Giant Crossword

ACROSS

1 Outbreak of disease (8) 5 Fishing bait (7) 9 Practised (9) 14 Sign of the zodiac (5) 16 Generous (10) 23 German city (6) 24 Large African monkeys (9) 25 Areas of property (7) 26 Frantic (3) 27 Write-off (5,4) 28 Heroic tale (4) 29 Temporariness (10) 30 Beach pebbles (7) 31 Parasite (4) 32 African fly (6) 33 Upon (4)

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2 Game bird (9) 3 Show (11) 4 Praying __, predatory

insect (6) 6 Overturn (4) 7 Squirming (8) 8 Chauvinist (10) 9 Vic __, UK comedian (6) 10 Headgear (3) 11 Items (8) 12 Mediocre (2-2) 13 Relating to the home (8) 14 Financial examination (5) 15 Standing accused (2,3,4) 17 Empty (6) 34 Round up livestock (7) 37 __ Piaf, French singer (5) 38 Drive an aeroplane (5) 39 Naming words (5) 40 Determines (10) 42 The Phantom of the __,

Lloyd Webber musical (5) 43 Memento (8) 48 UK detective show starring Brenda Blethyn (4) 49 Embarrassed (7) 50 Celebration (8) 51 Boyband, runners-up on

The X Factor (init.) (3) 52 Dull (10) 18 Cabinet-making

material (8) 19 Truancy (11) 20 Above board (5) 21 Incomparable (9) 22 Habitual gesture or way of

speaking (9) 31 One who makes a will (8) 35 Shakespeare play (7) 36 Coral island (5) 41 Large rays (6) 44 Examine (7) 45 Cab (4) 46 Perching (7) 47 Meat sauce (5) 53 Minister (6) 58 Escorting (8) 61 US state (6) 62 Ambles (7) 63 Prediction (8) 65 Integer divisible by

two (4,6) 70 Timepiece (10) 72 Maintains (8) 73 Indicated (7) 74 Freezer (6) 75 Inhale (8) 82 Release from a charge (6) 83 Ominous (10) 85 __ Girl, US sitcom (3) 86 Black treacle (8) 54 Biblical son of Isaac (4) 55 Distribute (5) 56 Ferret (7) 57 Responsibility (4) 59 Neatened (7) 60 Close (4) 64 Sleigh (4) 66 Shovel (5) 67 Household cleaning

appliance (6) 68 Open or spread out (8) 69 Xerographic machines

(abbr.) (7) 71 Researches a horse’s

racing history (7,4) 87 Russian region (7) 88 Kind (4) 94 Mathematical

operation (8) 95 Brown colour (5) 96 Claudio __, Italian

composer (10) 97 Commerce (5) 98 Horse controls (5) 99 Initial (5) 103 Rub (7) 105 Accessible (4) 106 A long distance away (6) 108 Potato, informally (4) 109 Exalt (7) 110 Abduction (10) 76 Fruit (4) 77 Epitaph inscription (4,2,5) 78 Stutterer (9) 79 Surrendered (5) 80 Space scientist (10) 81 Pious (9) 84 Ripped to pieces (4,5) 89 Bitter (9) 90 Tenderness (8) 91 Airborne (2,6) 92 Reply (8) 93 Collapsed (8) 100 Short jacket (6) 101 Exactly right (4,2) 102 Islamic rulings (6) 113 UK singer (4) 114 Public votes (9) 115 Swine (3) 116 Irked (7) 118 Imperious (9) 119 Quays (6) 120 An act of yielding (10) 121 Praise (5) 122 Artisans (9) 123 Attacking (7) 124 A wind blowing to the

west (8) 104 Farewell (5) 107 Force (5) 111 __ Tindall, granddaughter

of Queen Elizabeth II (4) 112 Algerian port (4) 117 Sound of gustatory

pleasure (3)