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1 Light brown eye colour (5) 4 Slightly wet (5) 6 Oyster gem (5) 9 One-piece dancing or acrobatic garment (7) 12 Star Wars princess (4) 13 Memorably clear and bright (5) 14 Decorative addition (13) 15 Dog’s threatening sound (5) 16 Round playing field (4) 17 Make a mistake (3) 18 – Peace Prize, annual humanitarian award (5) 22 Black bird (4) 24 Supernumerary (5) 25 Desirable or meritorious quality, opposite of vice (6) 27 Contest between local rivals (5) 28 Threesome (4) 29 One hundredth anniversary (9) 33 Opportunity (6) 35 Gambling card game (5) 36 – Wasikowska, actress (3) 37 Castle in chess (4) 39 Lewis Carroll heroine (5) 40 Squad of players (4) 41 Killer whale (4) 42 Fronded plant (4) 43 Rome’s country (5) 44 Croupier’s card dispenser (4) 46 First public appearance (5) 47 Expert judge or collector in a particular field (11) 52 Get-together (9) 54 David –, late pop music icon (5) 56 Track on a vinyl record (6) 57 Voice-activated assistant in Apple digital devices (4) 58 Sailboat (5) 60 Football ground snack (3) 61 Bellybutton (5) 63 Telecommunications device (5) 64 Many, multiple (7) 65 Alpine winter precipitation (4) 67 Similar, related in some respect (4) 69 West Indian sea (9) 73 Confess, own up (5) 74 Small carved tally mark (5) 75 Diary of events on a journey (3) 76 Small carpet (3) 77 Deduce from evidence (5) 78 Foreign (5) 80 Major city in Spain’s Catalonia region (9) 83 Roald –, Matilda author (4) 84 12 months (4) 87 Preventative medication (7) 89 Cinema attendant (5) 90 Drinking vessel (5) 92 Safe area in chasing games (3) 93 Vigilant, on guard (5) 94 Deities (4) 96 Discolouration of bronze (6) 98 Of the sun (5) 100 Medieval outlaw hero of Sherwood Forest (5,4) 104 Lowest point in the continental United States (5,6) 107 Automaton or android (5) 109 Businessperson’s attire (4) 111 Periodic celestial phenomenon (5) 112 1980s pop group which featured George Michael (4) 114 Large army (4) 116 Dart-throwing line (4) 117 – Davis, actress (5) 118 – Wilder, late comedy actor (4) 119 Mischievous sprite (3) 121 Small, ornamental recess in a wall (5) 122 Crackling radio interference (6) 123 Brotherly (9) 124 Wind instrument (4) 125 Land of the Rising Sun (5) 127 Plush, velvet-like fabric (6) 131 Musical speed and rhythm (5) 133 Border, extremity (4) 135 Line of hills (5) 137 Hero of The Matrix film series (3) 139 Badger’s den (4) 140 Abrupt and curt (5) 141 Not fitting a specified category, random (13) 143 Precious stone (5) 144 Expression of pain (4) 145 Handgun pouch (7) 146 Pester, irritate (5) 147 Keen (5) 148 Ceremonial table (5)
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1 Capital of Cuba (6) 2 Select group (5) 3 Dam-building aquatic North American mammal (6) 4 Violent whirlpool (9) 5 Bank attendant (6) 6 Bucket (4) 7 – Keddie, actress (5) 8 Harper –, To Kill a
Mockingbird author (3) 9 Writing of recognised cultural or artistic merit (10) 10 Regarding (5) 11 Currency unit (6) 15 Largest island in the world (9) 19 First meal of the day (9) 20 Freedom (7) 21 Guacamole fruit (7) 22 Kate –, singer (8) 23 Ruin, render useless (5) 26 Photocopier pigment (5) 30 Spectral arch in the sky (7) 31 Coiled or tensioned part of a mechanism (6) 32 Large edible prawns (6) 34 Skilled, dexterous (4) 38 Numbered musical work (4) 44 Offer advice on a matter (7) 45 Reflected sound (4) 48 Name before marriage (3) 49 – Amin, notorious 1970s Ugandan dictator (3) 50 Famous TV kangaroo (6) 51 Removing obstruction (10) 53 Come in (5) 54 Skeleton part (4) 55 Frozen water (3) 59 Version of another artist’s song (5) 60 Heartbeat (5) 62 Snake or spider poison (5) 64 Stage of education leading to university (9) 66 Scandal which led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon (9) 68 Indigenous (6) 70 Minor score in Australian rules football, worth one point (6) 71 Evening (5) 72 Clean vigorously (5) 75 Bright maritime beacon (10) 79 Donald Trump’s first wife (5) 81 Watercourse (5) 82 Martini garnish (5) 85 Brothers who pioneered powered flight (6) 86 Nightclub variety show (7) 88 Series of links (5) 89 Stalin’s empire (1,1,1,1) 91 – Sayer, singer (3) 95 – Patel, actor (3) 96 Friend (3) 97 Playthings (4) 99 Edible crayfish (7) 101 Dental alignment devices (6)
102 – Men, Steinbeck novel (2,4,3) 103 Procrastinate, fuss ineffectually (6) 105 Part of a golf course (4) 106 Sticky product (8) 107 – Rose, actress (4) 108 Perfect score in blackjack (6-3) 110 National animal of Scotland (7) 111 Mythical creature, part human, part horse (7) 113 Scientist studying the stars (10) 115 Market vendor’s kiosk (5) 118 Opening in a forest (5) 120 Senior university academic (9) 126 Sew, tailor (6) 128 Juicy citrus fruit (6) 129 Offensive initiative (6) 130 Underground storage chamber, as for wine (6) 132 Instructive sub-text of a story (5) 134 Lawn bowls playing surface (5) 136 Model of perfection (5) 138 Ceramics material (4) 142 Aerated bath (3)