Giant Crossword

Across: 1 Theatres, 5 Cardiac, 9 Falsehood, 14 Maple, 16 Ornamental, 23 Status, 24 Reservoir, 25 Regalia, 26 Mix, 27 Outnumber, 28 Task, 29 Carried out, 30 At a loss, 31 Cork, 32 Isomer, 33 Vain, 34 Heroine, 37 Baron, 38 Watch, 39 Elect, 40 Paper clips, 42 Gable, 43 Estrange, 48 Pear, 49 Emanate, 50 Approach, 51 Mrs, 52 Left-winger, 53 Orient, 58 Superior, 61 Beacon, 62 Obtains, 63 Specimen, 65 Agreements, 70 Open-minded, 72 Persuade, 73 Malaise, 74 Tassel, 75 Entrance, 82 Urgent, 83 Desiccated, 85 Flu, 86 Students, 87 Takings, 88 Clef, 94 Isolated, 95 Tempt, 96 At a stretch, 97 Wager, 98 Cigar, 99 Sleep, 103 Volcano, 105 X-ray, 106 Manual, 108 Dane, 109 English, 110 Deliberate, 113 Etna, 114 Find fault, 115 Ali, 116 Allowed, 118 Rebellion, 119 Astral, 120 Portliness, 121 Locks, 122 Decreased, 123 Dog-star, 124 Insuring. Down: 2 Hit-parade, 3 Alter course, 4 Rasher, 6 Amen, 7 Devotees, 8 Carbon copy, 9 Forest, 10 Leg, 11 Enlarged, 12 Oral, 13 Domestic, 14 Maxim, 15 Plowright, 17 Romans, 18 Amethyst, 19 Nationalise, 20 Arson, 21 Resultant, 22 Entailing, 31 Charcoal, 35 Shatter, 36 Score, 41 Sketch, 44 Genetic, 45 Yeti, 46 Forbade, 47 Reign, 54 Acre, 55 Knead, 56 Episode, 57 Fern, 59 Umpires, 60 Oink, 64 Else, 66 Feted, 67 Eureka, 68 Particle, 69 Penance, 71 Needlecraft, 76 Tusk, 77 Accelerator, 78 Given away, 79 Elite, 80 Endangered, 81 Singleton, 84 Automatic, 89 Eyestrain, 90 Demotion, 91 Tamarind, 92 De Gaulle, 93 Brussels, 100 Exodus, 101 Heeded, 102 U-boats, 104 Outdo, 107 Naans, 111 Talc, 112 Flea, 117 Was.

ACROSS

1 Playhouses (8) 5 Heart-related (7) 9 Lie (9) 14 Tree (5) 16 Decorative (10) 23 Position in a hierarchy (6) 24 Water store (9) 25 Royal insignia (7) 26 Blend (3) 27 Exceed numerically (9) 28 Chore (4) 29 Implemented (7,3) 30 Bewildered (2,1,4) 31 Irish city (4) 32 Type of chemical compound (6) 33 Narcissistic (4) 34 Principal woman (7) 37 Nobleman (5) 38 Time-telling device (5) 39 Choose (5) 40 Stationery fasteners (5,5) 42 Upper wall part (5) 43 Alienate (8) 48 Fruit (4) 49 Flow (7) 50 Draw near (8) 51 Married woman’s title (3) 52 Socialist, e.g. (4-6) 53 The East (6) 58 Of higher importance (8) 61 Guiding signal (6) 62 Acquires (7) 63 Sample (8) 65 Treaties (10) 70 Receptive to new ideas (4-6) 72 Convince (8) 73 Bodily weakness (7) 74 Decorative tuft (6) 75 Doorway (8) 82 Requiring fast action (6) 83 Dehydrated (10) 85 Illness (abbr.) (3) 86 Pupils (8) 87 Earnings (7) 88 Musical symbol (4) 94 Alone (8) 95 Allure (5) 96 With some difficulty (2,1,7) 97 Bet (5) 98 Roll of tobacco (5) 99 Slumber (5) 103 Erupting mountain (7) 105 Medical photograph (1-3) 106 Handbook (6) 108 Someone from Denmark (4) 109 Johnny __, film series starring Rowan Atkinson (7) 110 Planned (10) 113 Sicilian volcano (4) 114 Nitpick (4,5) 115 Muhammed __, boxer (3) 116 Permitted (7) 118 Armed uprising (9) 119 Pertaining to stars (6) 120 Obesity (10) 121 Tresses (5) 122 Lessened (9) 123 Sirius (3-4) 124 Protecting against loss (8)

DOWN

2 Song chart (3-6) 3 Change tack (5,6) 4 Slice (of bacon) (6) 6 So be it (4) 7 Fans (8) 8 Exact duplicate (6,4) 9 Wood (6) 10 Limb (3) 11 Expanded (8) 12 Verbal (4) 13 Home-related (8) 14 Adage (5) 15 Joan __, UK stage and screen actress (9) 17 Ancient Italians (6) 18 Gemstone (8) 19 Put under state control (11) 20 Fire-setting (5) 21 Ensuing (9) 22 Involving (9) 31 Form of carbon (8) 35 Smash (7) 36 Movie music (5) 41 Drawing (6) 44 Relating to heredity (7) 45 Abominable snowman (4) 46 Prohibited (7) 47 Rule (5) 54 Land unit (4) 55 Work dough (5) 56 Incident (7) 57 Fronded plant (4) 59 Referees (7) 60 Pig sound (4) 64 Otherwise (4) 66 Honoured (5) 67 Triumphant exclamation (6) 68 Small piece (8) 69 Amends, expiation (7) 71 Sewing (11) 76 Elephant tooth (4) 77 Throttle (11) 78 Revealed (5,4) 79 Select group (5) 80 Imperiled (10) 81 Valerie __, UK TV and radio presenter (9) 84 Mechanical (9) 89 Visual fatigue (9) 90 Relegation (8) 91 Ingredient used in curry (8) 92 Charles __, French president (2,6) 93 Belgian capital (8) 100 Biblical book (6) 101 Paid attention to (6) 102 German WW2 submarines (1-5) 104 Surpass (5) 107 Indian breads (5) 111 Mineral (4) 112 Biting insect (4) 117 Used to be (3)