Giant Crossword

ACROSS

1 Subsided (6)

5 Transported via a tube (5) 8 __ Rimmer, Red Dwarf

character (6)

10 Punctuation mark (4,4)

14 Former name of Ho Chi

Minh City (6)

16 Detests (5)

21 Policemen (8)

22 Vent (7)

23 Go before (7)

25 Lead or zinc, for

example (4,5)

26 Benefits (6)

27 Did really well (4)

28 Type of tree (3)

29 Private (8)

DOWN

2 Having two focuses (7)

3 Bronze medal position (5) 4 Dons clothes (7)

5 __ Kovalev, former Strictly

dancer (5)

6 Predictive (9)

7 Stains (4)

8 Defence (5)

9 Rim (3)

11 Employ (3)

12 Bodily fluid produced by

an infection (3)

13 Allspice (7)

14 Exercise for the

stomach (3-2)

15 Unwell (3)

17 Islamic God (5)

18 Ovine mammal (5)

19 Rhythm (4) 32 Horse’s sound (5)

33 Clip (4)

34 44th President of the United States of America (5)

Stringed instrument (4) Roofing tiles (6)

Lethal (5)

Specialist’s view (6,7) Someone from Croatia (5) Dedication (10)

Observed (6)

Makes (7)

Injured people (10) Dirigibles (8)

Sailing vessels (6)

Set of columns (9) 35 38 40 42 44 46 48 51 54 55 59 60 20 African animal-watching

expedition (6)

24 __ Sandé, Scottish

singer (5)

25 Plead (3)

26 Red blood cell

deficiency (7)

30 Apex (3)

31 Italian wine (7)

34 Killer whale (4)

36 __ Burgundy, character in

the film Anchorman (3)

37 Carnival (6)

38 Weep (3)

39 Musical trill

40 Robbed (7)

41 Sleep late (3-2)

42 Additional (5)

43 Facial features (5) (7) 62 Refrain (7)

63 __ Milligan, late comedian

and writer (5)

64 Zoos for marine

creatures (9)

67 Sum in debit in the

bank (9)

69 Belief (5)

71 Ramshackle (3-4)

74 Preserved and

cherished (9)

77 Concealed (6)

78 Declare (8)

81 Type of fly (10)

82 __ fever, infection (7)

84 Regain (6)

87 Play-goer (7,3) 44 Instruments (9)

45 Greek letter (5)

47 Miles per hour (init.) (3)

49 Invigorate (7)

50 Perceive clearly (7)

52 Farthest back (9)

53 Set aside (7)

54 Large guns (7)

56 Less gentle (7)

57 Flat land area (7)

58 Spoil (4)

61 Sugar__ Mountain,

Brazilian peak (4)

65 Andy __, American former

tennis player (7)

66 Vehicle attached to a

motorcycle (7)

68 Claw (5)

70 Sum (5) 90 Composition for nine (5) 92 Moves out of family

home (6,3,4)

95 Lean-to (5)

96 Heat (4,2)

98 Retired (4)

100 John __, British

philosopher (5)

101 Pen tips (4)

102 Taxi driver (5)

104 Nicola __, current First

Minister of Scotland (8) 107 Cambridgeshire river (3) 109 Body part (4)

111 Delays (6)

112 British band fronted by

Mick Hucknall (6,3) 72 French city (6)

73 Relating to the centre of

an atom (7)

75 Meagre (5)

76 __ Royce, car and engine

manufacturer (5)

79 Rita __, singer (3)

80 Belongings (7)

83 Roof workers (9)

85 Genre of music (3)

86 The Princess Royal (4)

88 Cooker (3)

89 Depended (6)

91 Takes small bites (7)

93 Book of photos (5)

94 The night before (3)

96 Period of conflict (7)

97 Cause to lose courage (7) 98 Consumed (3,2) 114 Swarming around in

hostility or adulation (7) 117 Edible sea snail (7)

118 Adhesive labels (8)

119 Conceit (5)

120 Address (6)

121 Galago (8)

122 Moves furtively (6)

123 Ponders (5)

124 One who receives

wages (6)

99 Horror (5)

101 Sprite (5)

103 Introduce (3)

105 Cut the edges off (4) 106 Approaches (5)

108 Biblical character (5) 109 Rambler (5)

110 Verse (4)

112 Perceive (3)

113 __ Brydon, Welsh

comedian (3)

115 Hair style (3)

116 Alcoholic spirit (3)