Giant Crossword ACROSS
1 Expression of sharp
disapproval (6)
5 Little devils (4)
8 Scold harshly (6)
10 Contrary (8)
14 Ornamental box (6)
16 __ Murphy, US comedy
actor (5)
22 Gents’ clothing (8)
23 Precious stone (7)
24 Vividly-coloured birds (7) 26 Lacking something
essential (9)
27 Lacking colour (4)
29 Single entity (4)
30 So or thus (3)
31 Involving danger (5)
DOWN
2 Everlasting (7)
3 Distressed (5)
4 Sister of Orestes in Greek
mythology (7)
6 Having therapeutic
properties (9)
7 Step (5)
8 Breathes hard (5)
9 End (3)
11 In favour of (3)
12 Pixie (3)
13 Pilot’s compartment (7) 14 Prove innocent (5)
15 Wait patiently (3,5)
17 Children’s toys (5)
18 Jessica __-Hill, British
athlete (5) 33 Scottish valley (4)
34 Intruder (10)
35 Furious (5)
36 Weeps (4)
39 Green-fingered person (8) 41 Comedy-drama starring
Ricky Gervais (6)
42 Memoirs of a __, 2005 film
directed by Rob Marshall (6) 43 Bungle (5)
45 Unfairly treated (4,4,2)
49 Complied with (6)
51 Become less intense (3,2) 54 Tactless (10)
55 Buying and selling (8)
60 Round (8)
62 Religious devotion (7) 19 Scold, informally (5,4)
20 __ Blood, US fantasy
horror series (4)
21 Cover (6)
25 Chirps (5)
26 __ __, classic Bruce Willis
action thriller (3,4)
28 Star sign (9)
32 Nevertheless (3)
33 Scottish city (7)
37 Baby’s apron (3)
38 To meet one’s end (6)
40 Ancient artefact (5)
41 Praise lavishly, exalt (5) 43 Onlooker (9)
44 Takes notice of (5)
46 Born as (3) 63 Minimum (5)
64 Long, pointed weapon (5) 65 Gruesome US horror film
with several sequels (3)
68 __ Henman, former British
tennis star (3)
69 Greek Muse of lyric and
love poetry (5)
71 Has on as clothing (5)
72 Disregarded (7)
75 Heavy fall of rain (8)
80 In spite of everything (5,3) 82 Champion’s opponent (10) 84 Horse controls (5)
86 The Great __, World War II drama starring Steve McQueen (6)
47 __ Jones, Welsh singer (3) 48 Opressive ruler (6)
50 Predicament (7)
52 Not temporary (9)
53 Obstruction (7)
54 Endanger (7)
56 Error (7)
57 Circus entertainer (5)
58 Food list (4)
59 Light downy substance (5) 61 Baghdad’s country (4)
66 Despicable person (6)
67 Renée __, US actress and
producer (9)
70 Natural earth pigment (5) 73 __ Reedus, The Walking
Dead’s Daryl Dixon (6) 88 Fastening for
clothes (4,3,3)
91 Precise (5)
93 Say again (6)
95 Amongst (6)
97 Journalist (8)
100 Brief satirical sketch (4) 102 British singer whose hits include Skyfall and Set Fire to the Rain (5)
103 Useless or futile (10) 104 Way off (4)
106 Arm joint (5)
109 __ Cotton, long-running
EastEnders character (3) 110 European mountain
range (4) 74 Percussionist (7)
76 Card game (5)
77 Baffling question (5)
78 Rueful (9)
79 __ Affleck, US actor (3)
81 Moose (3)
83 Large ape (7)
85 Fanciful hope or plan (4,5) 87 Fortifications (8)
89 Type of tree (3)
90 Almost (6)
92 Forsake (7)
94 Sudden fear (5)
96 Cease living (3)
98 Country owning the
Galápagos Islands (7)
99 Metropolis (7) 111 Tim __, Dutch goalkeeper
at Norwich City (4)
112 Roman name for
Scotland (9)
114 Bent (7)
117 Earnest (7)
118 Move in waves (8)
119 Sir __ Charlton, former England and Manchester United footballer (5)
120 A start (6)
121 Stop (5,3)
122 Counsel (6)
123 Number work (4)
124 Debris (6) 100 Clean vigorously (5) 101 Pulsate (5)
103 Pitch-black (5)
105 Not genuine (4)
107 Heavy drinking spree,
informally (5)
108 __, US drama starring
Mary-Louise Parker (5) 110 Improvise (2-3)
113 Zero (3)
115 Dolt (3)
116 Male parent (3)