Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Eye specialists (8)
5 Deadlock (7)
9 Abductor (9)
14 Ingenuous (5)
16 Obesity (10)
23 Absent pupil (6)
24 Chess manoeuvre (2,7)
25 Young birds of prey (7)
26 Obtain (3)
27 Elaborate, enlarge (9)
28 Implement (4)
29 Planned (10)
30 Imbalanced (7)
31 Sean __, UK actor (4)
32 Reflexive form of ‘it’ (6)
33 Proofing mark (4)
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2 Woodworker (9)
3 Protagonist in a film or
play (7,4)
4 Gundog (6)
6 Dinner, for example (4)
7 Potent drink (8)
8 Fanatic (10)
9 Genuflects (6)
10 Excavate (3)
11 Means (8)
12 Mail (4)
13 Boat racing contests (8)
14 Chemical (5)
15 Unexpressable (9) 34 Obsolete (7)
37 Dramatic platform (5)
38 City in Nebraska, US (5)
39 Custom (5)
40 Cushioned vehicle (10)
42 Explosion (5)
43 Reignites (8)
48 Therefore (4)
49 Surgical knives (7)
50 Discourage (4,4)
51 Drinking establishment (3)
52 Overseer (10)
53 Radio presenter (6)
58 Garden plant (5,3)
61 Platitude (6)
62 Hankered, longed (7) 17 Drug (6)
18 Tied (8)
19 Completely empty (7,4)
20 Impassive person (5)
21 Under hypnosis (2,1,6)
22 Wonderful (9)
31 Devotee of literature (8)
35 Beams (7)
36 Ostentation (5)
41 Easily upset (6)
44 Use as part payment (5,2)
45 Smack (4)
46 Sticks (7)
47 Incursion (5) 63 Fish of the genus
Hippocampus (8)
65 Blood relationships (6,4)
70 Practising (10)
72 Becomes aware (8)
73 Endeavour (7)
74 Oh dear! (6)
75 Building material (8)
82 Former Spanish monetary
unit (6)
83 Adversity (10)
85 Scrap (3)
86 Border region (8)
87 Release (7)
88 Bombard (4)
94 Killer (8) 54 Assistant (4)
55 Encounters (5)
56 Supporting (7)
57 __ Ora, UK singer (4)
59 On the other hand (7)
60 Relaxation (4)
64 Aperture (4)
66 Country in Asia (5)
67 Sift (6)
68 Form a relationship
with (8)
69 First batsmen of an
innings (7)
71 Nickname for Ireland (7,4) 95 Images (5)
96 Of feeble character (4-6)
97 __ Jones, early-modern
English architect (5)
98 Ghost __, 2007 film
starring Nicolas Cage (5)
99 Instil (5)
103 Century (7)
105 Needle case (4)
106 Expects (6)
108 Locate (4)
109 Entertainer (7)
110 Greet (5,5)
113 __ Redding, US soul
singer (4)
114 Lawyer (9) 76 Expanded (4)
77 Tailor’s device (4,7)
78 Away from the right
path (3,6)
79 Italian city (5)
80 Item of jewellery (6,4)
81 Groundhog (9)
84 Woman with a will (9)
89 Washerwoman (9)
90 Piece of unexpected good
fortune (8)
91 Rural (8)
92 Remedy (8)
93 Additional comment (8) 115 Impair (3)
116 Large feline (7)
118 Impudence (9)
119 Evaded (6)
120 Stationery fasteners (10)
121 Levied (5)
122 Loitering (9)
123 Old Testament book (7)
124 Anxiety (8) 100 Endure cheerfully (4,2)
101 Docile pet (6)
102 Wallows (6)
104 Extreme (5)
107 Equipped (5)
111 Map (4)
112 Abominable snowman (4)
117 Monica __, UK author of
Brick Lane (3)