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1 Marine creature (8)

5 Ambles (7)

9 Adornments (9)

14 Embarrass (5)

16 Cristiano Ronaldo’s

nationalit­y (10)

23 Fruit (6)

24 Woman’s name (9)

25 Emerging from sleep (7)

26 __ G, Sacha Baron Cohen

character (3)

27 Film makers (9)

28 Trail along (4)

29 Allusions (10)

30 Visual tracking software

used in Tennis (4-3)

31 __ Lake, Tchaikovsk­y

ballet (4)

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2 Trio (9)

3 Symbolised (11)

4 Emanated (6)

6 Sod (4)

7 Collapsibl­e millinery

item (5-3)

8 Appearing bashful or

contrite (10)

9 Tantalised (6)

10 __ DuVernay, Selma

director (3)

11 Apes (8)

12 Near (4)

13 Sailor (8) 32 Doglike (6)

33 Specific quantity of

medicine (4)

34 Deprives of food (7)

37 A baffling or insoluble

question (5)

38 UK rock band who sang Somewhere Only We Know (5)

39 Relating to birds (5)

40 Speed-setters (4-6)

42 Steep (5)

43 Flatter (8)

48 Trouser accessory (4)

49 Characteri­stic modes of

pronunciat­ion (7)

50 Lightheart­ed musical

drama (8) 14 Defence (5)

15 Receiver (9)

17 Vent (6)

18 Irritating (8)

19 Comprehend­s (11)

20 Frighten (5)

21 Created (9)

22 Recouped (9)

31 Surprised (8)

35 The __, 1960s band (7)

36 Parrot (5)

41 Declares (6)

44 Fundamenta­l nature (7)

45 Unusual (4) 51 Hip-hop dance move (3)

52 Estate employee (10)

53 Exile (6)

58 Chair part (8)

61 __ Butler, 300 actor (6)

62 Items of photograph­ic

equipment (7)

63 Nudity (8)

65 Arranging (10)

70 Light-covers (10)

72 Journalist (8)

73 Roger __, Swiss tennis

player (7)

74 English county (6)

75 Tied (8)

82 Vote (6)

83 Predictor (10)

85 Droop (3) 46 Humbled (7)

47 Noblemen (5)

54 Semiprecio­us stone (4)

55 Shoestring­s (5)

56 Irrigated (7)

57 Speed contest (4)

59 Flow (7)

60 Skin blemish (4)

64 Tender (4)

66 Attack (3,2)

67 Vegetables (6)

68 __ Cruz, Volver actress (8)

69 Salad plant (7)

71 Trial system (5,6) 86 Breed (8)

87 Rule (7)

88 Conservati­ve Party

member or supporter (4)

94 Guard (8)

95 __ West, US singer and

record producer (5)

96 Building trade

craftsman (10)

97 Wear away (5)

98 Fetter (5)

99 Variety of conifer (5)

103 Spite (7)

105 High hills (4)

106 Samples (6)

108 __ Mourinho, football

manager (4)

109 Slapped (7) 76 At that time (4)

77 Luxurious (11)

78 Menders (9)

79 Steals (5)

80 Unordained lecturers (3-7)

81 Plan (9)

84 Confection­ery item (9)

89 Unlawful entreprene­ur (9)

90 Postpone punishment (8)

91 Tenderness (8)

92 Class of nobles (8)

93 Brown sugar (8)

100 __ Fighter, successful

video-game series (6) 110 Stationery scraps (5,5)

113 Christian __, The Dark

Knight actor (4)

114 Defile (9)

115 President Lincoln’s

nickname (3)

116 Cupidity (7)

118 Romps (9)

119 __ Perón, former President

of Argentina (6)

120 Discouragi­ng weapons (10)

121 Propeller (5)

122 Foolish (9)

123 Cut (7)

124 Voters (8) 101 Officials (6)

102 Italian city (6)

104 Astonish (5)

107 Step (5)

111 Proud (4)

112 __ Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

actress (4)

117 Anger (3)

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