Sunderland Echo

GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1

Set of rules governing a Christian church (5,3)

5 Flat land area (7)

9 Timing device (9)

14 __ Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson

character (5)

16 Rating (10)

23 Carnival (6)

24 Possession (9)

25 Fastened (7)

26 Droop (3)

27 Weapon menders (9)

28 Unusual (4)

29 Doze off (4,6)

30 On the side (7)

31 Desist (4)

32 The __ Night, Van Gogh

painting (6)

33 Jealousy (4)

34 Buccaneers (7)

37 Composure (5)

38 Capital of Jordan (5)

39 Constellat­ion (5)

40 Lowest level (4,6)

42 Fruit (5)

43 Beggar (8)

48 Island (4)

49 Lodgers (7)

50 Remove (8)

51 Eggs (3)

52 With foundation (10)

53 Look briefly (6)

58 Assisting (8) 61 Forge (6)

62 Simple rustic person (7)

63 Military accommodat­ion (8) 65 Scare (10)

70 Released (10)

72 Employ (8)

73 Trembles (7)

74 Customers (6)

75 Paint remover (8)

82 Impresses (6)

83 Leisure clothes (10)

85 Dove’s call (3)

86 Extolling (8)

87 Skill (7)

88 Formerly (4)

94 Passionate­ly (8)

95 Hal __, US lyricist who collaborat­ed with

Burt Bacharach (5)

96 Decorative (10)

97 Leers (5)

98 Pig meat (5)

99 Rubbish (5)

103 Type of pasta (7)

105 Recedes (4)

106 Elude (6)

108 Care for (4)

109 Inhaled through the nose (7) 110 Tittle-tattle (4,6)

113 Indonesian island (4)

114 Made of bonded sheets (9) 115 Burnt remains (3)

116 Mean (7)

118 Hatred (9) 119 Decisive moment (6) 120 Pachyderm (10)

121 Up to now (2,3)

122 Adornments (9)

123 Tympanum (7)

124 Stretched (8)

DOWN

2 Rebels (9)

3 Outdated (11)

4 Communicat­e (6)

6 Scallion (4)

7 One who makes a will (8)

8 The Lords, for example (5,5)

9 Underwear, informally (6)

10 Deactivate­d (3)

11 Full-size lifelike figures (8)

12 Flow of water (4)

13 Pause (8)

14 Large feline (5)

15 In any event (2,3,4)

17 Aerosols (6)

18 Continenta­l (8)

19 Academic cap (11)

20 Healthcare profession­al (5)

21 Confection­ery item (9)

22 Unlimited (9)

31 Substitute­s (8)

35 Branch of medical science (7) 36 Work out the answer to (5)

41 Thin (6)

44 Item of clothing (7)

45 Prehistori­c ‘iceman’ found

in the Alps (4) 46 Mischievou­s (7)

47 Solitary (5)

54 Hades river (4)

55 Not heavy (5)

56 Barrette (7)

57 Uprising (4)

59 Swelling (7)

60 Roman emperor (4)

64 Unlocking implements (4)

66 Piles (5)

67 Book size (6)

68 Excessivel­y remunerate­d (8)

69 Tearful child (3-4)

71 Contest (11)

76 Beams (4)

77 Advancemen­t (11)

78 The constellat­ion Ursa Major (5,4) 79 Wanders (5)

80 Religious journey (10)

81 Clarify (9)

84 Weekday (9)

89 Rebuke (9)

90 Conclusive (8)

91 Photo (8)

92 Reaching half-way up

the legs (4-4)

93 Respected (8)

100 Breed of sheep (6)

101 Officials (6)

102 Crockery item (3-3)

104 Embarrass (5)

107 Vessel (5)

111 Informatio­n (4)

112 Biblical character (4)

117 Girl’s name (3)

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