THE BIG ONE
ACROSS
1 Protest loudly or angrily (3,4,6) 8 Next to the last (11) 14 Quantity (6) 16 To soak up (6) 17 Design, sketch (5) 18 Filth, grime (4) 19 Not sleeping (5) 21 A hold-up (7) 22 Mirth, merriment (4) 23 Scottish football team (7) 24 The organ of hearing (3) 25 Completely unclothed, undressed (4) 26 Mr McRae, late rally driver (5) 27 Farm vehicles (8) 28 Secret agent (3) 30 A small rounded stone (6) 38 This is a toy (2-2) 41 Destroys completely (11) 42 An unpaid worker (9) 44 A branch of science (7) 46 Join, fasten or connect (6) 47 Thespian (5) 48 Pasta in the form of long strings (9) 49 Confidential, secret (7) 51 Egg dish (8) 53 Additional (5) 54 To run away to marry (5) 56 Dark wood (5) 57 A female sheep (3) 60 Easy alternative (4,6) 62 Nourishing (10) 64 The opposite of no (3) 65 Sister’s daughter (5) 66 The press, television, etc. (5) 68 Of or relating to the sun (5) 71 A cosmetic (8) 73 The natural home of an animal (7) 74 To translate orally (9) 76 To damage, injure (5) 77 Neckwear item (6) 78 Blissful state (7) 80 Start, commencement (9) 81 Deserving disapproval or censure (11) 82 Public pool (4) 87 Weighing device (6) 89 Priest’s garment (3) 91 To proclaim (8) 92 Wide (5) 93 Cleansing agent (4) 95 Not tall or high (3) 97 A town near Montrose (7) 98 Prayer ending (4) 99 Clothing (7) 100 Party drink or a blow with the fist (5) 102 Dene paradise (anag) (4) 103 Customary (5) 104 To take by syringe (6) 105 Spanish former monetary unit (6) 106 Small fish (11) 107 Former Scotland football manager (5,8)
DOWN
2 A soft fruit (9) 3 Scientist’s room (10) 4 Walks in formation (7) 5 Roof beams (7) 6 Hardly ever, seldom (6) 7 A variety of eating apple (6,9) 9 To imperil (8) 10 Word-for-word (7) 11 Notion (4) 12 To boast or brag (4,3) 13 Hirsute (5) 15 In that place (5) 20 Hair from sheep (4) 29 Deal with, inflict a penalty on (6) 31 Soup (5) 32 Onlooker, spectator (9) 33 Channel, opening (7) 34 A referee’s item (7) 35 Aired (10) 36 Without doubt (9) 37 Author (6) 39 To be against, to fight against (6) 40 Afternoon nap (6) 43 Hostile (10) 45 ---- master or ---- it (4) 50 Scottish town (10) 52 A ballet skirt (4) 55 In the first place (10) 58 Our capital city (9) 59 A salver (4) 61 Moving staircase (9) 63 This is a breed of dog (8,7) 66 Principal bullfighter (7) 67 Word made from initials (7) 68 An outer planet (6) 69 To revoke (6) 70 Pulsates (6) 72 Made cheese (anag) (4) 75 Hire charge (6) 77 Latin American dance (5) 79 To manage to do, achieve (10) 83 False, wrong (9) 84 A grease monkey (8) 85 A long dry spell (7) 86 Body powder (4) 88 Funeral procession (7) 90 Bloom (7) 91 Clumsy, inept (7) 93 Pry (5) 94 To beat (6) 96 A wind instrument (5) 101 German wine (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, December 17. Usual Daily Record rules apply. Editor’s decision is final.