GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cutting blades (8)
5 Unwanted item (4-3)
9 Stimulus (9)
14 Characteristic spirit (5)
16 Those who cross streets recklessly (10)
23 Rigorous (6)
24 Connect, link (9)
25 Match (7)
26 __ Lee, Taiwanese film director (3)
27 Tall and robust (9)
28 Jealousy (4)
29 Put down (10)
30 Takes small bites (7)
31 Crucifix (4)
32 Complete failure (6)
33 Paradise (4)
34 Siblings (7)
37 Quaintly amusing (5)
38 Gowns (5)
39 Muscular 80s cartoon character (2-3)
40 Penalty (10)
42 Furious (5)
43 Autumn month (8)
48 Eastern European (4)
49 Hot chilli pepper variety (7)
50 Big cats (8)
51 __ Stubbs, UK actress (3)
52 Declare sacred (10)
53 Instrumental composition (6)
58 Boring (8)
61 Snub (6)
62 Branch of mathematics (7) 63 Connotations (8)
65 Sudden inspirations (10)
70 Whisks (10)
72 Doorway (8)
73 Extinct woolly elephant (7)
74 Representative to bring good luck (6)
75 Mechanical devices (8)
82 Showed sympathy (6)
83 Put out (10)
85 Cow sound (3)
86 Ready (8)
87 Fortified wine (7)
88 Flow of water (4)
94 Migraine (8)
95 Old object (5)
96 The Lords, e.g. (5,5)
97 Sharp weapon (5)
98 Depart (5)
99 Explosion (5)
103 Reproduction (7)
105 __ Djalili, UK comedian (4)
106 Witty, sharp reply (6)
108 Epidermis (4)
109 Deserved (7)
110 Walker (10)
113 Stare at (4)
114 European body of water (6,3)
115 Illness (3)
116 Corrective lenses (7)
118 Under hypnosis (2,1,6)
119 Nuns’ vestments (6)
120 Current (7-3)
121 Characters of an ancient alphabet (5) 122 Keen-sighted (5-4) 123 Remaining (7) 124 Jewellery item (8)
DOWN
2 Large church (9)
3 Builder’s device (6,5)
4 Protest (6)
6 Soon (4)
7 2005 Stephenie Meyer novel (8)
8 Scrounger (10)
9 Instil (6)
10 Sara __, UK DJ and TV presenter (3)
11 Unstable and anxious (8)
12 Latin word, shorthand for ‘the same
(as previously mentioned)’ (4)
13 Tester (8)
14 Brims (5)
15 Accounts of the past (9)
17 Of mountains (6)
18 Vintner’s store (4,4)
19 Compulsion to steal (11)
20 Former British car manufacturer (5)
21 Congregated (9)
22 Expressing praise (9)
31 Tempestuous water (5,3)
35 Apart (7)
36 Northern European river (5)
41 Prickly (6)
44 Intense (7)
45 Berry-bearing palm (4)
46 Sloping typeface (7)
47 Strict (5)
54 Rotate (4) 55 Ecclesiastical instrument (5) 56 Obstructive bureaucracy (3,4) 57 __ Ora, UK singer (4) 59 Jazz style (7) 60 Kernels (4) 64 Deep wound (4) 66 Agent (5) 67 Capital of the Bahamas (6) 68 Confine (8) 69 Remarkable (7) 71 Culs-de-sac (5,6) 76 Clothed (4) 77 Unbearable (11) 78 E.g. clock or watch (9) 79 __ Stewart, UK newsreader and presenter (5) 80 Houses, e.g. (10) 81 Excessive indulgence (9) 84 Not sure (9) 89 Demolish (9) 90 Bird (8) 91 Hole (8) 92 Furniture item (8) 93 Insistently (8) 100 Moon of Uranus (6) 101 Entertained (6) 102 Breathing disorder (6) 104 Keen (5) 107 Quarrels (5) 111 Excitedly curious (4) 112 Farm building (4) 117 Secret agent (3)
Robertson injured, Shaun Williams was pressed into duty alongside man of the match Ogilvie and Kieron Freeman.
The trio would defend their box superbly, controlling the awkward Akinde and keeping the Gills at arm’s length, despite what Evans may have you think.
Indeed, the Blues could have been a few goals up early on but for home keeper Cumming.
In the second minute, Bazunu’s long right-footed pass was misjudged by Rob McKenzie, whose header looped into the path of Hirst.
Brimming with confidence, the striker volleyed a lofted right-footed shot over the hosts’ goalkeeper, who somehow managed to get a hand to it and divert it onto the crossbar.
Not long after, Morrell’s ball down the left channel was collected by Hirst, who cut across the box and fired a fierce shot which was saved, with the keeper also fingertipping away Romeo’s follow-up when presented with an open goal. The Blues somewhat tailed off for the remainder of the half, while, after the interval, spurned too many promising positions through a sloppy final ball.
Then, two minutes into time added on, Curtis delivered a throw-in by the right-sided corner flag to substitute Jacobs, who had been on the pitch for nine minutes.
From almost the byline, the winger took a touch before nudging it inside McKenzie and then prodding in a right-footed delivery which Tucker deflected into his own net.
How the 1,475 Pompey fans – and Cowley – celebrated.