THE BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fault

4 Preoccupy

8 Food fish

12 Cowards (7-4)

14 Big lie

15 Outbuildings

17 Notice

18 Traveller’s

fatigue (3,3)

19 Ill-treated

23 Treat with partiality 25 Radiating

28 Wine storage unit 29 Feel sorrow

30 System of rule

32 Slacken

34 Large towns

35 Beat

38 Weariness

40 Forward (4,2)

41 Farm pigs

44 Doctor (coll)

46 South Pacific region 48 Verbal tests

51 Rubbing out

52 Independent (4-7) 53 Informal language 54 Plenty

55 Rubbishy

DOWN

1 Uneasiness

2 Operates wings

3 Happy

5 Large constrictors 6 Otherwise

7 Uses a needle

8 Throwing stick

9 Banish

10 Home loan

11 Woody plant tissue 13 Archaic you

16 Judge

20 Camp bed

21 Discerning

22 Milk product

suppliers

24 Brutal 26 Imprisoned

27 Finish a beer,

say (5,2)

31 In large quantities 33 Changing

36 Despondency

37 Dealer in gems

39 Sullen

42 Variety of cabbage 43 Regretful

45 Former Princess

of Wales

47 Approaches

48 Leer

49 Concerning (2,2) 50 Wild cricket shot 6110