Giant Crossword
ACROSS
12 ___ up, confessing (6) 13 Helen ___, actress (6) 14 Prince William’s daughter (9) 16 Sulking fit (4) 18 Ahead, at a higher level (8) 19 Shift downwards, sink lower (7) 20 Lorry (inits)(3) 21 Blotting out of the Sun or the Moon (7) 22 Dentures (5)
23 Reeded woodwind instrument (8) 25 Russia’s former system of government (9) 27 ___ browns, potato recipe (4)
29 Vehicle that’s not brand new (4,3) 31 Scotland’s largest city (7)
33 Slightly drunk (5)
35 Player of a large plucked instrument (7) 39 Upper body sculpture (4) 41 Make a detour round (6) 44 Christmas birds (7) 45 Be from a later period than (4-4) 48 Basic (diet) (6) 49 One of a pair of identical children (4) 50 Sheffield ___, soccer’s ‘Owls’ (9)
52 In a tired manner (7)
56 Put inside an envelope with a letter (7) 58 Number of legs a spider has (5) 59 Loutish (7) 60 Finder’s payment (6) 62 Rector, vicar (6) 64 Riding a bike (7) 67 Round flat hat (5) 69 Labourer (7) 71 First course dish (7) 73 Sensitive issue (4,5) 74 Rise quickly (4) 75 Good looks (6) 78 Confirmed, verified (4,4) 80 Industrial oven (7) 82 Artist’s room (6) 83 Kristen ___, Bridesmaids star (4) 85 Computing machine using ink (7) 87 Kept ready in a cask (2,3) 89 The Wizard of Oz heroine (7) 91 Halloween month (7) 96 Come face to face with (4) 98 Result of too much looking? (3,6) 100 Pleasantly perfumed (8) 101 ___ bus, long single decker (5) 104 One who doubts or disbelieves (7) 106 Give permission to (3)
107 Attacked, overran (7)
109 Containing too much (8)
110 Garden party (4) 111 Inhaling and exhaling (9) 112 Except if (6)
113 Wood decay (3,3)
DOWN
1 Piece of cake, child’s play (6) 2 Not needed (8)
3 Quick bite to eat (5) 4 Medieval singer and poet (8) 5 Slang for ‘food’ (4) 6 Demand, stand firm (6) 7 Chaos, havoc (6) 8 Distinctive tastes of foods (8) 9 Have a sensation (4) 10 Fried-food outlet (4,4) 11 Pudding (6)
14 Close (your fist) tightly (6) 15 Dissertation (6)
17 Skyfall singer (5)
24 Deep Scottish loch (4) 26 Intended or signified (5) 28 Unruly mob (6)
30 Gush out suddenly (5) 32 Ostentatiously rich (7) 34 Holly’s Xmas partner! (3)
36 Odour, scent (5)
37 Very thin (6)
38 Straight away (3)
40 Subject for discussion (5)
42 Ability to wait calmly (8)
43 Face’s happy expression (5)
46 Bow and ___, weapon (5)
47 Cab (4)
51 Outskirts area of a town (6)
53 Mistake (5)
54 Put a light to (6)
55 Rained for a short while (8)
56 ___ Mendes, actress (3)
57 Measure of weight (5)
61 Moved quickly (3)
63 Cut to pieces (5)
65 Jimmy ___, upmarket shoe designer (4) 66 Earth, soil (6)
67 ___ Del Toro, Puerto Rican-born actor (7)
68 Brown or rainbow fish (5)
70 Cat’s sound (5)
72 Clock-like device (5)
75 Item of jewellery with a pin (6) 76 Stomach offal (5)
77 Rugby touchdown (3)
79 Soft brushed leather (5) 81 ___ Healy, member of the Saturdays (3)
84 Settee (4)
86 Had a chinwag (8) 88 Pieces of writing paper (8) 90 Permanent computer storage device (4,4)
92 Begin shooting (4,4)
93 Help out of danger (6) 94 Finale or termination (6) 95 Irritate, pester (5)
97 Less difficult (6)
99 Manage to reach (6)
100 Kind deed (6)
102 Grow wider (of pupils) (6) 103 ___ Ecclestone, socialite (5) 105 Hollow cylinder (4)
108 Tess ___, TV presenter (4)