Giant Crossword
ACROSS
12 Great respect (6) 13 Sordid political goings‑on (6) 14 Ahead of time (2,7) 16 The ___ Duckling, fairy tale (4) 18 Gun muffler (8) 19 Renews (a licence) (7) 20 ‘Crude’ fossil fuel (3) 21 Apart from (7) 22 Pigtail (5) 23 Absolutely certain (8) 25 Swindled (9) 27 Round Dutch cheese with a red rind (4) 29 Eight‑sided shape (7) 31 Valuable object from the past (7) 33 Performed on stage (5) 35 Near at hand (5,2) 39 Partiality, prejudice (4) 41 Depressing, dismal (6) 44 Degree of compactness (7) 45 Soldiers who fight on foot (8) 48 Regard highly (6) 49 Town with a cathedral (4) 50 Causing a lasting emotional shock (9) 52 Scrubbing pad (7) 56 Slowly opens, spreads out (7) 58 Paloma ___, singer/songwriter (5) 59 Clarity of speaking (7) 60 In common ownership (6) 62 Talkative bird (6) 64 Affront (7) 67 TV, newspapers etc (5) 69 Physically fit and strong (7) 71 Theatre’s backdrops (7) 73 Acrobatic upside‑down balance (9) 74 Accurate, genuine (4) 75 Spirited and determined (6) 78 Government office (8) 80 Unkind humour (7) 82 Aircraft that floats in the air (6) 83 Fish resembling a cod (4) 85 Male servants (7) 87 Ordinary dress, not uniform (5) 89 The same number or more than (2,5) 91 Appraising (7) 96 ___ Von Teese, burlesque performer (4) 98 Raining lightly (9) 100 Veiled, wrapped (8) 101 Correct in all details (5) 104 Workman’s holdall (4‑3) 106 Pea or bean shell (3) 107 Keep an eye on (7) 109 Got, acquired (8) 110 Small mosquito (4) 111 Decreasing, getting weaker (2,3,4) 112 Type of cylindrical kitbag (6) 113 In a new or different way (6)
DOWN
1 High‑pitched (6) 2 ___ Jolie, US actress (8) 3 Strike with the fist (5) 4 Magic trick or false impression (8) 5 Hairless (4) 6 In fine ___, in good condition (6) 7 Make redundant (3,3) 8 Assess the worth of (8) 9 Loch ___ monster, fabled beast (4) 10 Summer frock (8) 11 ___ Dixon, Britain’s Got Talent judge (6) 14 Part away from the edge (6) 15 Unimportant person (6) 17 Concise (5) 24 Flower or part of the eye (4) 26 ___ Goodrem, singer (5) 28 ___ Poynter, McFly guitarist (6) 30 Sobbed or shouted (5) 32 Dig up, discover (7) 34 Trim, clip (3) 36 Susan ___, I Dreamed a Dream singer (5) 37 Gave out or published (6) 38 Whichever (3) 40 Unbending (5) 42 Special event or happening (8) 43 Design added to a garment (5) 46 Digit used when hitch‑hiking (5) 47 Stereo equipment (2‑2) 51 Amusement centre (6) 53 Small mug of tea, familiarly (5) 54 Preserved in a can (6) 55 Finally (2,3,3) 56 New York’s country (inits)(3) 57 After a while (5) 61 Evergreen climbing plant (3) 63 ___ Keating, ex‑Boyzone singer (5) 65 Become ragged at the edges (4) 66 Coax, tempt (6) 67 Way of thinking (7) 68 Month after March (5) 70 Part of the leg (5) 72 Decorative brooch with a picture in relief (5) 75 Past, previous (6) 76 Disc used in place of money (5) 77 Married woman’s title (3) 79 Use money (5) 81 ___ and Dec, TV presenter duo (3) 84 Be dressed in (4) 86 John ___, star of Grease (8) 88 Not fastened (of clothing) (8) 90 Presses hard (8) 92 Woven fabrics (8) 93 Move about nervously (6) 94 Deliberately avoid (6) 95 Evil fiend (5) 97 Have in mind, mean (to) (6) 99 ___ summer, warm weather in autumn (6) 100 Reliably firm (6) 102 Nursery for children (6) 103 Things, material (5) 105 Blunder, slip‑up (4) 108 Out of danger (4)