GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Witty remarks (8)

5 Rough pictures (7)

9 Lead or zinc, e.g. (4,5)

14 Surname of two US Presidents (5)

16 Alcohol taken to calm nerves (5,5)

23 Name shared by a Greek goddess and

a genus of owls (6)

24 Exclude (9)

25 Branch of science (7)

26 __ Anderson, US film director (3)

27 Removing (9)

28 Pakistani language (4)

29 Shabby (4-2-4)

30 Indicates (7)

31 __ James, US singer (4)

32 Camera stand (6)

33 Epidermis (4)

34 Desserts (7)

37 Tendon (5)

38 Arab country (5)

39 __ Girls, former girl band (5)

40 Strictness (10)

42 Mother-of-pearl (5)

43 Rotary engines (8)

48 Fibre (4)

49 Employs (7)

50 Tip up (8)

51 __ cross bun, baked treat (3)

52 Showing curiosity (10)

53 Game popular in France (6)

58 Lack (8)

61 Took part in a game (6) 62 Pays attention (7)

63 One who puts money into a

business (8)

65 Italian composer (10)

70 Proposal (10)

72 Month (8)

73 Huge ship that famously sank (7)

74 Picturesque (6)

75 Degree from the equator (8)

82 Impede (6)

83 Motorised vessels (10)

85 __ St. Clement, British actress (3)

86 Allotted (8)

87 Apart (7)

88 Enthusiastic (4)

94 Devastating blow (8)

95 Part of a tree after felling (5)

96 Game between grandmasters (5,5)

97 Mode of transport (5)

98 Climb (5)

99 African animal, in short (5)

103 Pressing clothes (7)

105 Pubs (4)

106 Again! (shouted by audiences) (6)

108 __ Sampras, US former tennis

player (4)

109 Absconds (7)

110 Having a disagreement (7,3)

113 Wander (4)

114 Instruments (9)

115 Hatchet (3)

116 Brief view (7)

118 Standing accused (2,3,4) 119 Garden tool (6)

120 Grass-cutters (4-6)

121 Big (5)

122 The __ Barking, Dodie Smith novel (9)

123 African country (7)

124 Hunger (8)

DOWN

2 Sponsor (9)

3 Unripe capsicum (5,6)

4 Warns (6)

6 Giant, troll (4)

7 Lessen (8)

8 Glasses (10)

9 Avoid (6)

10 Heavens (3)

11 Retain (8)

12 Duty (4)

13 Moving down (8)

14 Fable writer (5)

15 Glut (9)

17 Accepting (6)

18 Harmonising Chinese practice (4,4)

19 Whole number (5,6)

20 Jog (5)

21 Vital (9)

22 Personification of winter weather (4,5)

31 Completeness (8)

35 Concisely (7)

36 Hut made of ice (5)

41 American (slang) (6)

44 Corrected (7)

45 Abominable snowman (4)

46 Dirtied (7) 47 Liz __, character in sitcom 30 Rock (5)

54 Typographical error (4)

55 Mollusc (5)

56 Dull (7)

57 Volcano (4)

59 Prudence (7)

60 __ Daly, British TV presenter (4)

64 Portent (4)

66 Circles (5)

67 Causing vomiting (6)

68 Slaughter (8)

69 Charming (7)

71 Doctor, shamen (8,3)

76 Make weary (4)

77 General store (7,4)

78 Relevant (9)

79 Drop in standard (5)

80 Actual doing, as opposed to

theoretically (2,8)

81 Stamina (9)

84 Subjugator (9)

89 Rash (9)

90 House with one level (8)

91 Without equal (8)

92 Sickened (5,3)

93 Photo (8)

100 Reflective object (6)

101 Commercial (6)

102 Circus tent (3,3)

104 __ Cameron, Scottish comedian (5)

107 Short-lived fashion (5)

111 Indian city (4)

112 The __, U2 guitarist (4)

117 Laundry fastener (3)