Loughborough Echo

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Light sources (8) 5 Hunting expedition­s (7) 9 Photos (9)

14 Middle Eastern rulers (5) 16 Starlike (10)

23 Britney __, US singer (6) 24 Votes (9)

25 Large area of farmland (7) 26 __ de Armas, actress who starred in 2019 mystery film Knives Out (3)

27 Race speed setter (9) 28 Ripped (4) 29 Allusions (10)

30 Formal procession (7)

31 Soft fabric (4) 32 Plum-like fruit (6) 33 Italian capital (4) 34 Type of dog (7) 37 Constellat­ion (5) 38 Aquatic mammal (5) 39 Flower part (5) 40 Janitors (10) 42 Dignitary (5) 43 Fabric (8) 48 Stunt (4) 49 Belongings (7) 50 Head girls (8) 51 Uncooked (3) 52 Estate employee (10) 53 Dons (4,2)

58 Tape (8) 61 Running fast (6) 62 Troglodyte (7) 63 Practise (8) 65 Planned (10) 70 Walker (10) 72 Reticent (8) 73 Despises (7)

74 God of the north wind (6) 75 Tied (8)

82 Fowl (6) 83 Predictor (10) 85 Racket (3)

86 Tear (8)

87 Height (7)

88 Bird (4) 94 Remnant (8) 95 Cheque receiver (5) 96 Passion to perform (5,5) 97 River of Hades (5) 98 Careful (5)

99 Cheek (5)

103 Eludes (7)

105 Make weary (4)

106 Items of crockery (3,3)

108 Not any (4)

109 Marine algae (7) 110 Stationery scraps (5,5) 113 ___ the Date, 2012 comedy starring Alison Brie (4) 114 River bank (9) 115 Hatchet (3)

116 Wind instrument (7) 118 Puts up with (9)

119 __ Marant, French fashion designer (6)

120 Wills (10)

121 Tubs (5)

122 Without nationalit­y (9) 123 Base part of a plant (7) 124 Hole (8)

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2 Fruit shrub (5,4) 3 Commercial channels (5,6) 4 Slice of bacon (6) 6 Summit (4)

7 Pub (8)

8 Deadlocks (10)

9 Hues (6)

10 __ Bud, 1997 comedy about a basketball-playing dog (3) 11 __ Spiteri, Scottish singer (8) 12 Above (4)

13 Sailor (8)

14 Glances over (5) 15 Projecting organ (9) 17 Declares (6) 18 Ultimate (8) 19 Translator (11) 20 Concur (5) 21 Created (9) 22 Recouped (9) 31 Surprised (8) 35 Groom’s attendant (4,3) 36 Detection scanner (5) 41 Large rays (6) 44 Disciple (7) 45 Departed (4) 46 Scolded (7)

47 __ Back Down, 2008 film directed by Jeff Wadlow (5) 54 African river (4) 55 Walking sticks (5) 56 John __, DCI Tom Barnaby in Midsomer Murders (7) 57 Frost (4)

59 Mean (7) 60 Conservati­ve (4)

64 Kind (4) 66 Significan­t (5) 67 Vegetables (6) 68 From Kathmandu, e.g. (8) 69 Strategies (7) 71 Property seller (6,5) 76 Bound (4) 77 Luxurious (11) 78 Convey (3,6) 79 Stories (5) 80 Wrongdoer (10)

81 Plan (9) 84 Confection­ery item (9) 89 Unlawful entreprene­ur (9) 90 Ocean picture (8) 91 Nudity (8) 92 Carbonated citrus-flavoured drink (8) 93 Respectful (8)

100 21 Jump __, 2012 film starring Channing Tatum (6) 101 Academy Awards (6) 102 Mentally infirm due to age (6) 104 Frighten (5)

107 Collect (5)

111 Roman robe (4) 112 Rabbit-like creature (4) 117 __-T, US rapper and actor (3)

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