Giant Crossword ACROSS

1 Precedence (8)

5 Fundamental character (7) 9 Wonderful (9)

14 Troubles (5)

16 Generous (4-6)

23 African fly (6)

24 Right side of a ship (9)

25 Tympanic membrane in

the hearing organ (7)

26 Island in the Irish Sea (3) 27 Fool (9)

28 Consumes (4)

29 Study of insects (10)

30 Complete lack

of sound (7)

31 Recompensed (4) 32 Delay doing

something (3,3)

33 Land unit (4)

34 Wealthy (7)

37 Inserted decoration (5) 38 Taunt (5)

39 Dressed to the ___ (5)

40 2014 film starring

Angelina Jolie (10)

42 Baps (5)

43 Area of sky under a

country’s jurisdiction (8) 48 Peruse (4)

49 Pays attention (7)

50 Gifts (8)

51 Rudyard Kipling novel (3) 52 Tasty (10) 53 The East (6)

58 Frozen dessert (3,5) 61 Less attractive (6)

62 Decorative woven

fabrics (7)

63 Scorekeepers (8)

65 Withdrawal (10)

70 Glasses (10)

72 Emancipator (8)

73 Apart from (7)

74 Moves stealthily (6)

75 Document required for

international travel (8) 82 Baked items normally served with jam and clotted cream (6)

83 Grappled roughly (10) 85 Weep (3)

86 Suffered destruction

or ruin (8)

87 Ancient wind

instrument (7)

88 Fizzy pop (4)

94 Rousing (8)

95 Patrons of a product

or service (5)

96 Thrifty (10)

97 Type of ray (5)

98 Make merry (5)

99 Recurring sequence (5) 103 District under supervision

of a bishop (7)

105 Bitterly regretted (4)

106 First course (6) 108 Nimble (4)

109 Tire or wear out (7)

110 Post-Victorians (10)

113 Against (4)

114 Stammered (9)

115 ___ Brydon, Welsh

comedian (3)

116 Tranquil (7)

118 Close result (4,5)

119 Column (6)

120 Someone who takes

narcotics habitually (4,6) 121 Supported (5)

122 Inhabitants (9)

123 Pupil (7)

124 Scribbled (8)