Giant Crossword ACROSS

1 Nomad (8)

5 School bag (7)

9 Rueful (9)

14 Soaked with liquid (5)

16 Amity (10)

23 Deriving from cultural

traditions of a people (6)

24 Art of working wood (9)

25 Expressionless (7)

26 Harden (3)

27 Rot (9)

28 __ Larson, Room and

Captain Marvel actress (4)

29 Beside the point (10)

30 Ancient (7)

31 Taverns (4)

32 Fluid part of blood (6)

33 __ Redding, soul singer (4)

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2 Every other (9)

3 Author of Robinson

Crusoe (6,5)

4 Space vessel (6)

6 Snakes (4)

7 Striking difference (8)

8 Get hold of (3,5,2)

9 Make smaller or less (6)

10 Indian state popular with

tourists (3)

11 Performer, executant (8)

12 Football supporters (4)

13 Lacking energy (8)

14 Satisfies fully (5) 34 Navy commander (7)

37 __ Moore, US singer and

actress (5)

38 Wash (5)

39 Informal word for

potatoes (5)

40 Penal establishment with

minimal security (4,6)

42 Big and strong,

informally (5)

43 Small Asian vehicle (8)

48 Individuality (4)

49 Persecute (7)

50 Large cats (8)

51 Exclamation of

amazement (3)

52 Decorative needlework (10)

53 Catchword (6) 15 Male sponsor (9)

17 Meal (6)

18 Rapturous (8)

19 Entries (11)

20 Spanish island (5)

21 Decoration,

embellishment (9)

22 Resolute endurance (9)

31 Insolent (8)

35 Sweet course (7)

36 Illegal burning (5)

41 Lucky __ Slevin, 2006 film

starring Josh Hartnett (6)

44 Opposed to (7) 58 Springbok, for example (8)

61 Burning enthusiasm,

zeal (6)

62 Pub doorman (7)

63 Rather (8)

65 Providential,

fortunate (6-4)

70 Fond of company (10)

72 Mexican hat (8)

73 Gap (7)

74 Excused (6)

75 Puts faith into (8)

82 Sovereign state of the

French Riviera (6)

83 Betrothal (10)

85 Thick mist (3)

86 The Constant __, film with

Ralph Fiennes (8) 45 Toy consisting of a spool

and string (2-2)

46 Relishes (7)

47 Gluttony (5)

54 Mediocre, informally (2-2)

55 Piles (5)

56 Cyclone (7)

57 Level (4)

59 Edgy, jumpy (7)

60 Bucket (4)

64 Elderly (4)

66 Child’s word for rabbit (5)

67 Copper alloy (6)

68 Notorious (8) 87 Predicament (7)

88 __ Clegg, former UK

Deputy Prime Minister (4)

94 Virtually, more or

less (2,4,2)

95 Implant (5)

96 Extreme tiredness (10)

97 Put pen to paper (5)

98 Musical drama (5)

99 Traditional English plain

doughy cake (5)

103 Any substance used to produce low temperatures (7)

105 Unsightly (4)

106 Hug (6)

108 Congeals (4)

109 Everlasting (7) 69 Fruit (7)

71 Elegantly, stylishly (11)

76 Electrically-driven rail

vehicle (4)

77 Needless (11)

78 Type of preserve (9)

79 Water lily (5)

80 Hostile (10)

81 Trouble persistently (9)

84 Having therapeutic

properties (9)

89 Variety of Chinese (9)

90 Waterproof garment (8)

91 Finds refuge (8) 110 Unprovoked attack (10)

113 __ Geller, Friends

character (4)

114 Prohibited (9)

115 Diamonds __ Forever,

1971 James Bond film (3)

116 Consecrated (7)

118 Type of warship (9)

119 Shocked (6)

120 Childminder (10)

121 Highland dress items (5)

122 Object orbiting another (9)

123 Pined (7)

124 Examined (8) 92 Airy (8)

93 Stoppered bottle (8)

100 Modest (6)

101 Cleopatra’s __, monument

by the Thames (6)

102 US state whose capital is

Carson City (6)

104 Spanish wine (5)

107 Pulls along (5)

111 Assist in a crime (4)

112 Departed (4)

117 Snow runner (3)