Colossal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Restaurant booking… (11) 7 … and where meals are served in a canteen (4, 7) 12 Disdainful look (5) 13 On the —, exactly (4) 15 Jousting weapon (5) 16 Rural fireplace (5) 17 Rubbish tip (4) 19 Flax cloth (5) 20 Meek, modest (6) 21 Bound, jump (4) 23 Surrender (4) 25 Hurt, insult (6) 28 Evident, apparent (7) 29 Likely culprit (7) 32 Film’s title tune (5) 33 Door fitting (5) 34 Announce (7) 37 Burst inwards (7) 39 Need (7) 41 Tiny wave (6) 42 Thick flat square of stone (4) 44 Boulder (4) 46 Amble (6) 49 Separate, divorce (5, 2) 50 Auction offer (3) 51 Chest bone (3) 53 Bedspread (7) 55 Foretell, bode (5) 56 Concur (5) 57 Fateful, sinister (7) 58 Broadcast (3) 60 Bashful, shy (3) 61 Computer chip material (7) 62 Turn sharply (6) 64 — out, dispense (4) 66 Major town (4) 67 Clergyman (6) 70 Musical virtuoso (7) 71 Shellfish (7) 73 Early morning deliverer of pints? (7) 75 Barrage of gunfire (5) 77 Brush hard (5) 79 Regalia item (7) 81 Adhesive dressing (7) 84 Reason for a crime (6) 85 Neat, ordered (4) 87 Metal fastening (4) 89 Support over a doorway (6) 91 Investigation (5) 92 Income support payment (4) 93 Cured pork rashers (5) 95 Sacred Muslim book (5) 97 Crossword base (4) 98 Courtroom attendant (5) 99 Assortment of Brie and Cheddar, eg (11) 100 Fee sometimes levied on each diner (5, 6)
DOWN
1 Texan cattle farm (5) 2 Low-lying land between hills (6) 3 Half a score (3) 4 Soap —, episodic TV serial (5) 5 Worried (7) 6 Old Testament book (7) 8 — Oyl, Popeye’s girl (5) 9 Excavate (3) 10 Wild feline of Central and South America (6) 11 Brisk, quick (5) 14 Specimen (6) 18 Imbalanced (6) 21 Tag (5) 22 Wise saying (7) 23 Bank employee (7) 24 Surpass (5) 26 Old anaesthetic (5) 27 Foot lever (5) 30 Play unfairly (5) 31 Evil spirit (5) 35 Sea creature (5) 36 Somerset tipple? (5) 38 Hors d’oeuvre (9) 40 Gadget used by the wine waiter? (9) 43 Bags and cases (7) 45 Present-day (7) 47 Muscular seizure (5) 48 Excessively overweight (5) 49 Jeer (3) 50 Female undergarment (3) 52 Parking space (3) 54 Food can (3) 59 Cowboy event (5) 60 — Sark, historic ship (5) 62 Shatter (5) 63 Cap’s peak (5) 65 Ability to share another’s feelings (7) 66 Navigational aid (7) 68 Wash out suds from (5) 69 Plump (5) 72 Lawful, legal (5) 74 Massage, pummel (5) 76 Hang about (6) 78 Duty list (6) 80 Fast train (7) 81 Difficulty (7) 82 Puny (6) 83 Medical centre (6) 84 Sorcery (5) 86 One who gives (5) 88 Capital of Japan (5) 90 Hunter’s accommodation (5) 94 Dove’s call (3) 96 Cereal grass (3)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record