THE BIG ONE
ACROSS 1 8
Scottish rugby great (5,8) Elated, very happy? (2,5,4) 14 Shins up (6) 16 To ban (6) 17 Person caring for horses
(5) 18 Annoys Kris (anag) (4) 19 Melrose ----- was
founded in 1136 (5) 21 Crafty, sly (7) 22 The opposite of slow (4)
23 Football official (7) 24 Type of rodent (3) 25 Engrossed in part (anag)
(4) 26 Devil, Old Nick (5) 27 Game plan, generalship
(8) 28 --- up, --- on, --- product
(3) 30 Intelligent (6) 38 An item of Highland
dress (4) 41 Fashion leader (11) 42 Interrogates (9) 44 Charming, winning (7) 46 A destructive insect (6) 47 ----- door, -----man, ----loader (5) 48 Of or suitable to a
brother (9) 49 A large tent (7)
51 Type of marsupial (8) 53 Exclusive (5) 54 Preference, liking (5) 56 Defeats (5) 57 Constantly annoy the
horse? (3) 60 Imitation gem made of
paste (10) 62 Free enterprise (10) 64 Tear violently or roughly
(3) 65 Paris underground (5) 66 Biblical prophet (5) 68 Jocky Wilson’s game (5)
71 Very hot (8) 73 Entertainer (7) 74 The approach of
darkness (9) 76 To respond (5) 77 Croupier’s workplace (6) 78 To pacify or appease (7) 80 Sugar pea (9) 81 To be in agreement
(3,3,2,3) 82 This is the capital of
Norway (4) 87 Slumbering (6) 89 Snake (3) 91 Formal meal (8) 92 Large milk can (5) 93 Male monarch, chesspiece (4) 95 Fish eggs (3) 97 A broad heavy knife (7) 98 Mr McAllister, football coach (4) 99 Illegal hunter (7) 100 Drained of colour, pallid (5) 102 Molten rock (4) 103 Freedom from war (5) 104 Waterproof hip-length jacket (6) 105 Japanese dwarf tree (6) 106 Fairground ride (6,5) 107 Colourless odourless incombustible gas (6,7)
DOWN
2 During pregnancy (9) 3 Occasionally (3,3,4) 4 Branch of medicine (7) 5 Place apart, cause to be alone (7) 6 A sacred beetle (6) 7 A funambulist (9,6) 9 Emery board (8) 10 Lewd (7) 11 Information (4) 12 A small bunch of flowers, posy (7) 13 Set fire to the flashlight! (5) 15 Begin, commence (5) 20 Male pig (4) 29 Stylus (6) 31 Spring over the crypt? (5) 32 Ungenerous or niggardly person (9) 33 Jackie -------, motorracing great (7) 34 To move forward (7) 35 Possessions, effects (10) 36 An orchestra leader (9) 37 Catches sight of (6) 39 Sudden stabbing pain (6) 40 Chewy sweet (6) 43 A type of soft fruit (10) 45 Cat noise (4) 50 Dissatisfied (10) 52 Solemn pledge (4) 55 Tailed newtlike amphibian (10) 58 Very large breed of dog (5,4) 59 Wither (4) 61 Onlooker, observer (9) 63 This makes things look bigger (10,5) 66 A deep purplish red (7) 67 Depart in haste, slang (7) 68 Clackmannanshire town (and a currency) (6) 69 Hi-fi (6) 70 A stiff straw hat (6) 72 Simple, not difficult (4) 75 Big cats (6) 77 Delighting in others’ pain, inhumane (5) 79 Keen fan (in Spain?) (10) 83 Stifled (9) 84 A romantic song (8) 85 Scottish emblem (7) 86 Costing nothing, gratis (4) 88 Having little depth (7) 90 Adage (7) 91 Book of words (7) 93 Shish or doner? (5) 94 Mournful or pitiable (6) 96 The male of any duck (5) 101 Hitlerite (4)