SUPERCROSS
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ACROSS
1 Benevolent compassion (5) 4 Sweet sticky sauce (5) 6 Device for regulating flow (5) 9 King Arthur’s castle (7) 12 Fermented grape juice (4) 13 Batman’s young companion (5) 14 Dutifully scrupulous (13)
15 Pull with great exertion (5) 16 American mountain lion (4) 17 – Gardner, silver screen diva (3) 18 Rub out, wipe off (5) 22 Fronded rainforest plant (4) 24 Earnestly entreat (5) 25 Secure cabinet, as at a gym or school (6) 27 Inexpensive (5) 28 Hawaiian dance (4)
29 Nut variety (9)
33 Circular object (6) 35 Falcon’s predatory dive (5) 36 Filming location (3) 37 Scottish loch (4)
39 Plenty, more than enough (5) 40 – Lane, Superman’s girlfriend (4) 41 Ran away (4)
42 Twosome (4)
43 Stayin’ –, Bee Gees hit from Saturday Night Fever (5) 44 Exclamation of pain (4) 46 Hold up proceedings (5) 47 Having gained nothing (5-6) 52 Critical situation (9) 54 Message sent on Twitter (5) 56 Grazing field (6)
57 Painful fever (4) 58 Statistical reference chart (5) 60 Sporting hat (3)
61 Flower associated with dreams and memory loss (5) 63 Fragrant pale purple flower (5) 64 Bravery, fortitude (7) 65 Magistrate (coll.) (4) 67 Second Greek letter (4) 69 Maze (9)
73 Old TV tape (5) 74 Percussionist’s instruments (5) 75 Fermenting vessel (3) 76 Cereal grain (3) 77 Ring-shaped coral island (5) 78 – Peace Prize, annual humanitarian award (5) 80 Nickname of India’s film industry, centred in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) (9) 83 Sweeney –, murderous musical barber (4) 84 Molecular particle (4)
87 Close a cricket innings (7) 89 Hepatic organ (5) 90 Embalmed body (5)
92 Put into operation (3)
93 Jack –, comedy actor (5) 94 String in a candle (4) 96 Round-ball football code (6) 98 Jack in a suit of cards (5) 100 Managua’s republic (9)
104 Of the earth (11)
107 – Klum, model (5)
109 Very small (4)
111 Loud warning device (5) 112 Perform without words (4) 114 At rest (4)
116 Johnny –, late country music star (4) 117 Foreboding darkness (5) 118 Kristen –, actress (4)
119 In good physical condition (3) 121 Sharp (5)
122 Wages and salary (6) 123 Immobilising mechanism engaged in a parked vehicle (9) 124 Carefree frolic (4)
125 Arm joint (5)
127 River on the west side of Manhattan Island (6) 131 Supernumerary (5) 133 Sunrise direction (4) 135 Squander (5)
137 Nervous twitch (3) 139 Require (4)
140 Indian currency (5) 141 Chances (13)
143 Of the moon (5)
144 A single time (4)
145 Ground meat ball (7)
146 Frock (5)
147 Bitter citrus fruit (5)
148 – Craig, weight loss system founder (5)
DOWN
1 River in Liverpool, England (6) 2 Sliced, fried potatoes, often served with fish (5)
3 60 seconds (6)
4 Garden pruning utensils (9) 5 Outdoor meal (6) 6 Change direction (4) 7 Milky coffee (5)
8 Sense of self (3)
9 1942 film classic with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman (10) 10 Rental contract (5) 11 Transiently fashionable (6) 15 Random, without order (9) 19 Greek goddess of love (9) 20 Illustrative specimen (7) 21 Stretchy (7)
22 Warm and personable (8) 23 Comes close (5) 26 Genuflect (5)
30 Urge (7)
31 Getaway (6)
32 Jail (6)
34 Reject or repudiate (4) 38 Aerated soft drink (4) 44 Mountain home of the gods of classical Greece (7) 45 Group of grazing animals (4) 48 Church bench (3)
49 Crone (3)
50 Record player stylus (6) 51 Bubbly, excited nature (10) 53 – Davis, actress (5)
54 Soft bathroom powder (4) 55 Large flightless Aussie bird (3) 59 Promotional copy on a book’s jacket (5)
60 Free from dirt or impurities (5) 62 River on NSW/QLD. border (5) 64 Roman name for Scotland (9) 66 Understanding (9)
68 Large bird enclosure (6) 70 Outcome (6)
71 Domestic rabbit shelter (5) 72 Pulsate heavily (5) 75 Old-fashioned music hall variety performance (10) 79 Blossom (5)
81 Hunter’s dwelling (5) 82 Japanese port city (5) 85 Sliding storage facility in a cabinet (6)
86 Trip, expedition (7)
88 Large pole tossed in Scottish Highland games (5) 89 Ancient harp (4) 91 Decorative, footed vase (3) 95 Lettuce variey (3)
96 Glide over snow (3)
97 Young male horse (4) 99 American state featuring the Grand Canyon (7) 101 Poolside shelter (6) 102 Talkative (9)
103 – Land, NT region (6) 105 Otherwise (4) 106 Stephenie Meyer’s teen vampire saga (8) 107 Enormous (4)
108 Instant, without delay (9) 110 Powerful blaze (7) 111 Lacking depth (7) 113 Scientific viewing apparatus which magnifies subject (10) 115 Clear and easily understood (5) 118 Member of a motorcycle club (5) 120 Louis –, former One Direction singer (9) 126 Extreme fear (6) 128 Piercing, high-pitched (6) 129 Intensely violent or furious (6) 130 – Gates, entrance to heaven (6) 132 Spanish cuisine consisting of various small plates shared among diners (5) 134 Opening shot in tennis (5) 136 Divert, entertain (5) 138 Insects and other creepy-crawlies (4) 142 Spiral-bound note-book (3)