THE BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Act like a magnet 5 Looked ahead 11 Drops from the eyes 12 Equivalent word 13 Schoolgirl’s uniform 14 Little by little 15 US state 17 Outflows 18 Shaped to fit (of metal) 20 Vote “no” 23 Experience dentition 25 Beer jug 27 S American nation 30 Boat propellers 32 Axis 33 Eccentric (coll) (3,4) 34 Grope 35 Spiritualist 37 Comb (coll) 39 Trained 41 Simulate 44 Worship of images 46 Innkeepers 48 Flash 49 Capital of Kenya 50 Commonplace 51 Dignity (4-7) 52 Despotism DOWN 1 Plane’s steering device 2 Tour broker (6,5) 3 Replies 4 Discards 5 Ring-shaped 6 Mind 7 Carved stone on a brooch 8 Sadness 9 Carrying capacity 10 Division into two 16 Month 18 Dampens 19 Drag 21 Green vegies 22 Brownish-purple 24 Put-on 26 Extra 28 Easy victory 29 Merger 31 Pong 32 Lost blood 33 Daffodil genus 34 Sensed 36 House for monks 38 Smartie (4-3) 40 Make use of 41 Battered fruit 42 Patron 43 Woodwind player 45 Hires 47 Colony of bees