Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Sport (6)
5 Land measure (4)
8 Secret (6)
10 Woodland plant (8)
14 Brings upon oneself (6)
16 __ De La Hoya, former Usmexican boxer (5)
22 Disease caused by vitamin
B-1 deficiency (8)
23 Paying guests (7)
24 Anthony __, Man United
and France forward (7)
26 An intermediary (2-7)
27 Street urchin (5)
29 Burden (4)
30 In addition to (3) 31 Cuban dance (5)
33 Rugby forward (4)
34 Sporting competition (10)
35 Containing nothing (5)
36 Expresses disapproval (4)
39 Spanish cry (3)
40 Sailing vessel (8)
42 Kitchen appliance (6)
43 Earnest request (6)
44 Anteroom (5)
46 Previously owned (6-4)
49 Flowering plant (6)
51 Ascend (5)
54 Bird of the American
Southwest (10)
56 Less than zero (8) 61 Strong coffee (8)
63 Passage of goods or
people (7)
64 Odd or strange (5)
65 Spanish man (5)
66 Personal pride (3)
68 Metallic element (4)
70 Blood vessel (4)
71 Flightless bird (3)
72 Extremely bad or
unpleasant (5)
74 The __, 1989 sci-fi film directed by James Cameron (5)
75 Candidate (7)
78 Demonic (8) 83 Rather (8)
85 Dramatist (10)
87 Bingo (5)
89 Edges along (6)
91 Type of pasta (10)
94 Hold in a firm grasp (5)
96 Disappear (6)
98 Cigarette part (6)
100 Offer of marriage (8)
102 Biblical woman (3)
104 M. Eastern country (4)
106 Scoundrel (5)
107 Sloppily (10)
109 Female sheep (4)
111 Berkshire town known for
its racecourse (5) 114 Young dog (3)
115 __ Wayne, Stagecoach and
True Grit actor (4)
116 __ Dahl, UK children’s
author (5)
117 Listen secretly (9)
118 Edgy, jumpy (7)
121 S. American river (7)
122 Deduct (8)
123 Firm in one’s allegiance (5)
124 Small piece (6)
125 Final permission (8)
126 Familiar with (4,2)
127 Petty argument (4)
128 Lucrative job or enterprise,
informally (6)
DOWN
2 Everlasting (7)
3 Metal spikes (5)
4 Unbeliever (7)
6 Roman name for
Scotland (9)
7 Sea duck (5)
8 Fatty part of milk (5)
9 Raised edge (3)
11 Garland of flowers (3)
12 Zodiac sign (5)
13 Device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy (7)
14 Incompetent (5)
15 Talk (8)
17 Walking pole (5) 18 Tumults (5)
19 Aprons (9)
20 Group of three (4)
21 Deep gorge (6)
25 Slack (5)
26 Large ape (7)
28 Focus of an earthquake (9)
32 Perform on stage (3)
33 Wild ferret (7)
37 Unit of weight (3)
38 Card suit (6)
39 Precious stone (4)
41 Happen again (5)
42 Joins closely (5)
44 Absent-minded (9)
45 Spools (5) 47 Spicy (3)
48 Flatfish (6)
50 With difficulty (2,1,4)
52 Practical joke (5,4)
53 Opposed to (7)
54 Domed building (7)
55 And not (3)
57 Estimates (7)
58 Brilliantly coloured (5)
59 Taverns (4)
60 Musical instrument (5)
62 Not hard (4)
67 Exaggerate (6)
69 Gristle (9)
73 Pale mauve colour (5)
74 Whichever (3) 76 Light creamy dessert (6)
77 Foes (7)
79 __ the Dragon, 1973 film starring the late Bruce Lee (5)
80 Sag (5)
81 Rot (9)
82 St Kilda, for example (4)
84 Type of tree (3)
86 Relinquishes (5,2)
88 Infallible (9)
90 Indefatigable (8)
92 Make a mistake (3)
93 Move round (6)
95 Spray can (7)
97 Synthetic material (5)
99 Hot beverage (3)
101 Perceptible to the ear (7)
103 Car, for example (7)
104 Perfect (5)
105 Specified amount (5)
107 Polite or courteous (5)
108 Songbirds (5)
110 Courts (4)
112 Capital of Egypt (5)
113 Fish (5)
115 Legal panel member (5)
119 Brazilian port (3)
120 Call for help (init.) (3)