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5 Compositio­n (5)

7 Italian city (7)

11 The science of light (6)

14 Unit of mass (4)

16 Unbalanced (8)

18 __ Maar, French surrealist

artist (4)

20 Visit briefly (4,2)

22 Narrow elevation of land, or

crest (5)

23 __ Cameron, Scottish

comedian (5)

24 Parasol (8)

26 Small pieces of coloured

paper (8)

29 Apex (3)

30 Gilbert & Sullivan princess (3) 32 Not heavy (5)

34 Russian leader (5)

36 Fake (4)

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1 Equip (7)

2 Fashionabl­e (4)

3 Soon (4)

4 Newspaper boss (6)

6 Gesture (6)

7 Complains (5)

8 Verbal (4)

9 Naval commanders (8)

10 Greek letter (3)

12 Those using forcible

recruitmen­t techniques (5,4) 13 Unwell (3)

14 Leg joint (4)

15 Biblical patriarch (4)

17 Of a distinct group of

people (6)

19 Competent (4)

21 Recorded (2,4)

25 Beer (3)

27 Petroleum (3)

28 Overweight (3)

31 Painter (6) 38 40

41 44

47 48 51 52 54 58 60 61 64 65 66 68 70 63

Jockeys (6)

__ Hutton, 20th-Century English cricketer (3) Artist who produces 3D work (8)

Flowering shrubs in the Rhododendr­on genus (7) Eggs (3)

Retain (4)

Biblical priest (3) Interval of eight notes (6) Revealed (7)

Girl’s name (3) Kingdom (5)

Mediocre (2-2)

Flee (6)

Affirmativ­e voters (4) Sound of mirth (8) Meadow (3)

Italian capital (4) 33 Writing fluid (3)

34 Lighting device (4)

35 Pesters (4)

37 Beast (6)

39 Couple (3)

40 Sheltered side (3)

42 Dwarf planet (5)

43 Gemstones (5)

45 Metal (4)

46 Hunt (4)

47 Senior (5)

49 Long fish (3)

50 Lazy (4)

51 Finish (3)

53 Series of links (5)

55 Medical photograph (1-3)

56 Mythologic­al monster (4)

57 One who receives wages (6) 59 Expressed forcibly (8)

62 West __, constituen­t state of India (6)

Articles (5) 71 Slow-moving reptile 76 Ancient stringed

instrument (4)

78 Exhalation (6)

80 Holy image (4)

82 Giving (8)

85 Correct (5)

86 Pen point (3)

88 Pierce (4)

90 Commercial­s (abbr.) 91 Curve (3)

92 Island (4)

93 Knight (3)

94 Group of eight (5) 95 Military branch (3,5) 97 Possesses (4)

98 Elevate (6)

99 Rubber wheel (4) 103 Mergansers (8)

106 Entreaty (4) 67 Mythical hero (8)

69 Deer (4)

72 Flow back (3)

73 Travel permit (4)

74 Unit of time (4)

75 Responsibi­lity (4)

77 French street (3)

79 Erring (6)

81 Stain (4)

82 About to arrive (3)

83 US state (4)

84 Sharp intake of breath 86 Italian city (6)

87 Explode (5)

88 Pigpen (3)

89 Elderly (4)

92 Of the item (3)

96 Middle Eastern native (5) 99 Speak (4)

100 Speed contest (4)

101 Choice of path (5)

102 Element (6) (4) 107 108 111 113 117

Fuss (3)

Guard (8)

Extinct bird (4)

To this place (6)

Fifth brightest star in night sky (4)

119 Satan (5)

120 Vegetable (3)

121 Festers (7)

125 Sheepdog (6)

127 Edible seed (3)

130 Blue-green colour (4)

132 Anger (3)

133 Young hare (7)

135 Funny story (8)

138 Female sheep (3)

140 Sermonize (6)

142 Appear (4)

144 Campanolog­ist’s

instrument­s (5) 104 Once more (5)

105 Elementary (5)

106 Knitting stitch (4)

109 50% cheaper (4-5)

110 Altitude (6)

112 Beak (4)

114 Sea eagle (4)

115 Select (3)

116 Feather scarf (3)

118 Estrange (8)

122 Hard part on the end of fingers and toes (4)

Part of the mouth (4) Strong (6)

Signal (3)

Age (3)

Ideal society (6)

British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic (7)

Garland in Hawaii (3) Improve (6)

Scared (6) 123 124 125 126 128 129

131 134 135 147 Lines from centre to edge of

a circle (5)

148 Number (3)

150 Rita __, UK singer (3)

151 Represents (8)

154 Good luck charm (8)

157 Bequeath (5)

158 Mount ___, Biblical

location (5)

159 Lumberjack (6)

160 Mine shaft (4)

161 Daring (8)

162 Poems (4)

163 Move restlessly (6)

164 S. American country (7)

165 Theatre attendant (5) 136 Blunder (3)

137 Arid (3)

139 Quick perception (3) 141 Jane Austen novel (4) 143 Item of gardening

equipment (5)

145 Looked at (4)

146 Deprivatio­n (4)

149 S. American country (4) 152 Land measuremen­t (4) 153 Weakens (4)

155 Assist (3)

156 No vote (3)

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