THE BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Tasmanian city

4 Jewish for “Peace” 8 Blueprints

12 More parched

13 Sitting room

14 Insulating slabs

17 Distribute (4,3)

18 Stroller

19 Rushes

23 Algae

25 Tuneful

27 Male bird

28 Two-faced

31 Without warning 35 Extreme dislike

38 State capital

40 Fatuously

41 Deceive

43 Opening

45 Pupil who lives at

school

47 Axe wielder

50 Informal

“why?” (3,4)

51 Endless

52 Challenges

53 Camouflaged

54 Midwest US state

DOWN 1

Go to bed

(coll) (3,3,4)

2 Scottish child

3 Brought back

5 Thyme, e.g.

6 Swing

7 Charts

8 Ambulance

officer, e.g.

9 Coral island

10 Big shock

11 Yearly anniversary 15 Pertinent

16 Point of a fork

20 Stains

21 Gradual coming

forth

22 Long cut

24 Accumulation

26 Legitimately

absent (2,5)

28 Curse 29 Freezing

30 Dries up

32 Sexually arousing

33 Long-lasting

hairstyle

34 Easygoing (4-4)

36 Kissed

37 Monarchy of SE Asia 39 Number of Muses 42 Shelter

44 Tall building

46 Pulls

47 Steering system

48 Rolls of money

49 Irritate