MEGA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

“AGEING IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR LIVING.” CINDY JOSEPH

1. Elation

6. Simba was one (4,3)

10. Reversal of stand

15. Chatters

18. Battle plans

19. Captured

20. Untainted

22. Corrupt goings-on

23. Windpipe

24. Lebanon’s southern neighbour

25. Ailing

26. Scrooge

28. Telecommunications company

30. Pixie

31. Local phraseology

32. Himalayan monster

33. 24-hour periods

34. Dripping

35. Blade Runner actress, ... Young

37. Lecherous gaze

39. Meddle, dip an ... in

40. Unadventurous

42. Goes astray

45. Unwelcome guest, ... non grata

48. Frayed

49. Gifted

50. Document attachments

53. Gesture of assent

54. Skilful

56. Brooch fastener

59. Breathes laboriously

61. Computer key

62. Genghis ...

63. California’s ... Diego

64. Lyrical poem

65. Lodge (vote)

66. Tip

68. Measure of heat

69. Fe, fie, fo, ...

70. Pizza topping

71. Intentionally (2,7)

72. Craze

73. Brazen

74. Missing in action (1,1,1)

76. Puff up

78. Cuts into

80. Legal hearing

81. Sprouts

84. Slouches (on sofa)

85. Stage-plays

87. Tenacious

89. Hyphen

92. Unscathed

94. Is not (3’1)

96. Unbutton

97. Idleness

98. Radiate

100. Taking exception

101. Prince William’s wife, ...

Middleton

104. Deposed

105. Admiration

107. Rambler’s well-trodden

route

108. Bowing in respect

112. Russian mountains

113. Conclusive round

115. Gladiator actor, ... Crowe 117. ... Baba & The 40 Thieves 118. Drunk, under the ...

120. Mr & ...

121. Consciousness

123. Thoroughly compelling 125. Gaiety

126. Kill (VIP)

127. Light touch

129. Mediterranean volcano 130. S African ruling party

(1,1,1)

131. Wealthy LA suburb, ... Air 133. Divulge

134. Ozone-layer destructive

chemical (1,1,1)

136. Unaffected by alcohol

137. Observes

140. Proverb

141. Presentation ball entrant 142. Speediest

146. Profoundly wise

147. Terror

148. Communicates

152. Fish-landing pole

154. Laundry pins

155. Lament

156. Frosted (biscuits)

157. Peruse

159. Wave (arms) wildly

160. At all times

162. Act wordlessly

164. Anaesthetic gas

165. Reproductive cells

167. Shake off (pursuers)

169. Smell

171. French pal

173. Lengths of yarn

174. Rats

175. German city

177. From Here To Eternity star,

Deborah ...

178. Makes murky

179. Staying power

180. Maple or poplar

181. Trite remarks

182. Knives

183. Firmly established

DOWN

1. Irish dances

2. Biblical tower

3. Aorta & femoral

4. Share, have ... (2,6)

5. Fingertip coverings

6. Radiant beauty

7. Infrequent

8. Places of worship

9. Plant study

10. Follow

11. Revoked

12. Renounce throne

13. Customary

14. Two-sided contest

16. Similar

17. Salt solution

20. Hunted, ... upon

21. Mention, ... to

27. Spectators

29. Porous bones condition

35. Loofah

36. Mimicked

38. Sports activities

41. US New England state

43. Hurry

44. Amusing TV genre

46. Famous banking family

47. Sporadically (2,3,3)

51. Ditches

52. Sickeningly

55. Liver paste food

56. Small gateau

57. Concur

58. Fabric design

60. Yemen port

67. Mummies & ...

69. Women

72. Doomed

75. Boon

77. Defunct racial policy

79. Animal remains

82. Costliest

83. Inappropriately

86. Throat projection, ... apple (4’1)

88. Chapter heading

90. Club’s yearly meeting (1,1,1)

91. Cabin

92. First, numero ...

93. Poke (in the ribs)

94. Biro fluid

95. Immature louse

98. More

99. Tehran native

102. Frightened

103. Carefully manoeuvres 104. Da Vinci, Titian etc (3,7) 106. Increases in number

108. Frequently intersected 109. Abstain

110. Cricket batting spell

111. Queensland’s ... Reef (5,7) 114. Glacier chasm

116. And so on (2,6)

119. Distressed

122. Logically thought-out 124. Feat

125. Confronting

128. Moved up & down (in

water)

130. Recede

132. Serving spoon

135. Sleeve part

138. Predominant

139. Unmanly

141. Medicine portion

143. Romantic fling

144. Relay

145. Glorious

149. Impractical dreamer 150. Heartless

151. Wayward

153. Emerged from sleep

158. Wonderland character 161. Proficient

163. Throngs

166. Flipped around, vice ... 168. Modules

170. Speak in public

172. Jollity

173. Omit

176. Grasped