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) 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) 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) 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) 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)