THE BIG ONE
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ACROSS
1. Soft wet earth (3)
3. Hairless (4)
5. Window shades (6)
10. Any offering of peace or
conciliation (5,6)
16. Fleshy, chubby (5)
18. Turncoat (8)
19. Baby’s bed on rockers (6)
20. A lass (4)
22. ----- list or ----- war (5)
23. National song (6)
24. To say or do again (7)
25. Easy to see or
understand (7)
26. Courage, informally (4)
29. A water jug (4)
30. St Andrew’s Day is -------30th (8)
32. Cutlery item (5)
36. Drag along the ground (5)
38. Stutter (7)
39. Mr McGregor, Scottish
actor (4)
40. Gangway (5)
42. To drop suddenly,
informally (4-4)
44. Urge into action (5)
45. A tooth type (5)
47. Hotness (4)
48. Discussions or disputes (7)
50. Be worthy of, merit (7)
51. Blissful state (7)
53. Uninteresting, dull (5)
54. Begins (6)
55. A small decorative
object (8)
57. Aromatic spice (6)
59. Gas droop (anag) (3)
60. Different (5)
61. On a horizontal plane (5)
63. Jewel (3)
65. Employ mixed-up sue
(anag) (3)
67. A mineral spring (3)
68. Mimic a primate (3)
69. Affirmative (3)
71. --- in the sky or cottage
--- (3)
73. Star sign (5)
76. Following in time (5)
77. Fish eggs (3)
81. Choice (6)
83. A period of 366 days (4,4)
84. To ask along (6)
85. Keen (5)
87. A learned person (7)
89. Style or manner of
cooking (7)
90. Torture (7)
91. A cavity (4)
92. Unspoken (5)
94. To fight with swords (5)
95. Slaughter (8)
97. Up to the present
moment (2,3)
99. Bill of fare (4) 100. Generous, tolerant (7)
103. Place where birds perch or rest (5)
104. In front (5)
106. Rather (8)
108. Underside of the foot (4)
112. Not strong (4)
115. Everlasting (7)
117. Crowned head (7)
118. European flatfish (6)
120. Cinder (5)
121. Corrode (4)
122. Skilful or dexterous (6)
123. Prison chief (8)
124. To walk in a pompous manner (5)
125. Of the earth (11)
126. ------ agent or housing ----(6)
127. To osculate (4)
128. A female sheep (3)
DOWN
1. Mr O’Neill, former Celtic boss (6)
2. Risky (9)
3. Luggage (7)
4. A soup server (5)
6. A town in Shetland (7)
7. Push gently (5)
8. Ghosts, phantoms (8)
9. Arc (5)
11. The opposite of heavy (5)
12. Doing word (4)
13. ----- robin or ----- up (5)
14. Male relative (6)
15. With great effort or energy (6,3,5)
17. Religious wayfarer (7)
21. Edinburgh football team (6)
27. Dazed state (6)
28. A bucket (4)
29. A type of pachyderm (8)
31. Drive into exile (6)
33. Town in N Scotland (9)
34. ---- Lawrie, golfer (4)
35. Amity (10)
37. Small particles of cut wood (7)
41. To allow (7)
43. Causing gloom or depression (6)
45. Thaws (5)
46. Motives (7)
49. This is a jewellery item (8)
50. A mournful song (5)
52. Yearly (6) 53. One stroke over par on a hole (5)
56. Gaelic (4)
58. Sick headache (8)
62. Set afloat (6)
63. Rage equipment (anag) (4)
64. A Scottish town (10)
65. Honest, honourable or just (7)
66. A mistake (5)
70. Obliterate, stamp out (9)
72. Senseless (5) 74. Takes no notice of, disregards (7)
75. Generally (3,3,4,4)
78. To vote in (5)
79. Song words (6)
80. Horse opera or occidental (7)
82. Anxious or afraid (8)
86. A small river (6)
88. Distance from end to end (6)
93. A stopper (4) 94. Scapa ---- or ---- chart (4)
96. A rook in chess (6)
98. Pleasant or sweet odour (9)
101. Squabbles (7)
102. To tear jaggedly (8)
105. Tooth specialist (7)
107. Not the losers (7)
109. Idler (6)
110. Set or demand a price (6)
111. A group of twenty (5) 113. Additional crowd actor? (5)
114. Terminate prematurely (5)
116. This is a wading bird (5)
117. A native New Zealander (5)
119. Cat’s sound (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, July 1, 2022. Usual Daily Record rules apply. Editor’s decision is final. The winner for June 7 was Ronnie Simpson from Edinburgh.