) 47 Beauty and the —, Disney animation (5) 48 Sorceress (5) 49 Present fastener? (3) 50 Monetary unit of Albania (3) 52 Aromatic spirit (3) 54 Furrow (3) 59 Equestrian (5) 60 Prince William’s brother (5) 62 Backless seat (5) 63 Rot (5) 65 Lucky numbers game (7) 66 Makes certain (7) 68 Balm (5) 69 See 14 Down 72 Female fox (5) 74 Hearten (5) 76 Spring festival (6) 78 Persistent feeling of resentment (6) 80 Alike (7)

81 Hold within (7) 82 Base paint (6) 83 Alloy of tin and lead (6) 84 Full of —, energetic (5) 86 Begin a tennis point (5) 88 Slowly-performed passage of music (5) 90 Scatter (5) 94 Young child (3) 96 Fifth note of the tonic scale (3)

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record