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1 Scrub lands (6)

5 Unattracti­ve (4)

8 Conflict (6)

10 Distinctiv­e (8)

14 Struggle (6)

16 The __ Woman, starring

Cameron Diaz (5)

22 Small pieces of coloured

paper (8)

23 Watchers (7)

24 Rail (7)

26 Taciturn (9)

27 Started (5)

29 Seeds (4)

30 __ of Steel, film directed

by Zack Snyder (3)

31 Monetary unit (5) 2 Arousing strong feelings (7)

3 Petty quarrels (5)

4 Begins (4,3)

6 Emitting (6,3)

7 Relinquish (5)

8 Unsoiled (5)

9 Monica __, Brick Lane

novelist (3)

11 Travel over snow (3)

12 Unit of capacity (5)

13 Rantings (7)

14 Persistent person (5)

15 Ship’s cheapest

accommodat­ion (8)

17 Flying Scotsman e.g. (5)

18 John Arne __, ex-Fulham

and Norway left-back (5) 33 Will __, UK journalist and

author (4)

34 Chief rebel (10)

35 Large amounts of

paper (5)

36 And Then There Were __,

Agatha Christie novel (4)

39 Church seat (3)

40 Extinguish (5,3)

42 Caroline Wozniacki’s

nationalit­y (6)

43 Without pigment (6)

44 Call on (5)

46 Be popular (2,4,4)

49 Evident (6)

51 Imitate (5)

54 Astronauts’ uniforms (10) 19 Heavens (9)

20 Egg-shaped (4)

21 Playground ride (6)

25 Caribbean republic (5)

26 Italian Mrs (7)

28 Manacles (9)

32 __ Howard, US director (3)

33 Meeting (7)

37 Zero (3)

38 __ Estefan, CubanAmeri­can singer (6)

39 Letter P in the NATO

phonetic alphabet (4)

41 More domesticat­ed (5)

42 Object (5)

44 Outlook (9)

45 Symbolic object (5) 56 Displaced (8)

61 Piece of pork (5,3)

63 Final profit (3,4)

64 Written errors (5)

65 Theme (5)

66 Couple (3)

68 Johnny __, Ring of Fire

singer (4)

70 People (4)

71 Yank (3)

72 Constellat­ion (5)

74 Beautiful girl (5)

75 Eternal (7)

78 Inability to sleep (8)

83 Ancient Jewish sect member (8) Preacher (10) 85 47 Court (3)

48 Heaviness (6)

50 Blinding vapour (4,3)

52 Spanish gentleman (9)

53 Diminish (7)

54 Genuine (7)

55 __ and downs (3)

57 Sketched again (7)

58 Premature (5)

59 Needle case (4)

60 Swamp (5)

62 Set of two (4)

67 Work premises (6)

69 Romantic symbols (4,5)

73 Tomorrow __ Dies, Bond film (5)

Prohibit (3) 74 87 North African capital

city (5)

89 Metallic element (6)

91 Attractive in

snapshots (10)

94 Proportion (5)

96 US business magazine

known for its “rich list” (6)

98 Gorgon (6)

100 Mouldings (8)

102 Playing card (3)

104 __ Redding, US soul

singer (4)

106 Roadside inn (5)

107 Constancy (10)

109 Positive (4)

111 Requires (5) 76 Discerns (6)

77 Retailers (7)

79 Ayrton __, Brazilian F1

champion (5)

80 2000 Madonna album (5)

81 Starting (9)

82 Blackthorn fruit (4)

84 Decay (3)

86 Operative (2,5)

88 One who rectifies (9)

90 Eye specialist­s (8)

92 Headgear (3)

93 Frolic (6)

95 Female big cat (7)

97 Assessed (5)

99 Water boiler (3)

101 Otalgia (7) 114 Biblical priest (3)

115 Large bag (4)

116 John __, explorer (5)

117 Wheel for

emergencie­s (5,4)

118 Repasts (7)

121 Three-pronged spear (7)

122 Musical piece (8)

123 Substantia­l (5)

124 Lassos (6)

125 Royal murder (8)

126 Executors (6)

127 Ripped (4)

128 Lives (6) 103 Palm fruit (7)

104 Former Gallagher brothers

band (5)

105 African language (5)

107 Streets (5)

108 Section, level (5)

110 Fibs (4)

112 Checks (5)

113 Bed-linen item (5)

115 Middle Eastern

nationalit­y (5)

119 Sign of agreement (3)

120 Droop (3)

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