GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 __ Spark, UK novelist (6)

5 Glue (5)

8 Published in instalments (6)

10 Very hot ovens (8)

14 Bird of prey (6)

16 Edition (5)

21 Glaring (8)

22 Unrestrained, boisterous (7)

23 Weeping (2,5)

25 Happening again (9)

26 Dash (6)

27 Final (4)

28 Strike (3)

29 Male fowl (8)

32 Attempted (5)

33 Enormous (4)

34 Sword (5)

35 Islamic prince (4)

38 Be quiet (4,2)

40 Nigerian city (5)

42 Elderly, informally (7,2,1,3)

44 Directed (5)

46 Left out, unwanted (2,3,5)

48 Excellent (6)

51 Extinct woolly elephant (7)

54 Price cuts (10)

55 The Wrong __, Wallace and

Gromit film (8)

59 Movie theatre (6)

60 Innocently (9)

62 Catches (7)

63 European river (5)

64 In the act (3-6)

67 Fruit shrub (5,4)

69 Mouselike mammal (5) 71 African country (7)

74 Mechanics (9)

77 Man’s name (6)

78 Prepare for a military encounter (8)

81 Doze off (4,6)

82 Formula (7)

84 Specimen (6)

87 Unpleasant (3-7)

90 Another the same (5)

92 Amusement (13)

95 Register (5)

96 Short coat (6)

98 Tress (4)

100 Confederation (5)

101 Ripped (4)

102 Fish (5)

104 Terrible (8)

107 Tree-like beast in The Lord

of the Rings (3)

109 Labour (4)

111 __ and bobtail, all sorts, riff-raff (6)

112 Took place regardless (4,5)

114 Harvesters (7)

117 Artificial (3-4)

118 Ghosts (8)

119 Fetter (5)

120 Hungarian (6)

121 Discuss (4,4)

122 Men’s hairdresser (6)

123 Cornish delicacy (5)

124 Soundness of mind (6)

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2 Free (7)

3 Metal bar (5)

4 Jumps (5,2)

5 Playing field (5)

6 Scheme (9) 7 English public school (4)

8 Impassive person (5)

9 Mahershala __, US actor in Green

Book (3)

11 ___ Stubbs, British actress (3)

12 Thus (3)

13 Part of a ship (7)

14 Lacking brightness (5)

15 Limb (3)

17 Work out answer to (5)

18 Type of duck (5)

19 Eyelid inflammation (4)

20 Light wind (6)

24 Stunted vegetation (5)

25 Fish eggs (3)

26 Natural surroundings (7)

30 Sever (3)

31 Incident (7)

34 Blackthorn berry (4)

36 Unwell (3)

37 Mystery (6)

38 Call for help (init.) (3)

39 ___ May, former UK Prime Minister (7)

40 Descent (7)

41 Location of famous WW1 battle (5)

42 Vulgar, disgusting (5)

43 Royal house (5)

44 Building designer (9)

45 Monetary unit (5)

47 Belonging to him (3)

49 Identical and consistent (7)

50 Aggressive and competitive

environment (4,3)

52 At once (3,6)

53 Belgian port (7)

54 Platform (7)

56 Eccentricity (7) 57 Rejection (7)

58 Lazy (4)

61 Division of school year (4)

65 London football club (7)

66 Energetic (7)

68 Antelope (5)

70 In which place (5)

72 Put in (6)

73 Caucasian country (7)

75 Fantastic (5)

76 Bravery (5)

79 ___ Radcliffe, The Mysteries

of Udolpho author (3)

80 Jewellery item (7)

83 Female assassin (9)

85 Consume (3)

86 Norse god (4)

88 Toilet (3)

89 Derides (6)

91 Sauce served with fish (7)

93 Turret (5)

94 Sprite (3)

96 Knaves (7)

97 Apparent (7)

98 Line of a song (5)

99 Brown-green colour (5)

101 Male singer (5)

103 Staff (3)

105 Atoll (4)

106 Passenger ship (5)

108 Having a pleasant flavour (5)

109 Largest moon of Saturn (5)

110 Fish (4)

112 Path (3)

113 Young newt (3)

115 Playing card (3)

116 Ocean (3)