MEGA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Climate chart (7,3) 6. Nasty sprites 10. Prized examples 15. Luncheon meat 18. Closer (of fit) 19. Flowering shrubs 20. Injure 22. Songbird 23. Peeked

24. Binds (4,2) 25. Devoured 26. Elegance

28. Edit (text) 30. Conger or moray 31. Commence 32. Wine, ... spumante 33. Cancel (actions) 34. Stared lasciviously at 35. Genuine thing, the ... McCoy 37. Prayer’s final word 39. Neither

40. Iraq’s neighbour 42. Simple 45. Sizeable chink 48. Cow excrement

49. ... & nays

50. Folk heroes

53. Top executive (1,1,1) 54. Severe

56. Line of talk 59. Manner of treating 61. Hymn, ... Maria 62. Resound 63. Bedevil

64. Singer, ... Orbison 65. Hurt 66. Indistinct 68. Determined 69. Music discs (1,2) 70. Penthouse 71. Contemporary (6-3) 72. Outmoded, old ... 73. Copy

74. Truck compartment 76. Former Libyan leader, Colonel ... 78. Washington port 80. Edge along 81. Bloodlines

84. Bee wound 85. Sailor 87. Summarises 89. Hindu garment 92. Banker

94. The ... Duckling

96. Substantial

97. Lack of response 98. Soya-bean curd 100. Pessimism 101. Porridge cereal

104. Guy rope 105. Assembled, ... together 107. Beatle, Ringo ... 108. Reutilising 112. Russian mountains 113. Authorise 115. Reorganise troops 117. However

118. Scent

120. Alone, on one’s ... 121. Advantage-taker 123. Access 125. Blackguard 126. Resonate

127. Subside 129. Norway’s capital 130. Parties

131. Vile

133. Actor, ... Neeson

134. Bar bill

136. Swamp

137. Expanse of beach 140. Ouzo base 141. Atlantic fish 142. Concert venue, ... Square Garden

146. Great Lake

147. Dam

148. Reckons

152. Baby seals 154. Miserly 155. Paperboy’s round 156. Object of worship 157. Counterfeit

159. Cut by 50% 160. Pre-Soviet emperor 162. Pimples

164. Express appreciation to 165. Disapproving cry 167. Lead

169. Quarrel 171. Marriage vow (1,2) 173. Nursing director

174. Was naughty (5,2) 175. Hurry up! (4,2)

177. AM, ... meridiem 178. Visible rock formation 179. Fete

180. Aware of

181. Reapers

182. Gives

183. Vote count overseer

DOWN

1. Jamaica, ... Indies 2. Separated 3. Enchants

4. Major celebrity 5. Slightly crazy

6. Stuffs oneself 7. Disbanding (8,2) 8. Imprecise

9. Toned

10. Escape from, ... off 11. Overplayed

12. Small sweet

13. Let up

14. Oil well 16. Introduce gradually, ... in 17. Breakfast food

20. Took notice of 21. Competition conditions of entry

27. Airfield (7,5)

29. Dry

35. Stale (of butter)

36. 60s frizzy hairstyle 38. Handed (out) 41. Soothe (fears) 43. Oriental continent 44. Alpine melodies 46. Airline-ticket taxes 47. Not classified 51. Utmost

52. Sleeping attire 55. Horse colour 56. Soaked 57. Preamble 58. Relaxation time 60. Whisky & ... 67. Bullfighter 69. Pedalling on bike 72. Seed shells

75. Golf vehicle 77. Degradation 79. Scoring (on par) 82. Senselessly

83. Solo performance 86. Royal racecourse 88. Room within roof 90. Much ... About Nothing 91. High-care recovery ward (1,1,1)

92. Fuelled (anger) 93. Brink

94. One, numero ... 95. Women’s fiction, chick ... 98. Delicious 99. Banqueted

102. Marine mollusc

103. Circular tray, lazy ... 104. Intruded

106. Replicas

108. Snacks

109. Ski lodges 110. Intestines 111. Queensland’s ... Reef (5,7) 114. Duos 116. Redundant 119. Outlaw, ... Hood 122. Greek Cupid 124. Cathedral’s resident cleric 125. Brief snooze

128. Havoc 130. Monotonous buzz 132. Australian wild canine 135. Collide with, ... into 138. Abnormality 139. Tramp (4-3-3) 141. Cudgel

143. Aground 144. Chicago’s state

145. Egg dish

149. Hidden (motive) 150. Rarest

151. Former term for Arctic native 153. Municipal

158. In progress 161. Formed

163. Italian seaport 166. Web-footed mammal 168. City, Buenos ... 170. Merchandise 172. Slow-witted 173. Creamed potato 176. Grape variety, pinot ...

“I DON’T THINK OF ALL THE MISERY, BUT OF ALL THE BEAUTY THAT STILL REMAINS.”

ANNE FRANK