Colossal Crossword

ACROSS

1 Collection of planets… (5, 6) 7 … and a place with equipment for viewing them (11) 12 Contrive (a plan) (5) 13 On a single occasion (4) 15 Collect and bring back (5) 16 Edgar —, French artist (5) 17 Large black crow (4) 19 Leather handle (5) 20 Economy, prudence (6) 21 In — blood, ruthlessly (4) 23 Edible seed (4) 25 Widespread fame (6) 28 Clear enough to read (7) 29 Candour (7) 32 Daisy-like flower (5) 33 — Miller, band leader (5) 34 Remote military station (7) 37 Medieval science? (7) 39 Display, show (7) 41 Checked, assessed (6) 42 Network (4) 44 Sword’s grip (4) 46 Floor of a building (6) 49 Natural flow of air, eg (7) 50 Protagonist of Great Expectations (3) 51 Fifth note on a scale (3)

53 Turned down (7) 55 — Jones, architect (5) 56 Humble (oneself) (5) 57 Plant’s coiling shoot (7) 58 Walk softly (3) 60 Hidden listening device (3) 61 Equestrian’s foot support (7) 62 — of Love, Kate Bush hit (6) 64 Item of foliage (4) 66 Chronic skin condition (4) 67 Ice-cream holder (6) 70 In a ship or train (2, 5) 71 Wine merchant (7) 73 America’s Treasure State (7) 75 Cider with —, book (5) 77 Calvin —, designer (5) 79 Silent —, crime series (7) 81 Sturdy, hard-wearing (7) 84 — Williams, tennis ace (6) 85 Scottish garment (4) 87 Hobble, stagger (4) 89 Type of rhododendron with pink or purple blooms (6) 91 Serious and conventional (5) 92 Salt Lake City state (4) 93 Caribbean republic (5) 95 Cleaned with a broom (5)

97 Intense enthusiasm (4) 98 Thighbone (5) 99 Moving through the 1 Across (5, 6)

100 Weightlessness that a 38 Down experiences (4, 7)

DOWN

1 Curt, abrupt (5) 2 — pin, metal fastener (6) 3 Drawing tool, — square (3) 4 — Merman, stage star (5) 5 Christen (7) 6 Superficial skin wound (7) 8 Move slightly (5) 9 — on, encourage (3) 10 Vicar’s changing room (6) 11 Canadian territory (5) 14 Restrictive undergarment (6) 18 Peter —, late Lawrence of Arabia actor (6) 21 High-pitched bird’s cry (5) 22 Argued (7) 23 What Lies —, 2000 Michelle Pfeiffer horror (7) 24 V-shaped cut (5) 26 Swoon (5) 27 Search (into) (5) 30 Land of the pharaohs (5) 31 Nervous, impatient (5)

35 Dull and heavy blow (5) 36 The —, James Cameron science fiction movie (5) 38 Someone trained to fly a rocket (9) 40 Neil —, first man on the moon (9) 43 Ease suffering, eg (7) 45 Beirut’s country (7) 47 — life, painting of inanimate objects (5) 48 Top of a wave (5) 49 Budget decrease (3) 50 Fizzy drink? (3) 52 Crone (3) 54 Hummus, eg (3) 59 Epsom horse race (5) 60 Stuart —, cricketer (5) 62 — of Darkness, novella (5) 63 Continental quilt (5) 65 Penalty, punitive action (7) 66 Red —, butterfly (7) 68 Japanese seaport (5) 69 Elephant’s nose (5) 72 Magician’s illusion (5) 74 Bulb flower (5) 76 Mountain range (6) 78 Gradually develop (6) 80 Disperse (7) 81 Of doubtful quality (7) 82 Small sealed envelope (6)

83 Most recently mentioned (6) 84 Dr —, pen name of Theodor Geisel (5) 86 European river (5) 88 Topic to be addressed (5) 90 Mix of metals (5) 94 Princess —, comic opera (3) 96 Alter —, second self (3)

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record