THE BIG ONE
ACROSS
12 Feeling sympathy for (7) 14 Grasped (8) 15 Waited for a
moment (6) 16 Demon, devil (5) 19 Crossword hint (4) 20 Knitting instructions (7) 21 Penniless, poor (5) 22 Is that really so? (2,7) 23 Willing, prepared (5) 24 Recreational activity (7) 26 Tough time in your
life (3,5) 29 Give an answer (5) 34 TV commercial (6) 35 Without dispute (2,5) 37 Spurred on (10) 41 Merrymaker (8) 44 Unfitting (5) 45 Loose page or flyer in a
magazine (6) 46 Household appliance (7) 48 Moreish (9) 50 Earthenware products (8) 52 Set (TV) again (8) 55 Substance used in
thermometers (7) 57 Cheerful, merry (5) 59 Facial feature (4) 60 Magazine edition (5) 62 Boy child (3) 65 Gran (3) 66 Titter, giggle (5) 67 One who consumes
goods (4) 68 Short and rather fat (5) 69 Heavy waterproofed
cloth (7) 73 Race off in terror (3,1,4) 75 Distributed (playingcards) (5,3) 76 Garden plot for blooms (6-3) 79 Farmed bird (7) 81 Frisky, energetic (6) 83 Burn with boiling water (5) 85 Hot packaged food to eat elsewhere (8) 88 Totting up again (10) 89 Forgot your lines (5,2) 90 Road avoiding a town (6) 94 Milk processing depot (5) 95 Cheeps (8) 98 Said, spoke (7) 100 Winged magical creature (5) 104 Biting, caustic (wit) (9) 107 Serious danger (5) 108 Engage as a participant (7) 109 Romantic meeting (4) 110 ___ candle, firework (5) 111 Balloon gas (6) 112 Not tried and tested (8) 113 Surgical knife (7)
DOWN
1 Handled menacingly (7) 2 Unfit, bungling (5) 3 Customer (6) 4 Shock into silence (4) 5 Bright and glossy (5) 6 Class of word, grammatically (6) 7 Agile, especially of an elderly person (4) 8 ___ pig, popular pet (6) 9 Have a quick look (4) 10 Tiny skirt (4) 11 Settle into a comfy position (7) 13 Accepted defeat (7) 17 Finally (2,4) 18 Bride’s response (1,2) 25 Radio, TV, the press etc (5) 27 Woman’s garment (5) 28 Friend, pal (4) 30 Choose (by ballot) (5) 31 Devil’s domain (4) 32 Activities related to the arts (7) 33 Harbour for pleasure boats (6) 35 Inexperienced, unworldly (5) 36 Great victories (8) 38 Common freshwater fish (4) 39 Deduction from a bill (6) 40 Place of custody (6) 42 Call a halt to (3) 43 Surprise attack (4) 47 Use a rubber (5) 49 Christmas hymn (5) 50 Gelatine case for medicine (7) 51 Direct an orchestra (7) 53 Mary’s boy child (5) 54 Leg or arm (4) 56 Follow-my-leader dance (5) 58 Continuous dull pain (4) 61 Person banished abroad (5) 63 One who purchases (5) 64 Placed (forces) strategically (8) 65 Another name for zero (6) 70 ___ summer, warm weather in autumn (6) 71 Attend a church service (7) 72 Verse writer (4) 74 Fridge’s freezing compartment (6) 76 ___ with, tired of (3,2) 77 Garment like a bikini top (3) 78 Sound system (2-2) 80 Shout of approval (5) 82 Large bird of prey (5) 84 Financial check (5) 86 Held on to, stored (4) 87 Cold white flakes (4) 90 Insect such as a ladybird (6) 91 Malicious gossip (7) 92 Great enthusiasm (7) 93 Pig’s foot (7) 96 Strategy, plan (6) 97 Small green vegetable (6) 99 Was jealous of (6) 101 Trucker’s compartment (3) 102 Dozed (5) 103 Come to, arrive at (5) 105 Gather (crops) (4) 106 At that time (4) 107 Mountain lion, cougar (4) 108 Common heavy metal (4)