Giant Crossword

ACROSS

12 Blow‑up mattress (3,3) 13 Round shape (6) 14 Arouse the senses of (9) 16 Part of a cooker (4) 18 Fence preservative (8) 19 Filled pasta cases (7) 20 Word that makes a sentence negative (3) 21 Disguise (7) 22 Poisonous (5) 23 Become dull and lifeless (8) 25 Of a surface, able to take warm items (9) 27 Aristocratic title (4) 29 Smoker’s accessory (7) 31 Count as part of (7) 33 O or A, eg (5) 35 Warm garment worn in the sea (7) 39 Struck ___, unable to speak (4) 41 Walk unsteadily, like an infant (6) 44 Purple moorland plant (7) 45 Long word or phrase that is difficult to say (8) 48 Follow‑up film (6) 49 Cut‑price event (4) 50 Large herbivorous dinosaur (9) 52 Spray can (7) 56 Thrive, flourish (7) 58 Roll of tobacco leaves for smoking (5) 59 Physically fit and strong (7) 60 Owing money (2,4) 62 Hindered (4,2) 64 Violent, cruel (7) 67 Shade of purple (5) 69 ___ Kaplinsky, TV presenter (7) 71 Competent (7) 73 Textiles (9) 74 Miranda ___, Aussie actress (4) 75 Parent’s mother (6) 78 Cream in colour (3‑5) 80 Player of a large plucked instrument (7) 82 Organised method (6) 83 Old folk tale or legend (4) 85 Prevent from having (7) 87 Baby dog (5) 89 ___ Hudgens, US actress (7) 91 Be unwelcome (7) 96 Smart ___, know‑all (4) 98 Strapless evening purse (6,3) 100 Sources of petroleum (3,5) 101 Talked (5) 104 Lively noisy party (7) 106 Uncooked (3) 107 Frozen skating area (3,4)

109 Difficulties (8) 110 Vaulting rod (4)

111 Cartoon Jerry’s doorway (5‑4) 112 Tennis bat (6)

113 To do with cats (6)

DOWN

1 New style for your locks (6) 2 Malicious fire‑starter (8) 3 Bus station (5)

4 Common gas (8)

5 Remote video surveillance (inits)(4) 6 Ahead of (6)

7 ___ Miller, actress (6) 8 Of many parts (8) 9 Cathedral dignitary (4) 10 Animal’s front limbs (8) 11 Insect’s antenna (6) 14 Small, inconsiderable (6) 15 Drop ___, moor a ship (6) 17 ___ Goodrem, singer (5) 24 Wheel shaft (4) 26 Country’s set of ships (5) 28 Delicate soft colour (6)

30 Food dressing (5) 32 Vessel used for clearing mud from rivers (7)

34 Odd number (3) 36 House made from snow (5) 37 Append to an email (6) 38 British wild animal (3)

40 ___ Tonioli, Strictly judge (5) 42 Show to be wrong (8) 43 Pale purple colour (5) 46 Damaging mass of water (5) 47 Plant’s underground part (4) 51 Difficult to see through (6) 53 Survive, live (5)

54 Pay no attention to (6) 55 Becoming extinct (5,3) 56 Pastry‑based dish (3) 57 Learner at school (5) 61 Bikini top (3)

63 Sneezy, Dopey or Doc, eg (5) 65 Applaud (4) 66 Revealing (clothes) (6) 67 US actress, Ms McCarthy (7) 68 Way in (5)

70 Group of bees (5)

72 Higher than (5)

75 Star sign, the Twins (6)

76 Jotted down (5)

77 Had some food (3)

79 Chaos, mayhem (5)

81 Small snake (3)

84 Eagerness (4)

86 Drew back in horror (8) 88 Opened (a wine bottle) (8) 90 Covered with small marks (8) 92 Non‑monarchic government (8) 93 Bruce Lee’s martial art (4,2) 94 Put a match to (6)

95 Old roof tile (5)

97 Teaching period (6)

99 Kiddies’ word for ‘dog’ (3‑3) 100 Dermot ___, TV presenter (6) 102 Attendant (at a zoo) (6)

103 Cloth for drying (5)

105 US coin (4)

108 Skin irritation (4)