Giant Crossword DOWN
ACROSS
1 Priest (6)
5 Ship’s floor (4)
8 Three times (6)
10 High-heeled shoe (8)
15 Paltry (6)
17 Colloquial language (5)
23 Remove a limb (8)
24 Brigands, robbers (7)
25 Group of eight (5)
26 Amass (10)
27 Spanish drink (7)
29 __ Ashton, Fresh Meat
actress (4)
30 Tiny, informally (4-5)
32 Mountain goat (4)
33 Miserly person,
informally (10) 2 Lower back pain (7)
3 Wakens (6)
4 Travesty (7)
6 Listen secretly (9)
7 Take-away meat dish (5)
8 Belief (5)
9 Birth name of boxing legend Muhammad
Ali (7,4)
11 Sound of disapproval (3)
12 Gate or door fastenings (7)
13 Mythical monster (3)
14 Humbles or debases (7)
15 Riotous fight (5)
16 Ancient Mexican
civilisation (6)
18 Drag with effort (3) 34 European language (5)
35 Cut with scissors (4)
37 Female adult pig (3)
38 Genealogy (8)
40 Failure, termination (6)
41 Native of e.g. Sydney,
informally (6)
42 Fundamental (5)
44 Rush of animals (8)
47 __ Ferdinand, former Spurs
and England footballer (3)
49 On top of (4)
51 Plunge (7)
54 Having good luck (9)
56 Begin (8)
58 Weight used for gold,
diamonds, etc. (5) 19 Grips firmly (6)
20 Lacking (9)
21 Unspecified amount (4)
22 Six feet of water (6)
26 Unprofessional (7)
28 Whit Sunday (9)
31 Sweet potato (3)
35 Mediterranean island (5)
36 Steered (6)
37 Cosy (4)
39 Peter Shaffer play about a boy’s obsession with horses (5)
40 Conduct (9)
42 Unlimited (9)
43 Not dirty (5)
45 Extract (7) 60 Jessica __, Zero Dark
Thirty actress (8)
62 Surrendered (7)
63 __ Almodóvar, Spanish
film director (5)
64 Naming words (5)
66 Colombian capital (6)
68 Break free (6)
69 Farewell (5)
71 Very fat (5)
72 Questionable (7)
75 Widespread disease (8)
77 Slack (5)
79 The Good __, 2006 Robert
De Niro film (8)
81 Astrological prediction (9)
83 Sly laugh (7) 46 Not trendy, slang (6)
48 Persian greyhound (6)
50 Fix up (7)
52 US state whose capital is
Nashville (9)
53 Foot lever (7)
54 Decrease gradually (4,3)
55 Indigenous Australian (9)
57 Head towards (4,3)
59 Made calm (7)
61 Young cow (6)
65 Threaded fasteners (6)
67 Without effort, easily (5,4)
70 Escort (5)
73 Perplex (6)
74 Country that hosted the
2010 FIFA World Cup (5,6) 85 Alcoholic drink (4)
86 Regret (3)
87 Climbs down (8)
89 Entertainment with
sketches and songs (5)
91 Capricious (6)
93 Accusation (6)
95 Examines carefully (8)
97 Recede (3)
102 Afflicts (4)
103 Chess pieces (5)
104 Advantageous (10)
105 Unable to hear (4)
107 Counterpane, coverlet (9)
110 Amphibian (4)
111 Mends (7)
113 Prophet (10) 76 Bird of prey (5)
77 Boiled sweet (5,4)
78 Rosemary, for example (4)
80 Jobs (5)
82 Major, for example (7)
84 Stand for (9)
88 Sell overseas (6)
90 Deer meat (7)
92 Harsh noise (7)
94 __ Brydon, Welsh actor
and comedian (3)
96 Serious in mind or
intention (7)
98 Enchant (7)
99 Macaw, say (6)
100 On dry land (6)
101 False (6) 115 Small ducks (5)
117 Foolish (7)
118 Assess too highly (8)
119 Stumbles (5)
120 Bird (6)
121 Spring flower (8)
122 Large wine bottle (6)
123 Takes a seat (4)
124 UK rock band (3,3) 104 Truncheon (5)
106 Simple (4)
108 Fact (5)
109 Steps (5)
112 Venomous snake (3)
114 An informal word for
yes (3)
116 Advertisements (abbr) (3)