THE BIG ONE
ACROSS 12 Robot in human form (7) 14 Keeper’s zone in soccer (4,4) 15 Unwrapped (a
present) (6) 16 Any precious stone (5) 19 Parched, dry (4) 20 Pop star’s followers (3,4) 21 Source of mutton (5) 22 Annoys (9) 23 Posed a question (5) 24 Female divinity (7) 26 Last, final (8) 29 Egypt’s capital (5) 34 Author of the original Dracula story (6) 35 First name of Brazilian model Ms Lima (7) 37 Unbending (10) 41 TV stations (8) 44 Fruit used in cider-making (5) 45 Unbroken, whole (6) 46 Hot yellow condiment (7) 48 Signs in (at a hotel) (9) 50 Hairy arches on the temple (8) 52 Physical workout (8) 55 Jackets (7) 57 Well known (5) 59 Large cork (4) 60 Wrinkled (5) 62 Time past (3) 65 Because, since (3) 66 Steal game birds, animals or fish (5) 67 Need to scratch (4) 68 Common plastic material (5) 69 Beer mug (7) 73 Made slack, unfastened (8) 75 Putting a match to (8) 76 Shut for good, cease trading (5,4) 79 Member of a rowing crew (7) 81 Small racing car (2-4) 83 (Had) increased (5) 85 Eavesdrop (6,2) 88 Awkward, bulky (10) 89 Training certificate (7) 90 Forehead hair (6) 94 Wet and dirty (5) 95 Non-electric (guitar) (8) 98 Supposed without knowing (7) 100 US cinema award (5) 104 Kindergarten (3-6) 107 Crab’s outer case (5) 108 Normal, average (7) 109 Toast holder (4) 110 Estimate (5) 111 Felt intuitively (6) 112 Reliable old car (8) 113 Meal preparation room (7)
DOWN 1 Place in the care of (7) 2 Trice, instant (5) 3 Turned over and over (6) 4 Splodge (4) 5 Hard outer part of bread (5) 6 Creamy rich cake (6) 7 ___ opera, regular drama (4) 8 Person able to contact spirits (6) 9 Person who will inherit property (4) 10 Fuel dug from bogs (4) 11 Hours free from work (7) 13 Food such as beef and lamb (3,4) 17 Within a house (6) 18 Abbreviation after a company name (abbrev)(3) 25 Do away with (5) 27 Story’s surprise ending (5) 28 Source of wood (4) 30 Distribute in portions (5) 31 Hebridean isle (4) 32 Dithered, hesitated (7) 33 60 seconds (6) 35 Accumulate (5) 36 People of the same generation (3,5) 38 Agricultural estate (4) 39 Of church singers (6) 40 Hey ___, conjurer’s expression (6) 42 Complain, pester (3) 43 Slender upright part of a plant (4) 47 Existing (5) 49 Remove (wallpaper) (5) 50 Latter part of the day (7) 51 Bobbing like a dog’s tail (7) 53 Tell (a joke) (5) 54 Story acted on stage (4) 56 Figures denoting ‘nil’ (5) 58 Continuous dull pain (4) 61 Arrange in loose folds (5) 63 Useful, convenient (5) 64 Wrote (a film or TV programme) (8) 65 With blossoms (pattern) (6) 70 Rotten, like stale butter (6) 71 Upset (events) (7) 72 Young horse (4) 74 In the vicinity (6) 76 Party dance (5) 77 Natural source of metals (3) 78 Company emblem (4) 80 Noise (5) 82 Warn of danger (5) 84 Photographs (5) 86 Earth for plants (4) 87 ___ Bana, actor (4) 90 Aggressive, dangerous (6) 91 ___ band, extreme slimming device (7) 92 Single payment (4,3) 93 Onlooker (7) 96 Except if (6) 97 Small fruit with a stone (6) 99 Remove from a power point (6) 101 Winning tennis serve (3) 102 Flicker the eyes (5) 103 Liquid (5) 105 Compass direction opposite west (4) 106 Act upon orders (4) 107 Sports team (4) 108 Bass trumpet (4)