THE BIG ONE
ACROSS
12 Desirable group of
people (2-5) 14 Large apron (8) 15 Boat’s steering blade (6) 16 Annoyed, cross (5) 19 Invites (to a party) (4) 20 Pain in the head (7) 21 Provide gear to (5) 22 Jollied along (9) 23 Pleasant, snug (5) 24 Crafty nature (7) 26 Jotter, pad (8) 29 Stem of a flower (5) 34 Light and insubstantial (6) 35 First name of Brazilian
model Ms Lima (7) 37 Stylishly, elegantly (10) 41 Rural settlements (8) 44 Entry hall (5) 45 Grounds of a university (6) 46 Small fish of the cod
family (7) 48 Air stewards (5,4) 50 Front row at a boxing
match (8) 52 Overdo things (2,3,3) 55 Bouffant hairstyle (7) 57 Correct errors (5) 59 Small British garden bird (4) 60 Kirsten ___, US actress (5) 62 Child’s bed (3) 65 In the US, a restaurant bill (3) 66 Like badly made custard! (5) 67 Notion, thought (4) 68 Windscreen’s cleaner (5) 69 Female ruler of great power
and rank (7) 73 Untaxed (liquor) (4-4) 75 Having the same opinion (8) 76 Pupil’s holdall (6,3) 79 Massaging or smoothing (7) 81 Looked high and low (6) 83 Buying and selling (5) 85 Beauty treatment for the
feet (8) 88 Electric pot for stewing
food over a long period (4,6) 89 Small furry-tailed rodents (7) 90 Controlled portion (6) 94 Be outstandingly
brilliant (at) (5) 95 Gradually lessen (5,3) 98 Feel delight, make merry (7) 100 Was upright as opposed to
seated (5) 104 On the move (2,7) 107 Baking ingredient (5) 108 Short journey or
excursion (3,4) 109 Bad-mannered (4) 110 Misbehave or cause a
fuss (3,2) 111 Cornflakes, eg (6) 112 Fiddled (with) (8) 113 Lasting forever, endless (7)
DOWN
1 Jennifer ___, Friends star (7) 2 Had, possessed (5) 3 Metal food container (3,3) 4 Romantic meeting (4) 5 Cinema entrance hall (5) 6 Glittering spangle (6) 7 Snare (4) 8 Part of speech usually ending ‘ly’ (6) 9 Breakfast, lunch or dinner, eg (4) 10 Strap a jockey holds (4) 11 ___ Jenner, US model (7) 13 Tranquil, relaxing (7) 17 Prettily ruffled (6) 18 New Year’s ___, December 31 (3) 25 Wash vigorously (5) 27 Channing ___, actor (5) 28 Unlock (4) 30 Available for hire (2,3) 31 Filthy air (4) 32 Altering (7) 33 Head protection in hot weather (3,3) 35 Give permission to (5) 36 Your family origins (8) 38 Slimy garden pest (4) 39 Round shape (6) 40 Still in one piece (6) 42 Scientific workplace (3) 43 Put in order (4) 47 Secret ___, spy (5) 49 Book of fiction (5) 50 Sprinting (7) 51 Doing a foxtrot or a waltz (7) 53 Take place (5) 54 Lazy (4) 56 Leisure-time activity (5) 58 Scala Radio DJ Simon ___ (4) 61 Musical term for speed and rhythm (5) 63 Traffic-light orange (5) 64 Relied (on) (8) 65 April/May birth sign (6) 70 Sweet-tasting (6) 71 Medley, selection (7) 72 Fellow (4) 74 Fame, prominence (6) 76 Winter root vegetable (5) 77 Major TV company (inits)(3) 78 ___ mail, unsolicited post (4) 80 Fat protruding over the top of a belt (5) 82 Trunk of a statue or body (5) 84 Nimble, sprightly (5) 86 Computer information (4) 87 Ancient Roman garment (4) 90 LP, disc (6) 91 Container for finished work (3-4) 92 Vanished (species) (7) 93 Content of writing (7) 96 Whichever of two (6) 97 Covered with ice crystals (6) 99 Life-supporting gas (6) 101 Dried grass (3) 102 Cut back (shrubs) (5) 103 Passed (time) (5) 105 Fully stretched (4) 106 Look for (4) 107 Folder for papers (4) 108 Fight over a matter of honour (4)
Just send your completed grid, with a note of your name and address, to: Funday Puzzler Big Xword, PO Box 901, Glasgow G9 2BD. The winner for The Big One crossword will be chosen at random from all correct entries received by Friday, September 25, 2020. Usual Daily Record rules apply. Editor’s decision is final.