GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Mournful or pitiable (6)
5 Do as instructed (4)
8 Place where mechanics work (6)
10 Large amphibian (8)
14 Type of bracelet (6)
16 Monsters (5)
22 Australian city (8)
23 Respects highly (7)
24 Opposed to (7)
26 Prepare an ambush (3,2,4)
27 Walk in a showy manner (5)
29 Untidy state (4)
30 Ernie __, South African golfer (3)
31 Leaven (5) 33 Unfortunately (4)
34 Basis (10)
35 Storey (5)
36 Born __, 1966 film about Elsa the lioness (4) 39 Employ (3)
40 Native American axe (8)
42 Senior members (6)
43 Slim (6)
44 Performed (5)
46 Decorative needlework (10)
49 An opening move (6)
51 Amid (5)
54 Very tall building (10)
56 Travel across (8)
61 Chilli sauce from AfroPortuguese cuisine (4-4)
63 Extreme, forceful (7)
64 Roman marketplace (5)
65 South American mammal (5)
66 __ Johnson, pioneering UK aviator (3)
68 Cat sound (4)
70 Simplicity (4)
71 Transgression (3)
72 Make ashamed (5)
74 Paunch (5)
75 Long-lasting (7)
78 Restrains (8)
83 Photo-developing space (8)
85 Butterfly (3,7)
87 Water nymph (5)
89 Subtle difference (6)
91 Crisp sweet biscuit (6,4)
94 Inspection of accounts (5)
96 Prickly plant (6)
98 Osculates (6)
100 Stammers (8)
102 Donkey (3)
104 Leave out (4)
106 Love affair (5)
107 Concordant (10)
109 Curved structure (4)
111 Measuring stick (5)
114 Spike of wheat (3)
115 Unable to hear (4)
116 Buckets (5)
117 Mean and cowardly (9)
118 Serious in mind or intention (7)
121 Imaginary source of fear (7)
122 A second self (5,3)
123 Thick (5) 124 Expensive (6)
125 Falls back (8)
126 View, informally (6)
127 Irritates (4)
128 Commands (6)
DOWN
2 Blushes (7)
3 Festive occasions (5)
4 __ Bulls, NBA basketball team (7)
6 Senior member of a ship’s crew (4,1,4)
7 Delicious, informally (5)
8 Irish policeman (5)
9 Indian state (3)
11 Vase (3)
12 __ Davis, US actress who starred in Thelma and Louise (5)
13 Tooth specialist (7)
14 Muscular strength (5)
15 Informs (8)
17 Rough or surly (5)
18 Venomous ill will (5)
19 Deputes (9)
20 Statistical information (4)
21 Hi-fi (6)
25 Thin strip of leather (5)
26 Extended (7)
28 Hidden bomb (5,4)
32 Plaything (3)
33 Irritated (7)
37 Make a mistake (3)
38 Mercury, for example (6)
39 Strong impulse (4)
41 Army colour (5)
42 Male bee (5)
44 Musical instrument (9)
45 Reside (5)
47 Italian for two (3)
48 Detests vehemently (6)
50 Canadian city (7)
52 Oceanic bird (9)
53 Disgraceful action or event (7)
54 Ship’s treatment room (7)
55 Intention, purpose (3)
57 Forsake (7)
58 Perceive, become aware of (5)
59 Kiln for drying hops (4)
60 Specified amount (5)
62 __ McGregor, UK actor in Trainspotting (4)
67 2008 comedy with Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel (3,3)
69 Racket sport (9)
73 Wild doglike animal (5)
74 Non-venomous snake (3)
76 Regretful (6)
77 Johnny __, film series starring Rowan Atkinson (7)
79 Greets enthusiastically (5)
80 Augurs (5)
81 Dutch port (9)
82 Current events (4)
84 __ Livingstone, former Mayor of London (3)
86 Put right (7)
88 Cooking, cleaning, etc (9)
90 Intermittent (8)
92 Raised edge (3)
93 Annual (6)
95 Latent or inoperative (7)
97 Slide or slanted passage (5)
99 Knight’s title (3)
101 Rice-based dish (7)
103 Astound (7)
104 Egg-shaped (5)
105 Salvers (5)
107 Rapid (5)
108 Of greater age (5)
110 Ridge of coral (4)
112 Lawful (5)
113 Synagogue minister (5)
115 Challenged (5)
119 Type of rodent (3)
120 Scottish river (3)