Leicester Mercury

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1 Alleviatio­n (6)

5 Injure with a knife (4)

8 List of charges (6)

10 Ultimate (8)

14 Travelled on foot (6)

16 Widespread hatred or

disgust (5)

22 Height above sea level (8) 23 Every evening (7)

24 Faint indication (7)

26 Soft cheese (9)

27 Leonard __, late Canadian

singer (5)

29 Continent (4)

30 Biblical woman (3)

31 Upright in posture or

position (5) 2 Joins up (7)

3 Spanish island (5)

4 Perplex or bewilder (7) 6 American state (9)

7 Military instrument (5)

8 Levy (5)

9 Thick mist (3)

11 Vigour, slang (3)

12 West Indian dance (5) 13 Poisonous plant (7)

14 Apt to cry, informally (5) 15 Much less (3,5)

17 Reside (5)

18 Low-lying wet land (5) 19 Deputes (9)

20 Plough (4)

21 Japanese dwarf tree (6) 33 The __ of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio (4)

34 Art of good eating (10) 35 Plenty (5)

36 Luxuriant (4)

39 A donkey (3)

40 Tires out (8)

42 Lacking in care or

attention (6)

43 Suture (6)

44 Manufactur­es (5)

46 Nourishing (10)

49 Decorative plaster (6) 51 Capital of Morocco (5) 54 Decision (10)

56 Military rank (8) 25 Cook in an oven (5)

26 Captures (7)

28 Excellent (9)

32 __ Henman, former tennis

player (3)

33 Horse opera (7)

37 Former French coin (3)

38 __ Gerrard, former Liverpool FC and England captain (6)

39 In addition, too (4)

41 Small twig (5)

42 __ Hood, legendary

outlaw (5)

44 Large number (9)

45 Keep goods for sale (5) 47 Frozen water (3) 61 Digs (8)

63 In name only (7)

64 Pretend (5)

65 Army colour (5)

66 Fizzy drink, informally (3) 68 Head covering (4)

70 Molten rock (4)

71 Health resort (3)

72 Gold bar (5)

74 Leonard __, Star Trek’s

Spock (5)

75 Finds (7)

78 Brolly (8)

83 Very tall (8)

85 Rodent catchers (10)

87 Crowd actor (5)

89 Scope (6) 48 Thespians (6)

50 Art of paper folding (7)

52 Long cricket contest (4,5) 53 Specimens (7)

54 Connected (7)

55 Large beer cask (3)

57 Fight off (7)

58 Boldness or effrontery,

informally (5)

59 Surety (4)

60 Lariat (5)

62 __ Kurylenko, Quantum of

Solace star (4)

67 Places firmly (6)

69 Sound of a small bell (4-1-4) 73 __ and the Maytals, reggae

band (5) 91 94

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98 100 102

104 106 107 109 111 114 115 116

Light canvas shoe (10) __ Jessica Parker, Sex and the City star (5)

__ du Maurier, UK novelist (6) Heathens (6)

Water tortoise (8) Stephen __, UK actor and comedian (3) Meshes (4) Pick-me-up (5) Sternum (10) Throwing line in darts (4) Pamphlet (5)

__ Torrance, UK golfer (3) Rescue (4) Schemes (5) 74 UK medical institutio­n

(init.) (3)

76 Coronets (6)

77 Save from ruin (7)

79 Stings (5)

80 Correct in every detail (5) 81 Therapy (9)

82 Remain (4)

84 Epoch (3)

86 Perceptibl­e to the

hearing (7)

88 Astrologic­al prediction (9) 90 Tranquil (8)

92 Female pronoun (3)

93 Eye membrane (6)

95 Staggering (7)

97 Nip (5) 117 Resolute endurance (9) 118 Neverthele­ss (7)

121 Female voice (7)

122 Minus (8)

123 Ground, dry land (5) 124 Italian city (6)

125 Indefatiga­ble (8)

126 Descend by rope (6) 127 Elderly (4)

128 In conclusion (6)

99 Social insect (3)

101 Unlawful (7)

103 Rebirth (7)

104 Female relative (5)

105 Cleave (5)

107 Farm buildings (5)

108 Gush out suddenly (5) 110 Grotto (4)

112 Dismay, terrify (5)

113 Jewelled headdress (5) 115 Satisfies fully (5)

119 Used to be (3)

120 __ Brydon, UK actor and

comedian (3)

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