Giant Crossword

ACROSS

1 Mediation (6) 5 Stumble (4) 8 Soda dispenser (6) 10 Chair support (8) 14 Coiffure (6) 16 Strike (5) 22 Wizard (8) 23 Security device (7) 24 Sudden increase (5-2) 26 Applicant, candidate (9) 27 Wear away (5) 29 Secondary school

qualification (init.) (4) 30 Keanu Reeves’ character

in the Matrix films (3) 31 Burdened (5) 33 __ mein, Chinese dish (4) 34 Unstoppable object or

force (10) 35 Excellence (5) 36 Displace (4) 39 Gear (3) 40 Recently-acquired (8) 42 Dine in a restaurant (3,3) 43 One of Santa’s reindeer (6) 44 The Life of __, Monty

Python film (5) 46 Broadcast indicating the

correct hour (4,6) 49 Fuel gas (6) 51 One who does not consume animal products (5) 54 One by one (6,4) 56 Rubbish (8) 61 Wooden surface (8) 63 Jewish language (7) 64 Pig meat (5) 65 Relinquish (5) 66 Couple (3) 68 Mast (4) 70 Extinct bird (4) 71 Unifying principle of

Chinese religion (3) 72 Type of rice (5) 74 Twisted (5) 75 Wool extract (7) 78 Examiner (8) 83 Famous battle (8) 85 Religious follower (10) 87 Blood vessel (5) 89 Resentment (6) 91 Group of politically linked

countries (10) 94 Channing __, Magic Mike

actor (5) 96 Deep blue colour (6) 98 Trending higher (6) 100 Castle (8) 102 Beer (3) 104 Joke (4) 106 Insert (3,2) 107 Cashier’s cheques (4,6) 109 Russian ruler (4) 111 Danish currency (5) 114 Loose (3) 115 Japanese wrestling (4) 116 Heading (5) 117 Humiliation (9) 118 Self-interested person (7) 121 Crazy (7) 122 Reveal (8) 123 Teenager (5) 124 Erase (6) 125 Nationality of Marshal

Tito (8) 126 Inspire affection (6) 127 Sweeney __, fictional

villain (4) 128 Breathing disorder (6)