Leicester Mercury

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Tie with a rope or chain (6) 5 Somerset city (4)

8 Sewing implement (6)

10 Without rules or

principles (8)

14 Earth, for example (6)

16 Impede growth (5)

22 Get something done

quicker (4,4)

23 Brightly-coloured plant (7) 24 Large primate (7)

26 Predictive (9)

27 Jules ---, French writer (5) 29 Ends (4)

30 Shade (3)

31 Consumed (3,2)

DOWN

2 Shifty (7)

3 Takes notice of (5)

4 Allocate again (7)

6 Knowledge (9)

7 Doglike mammal (5)

8 Loop with running knot (5) 9 Fall behind (3)

11 Zero (3)

12 Fabric (5)

13 Educates (7)

14 Vladimir __, Russian

President (5)

15 Get used to (8)

17 Medicinal drink (5)

18 --- of London, UK sitcom

starring Matt Berry (5)

19 Lacking energy (9)

20 M. Eastern country (4) 33 Aromatic plant (4)

34 Removed forbibly from

power (10)

35 Tuscan city (5)

36 Monetary unit (4)

39 The __ Flag, socialist

anthem (3)

40 Stand by, assist (8)

42 Hint (3-3)

43 --- Cowboys, NFL

team (6)

44 Britain’s Got Talent runner

up, --- Boyle (5)

46 Unfit (3,2,5)

49 Immediatel­y (2,4)

51 Sat around (5) 21 Part (6)

25 Forging block (5)

26 Examines carefully (7)

28 Tooth science (9)

32 Man City manager nickname, --Guardiola (3)

33 Thick scarf (7)

37 Small bite (3)

38 Specimen (6)

39 --- Gosling, Blue Valentine

actor (4)

41 Controlled skid (5)

42 Correspond (5)

44 Furthest back on a

boat (9)

45 --- Campbell,

supermodel (5) 54 Sorority (10)

56 Temporary solutions (4-4) 61 Precious gemstone (8)

63 Restrain (7)

64 Tough fibrous tissue (5)

65 Bury (5)

66 Drink measure (3)

68 Open, peaty wasteland (4) 70 Irritation (4)

71 Suitable (3)

72 Community card poker

game (5)

74 Value (5)

75 Hostile course of

action (7)

78 Wholly and completely (8) 47 Use selfishly

(colloquial) (3)

48 Turkish capital (6)

50 One who lets out (7)

52 Something that

discourage­s (9)

53 Authorise (7)

54 Support (7)

55 BBC News presenter, --Edwards (3)

57 Relating to light (7)

58 Fragment (5)

59 The Beehive State (4)

60 Scandinavi­an (5)

62 Protective body of

water (4)

67 Hosiery item (6)

69 At a place (9) 83 Practise (8)

85 Estate employee (10)

87 Drying cloth (5)

89 A written message (6)

91 Brightly-coloured bird (10) 94 Not expressed, implied (5) 96 Itemised (6)

98 Unit of time (6)

100 God of dreams (8)

102 Your (3)

104 Restaurant item (4)

106 Breed of dog (5)

107 Plan and direct (10)

109 --- Redding, US singer (4) 111 A sharp or projecting

part (5) 73 Not together (5)

74 Misery (3)

76 Tomb ---, Lara Croft

franchise (6)

77 Food baskets (7)

79 Pulled (5)

80 Religion (5)

81 Created (9)

82 Film starring Brad Pitt and

Diane Kruger (4)

84 Breakfast item (3)

86 Strong verbal or written

attack (7)

88 Bad luck (4,5)

90 Judicial (8)

92 Frozen water (3)

93 Earnings (6)

95 Till operator (7) 114 115 116 117 118

121 122 123 124 125

126 127 128

Zodiac sign (3) Panzer, for example (4) Bell (5)

Practical (9)

Star Trek actor, William --- (7)

Helping (7)

Voters (8)

--- Movie, horror spoof (5) Jewellery item (6) Uncommon people or things (8)

Thinks at length (6) Ado (4)

Step (6) 97 Musical compositio­ns (5) 99 Retired individual (init.) (3) 101 Worthless (7)

103 Century (7)

104 Electricit­y distributi­on

network (5)

105 Law court official (5)

107 Intended (5)

108 Go into (5)

110 __ Duggan, England

women’s footballer (4) 112 Fictional swamp

dwellers (5)

113 Mourning (5)

115 Teacher (5)

119 --- Ventura, comedy

starring Jim Carey (3) 120 Uncooked (3)

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