MONSTER CROSS
ACROSS
1 Spiral toy in box A (6) 4 Tree skin (4)
6 Slightly open (4)
10 Limited (6)
12 Existing (5)
14 Sacrificial table (5) 15 Craftsman (9) 16 Germaine ---, author (5) 17 Paper-folding art (7) 18 Make a mess of (4) 19 Feline (3)
21 Kathmandu native (8) 25 Gigantic, massive (4) 27 Cabbage variety (4) 28 Egg dish (8)
32 Tonic's partner (3) 33 Captain Hook's first mate (4)
35 Builder of new residential estates (9) 38 Divert attention (8) 40 Russian ruler (4)
42 Rocky tableland (4) 43 Supplicate (7)
44 Dire situation (6)
47 Elite (4)
49 Noted, famous (7) 51 Kampala's nation (6) 52 Princess ---, Luke Skywalker's sister (4)
53 Fit of rage (4)
55 Covers against loss (7) 57 Clear of guilt (7) 60 Fanatic (6)
64 Female performer (7) 68 Microchip material (7) 72 Light brown (3) 74 Quickly, in music (6) 76 Box B Mattel doll (6) 77 Affirmative vote (3) 78 Japanese comic (5) 79 Algebra subject (5) 80 Inlet (3) 81 Small horse (4) 82 Spry (5) 83 Large ray (5) 85 --- hoop, hipswivelling ring in box C (4)
87 Successful song (3) 88 Removed moisture (5) 90 Talent, ability (5) 91 Kangaroo (colloq) (3) 92 Noisy baby's toy (6)
95 Fill with anger (6)
98 23rd Greek letter (3) 99 Pressing clothes (7) 103 One who tickles the ivories (7)
106 Donkey's cry (6)
109 Idea, notion (7)
112 Put a fence around (7) 113 Kept in (4)
115 Shave (4)
117 Texan city (2,4) 118 Tangle, interlace (7) 119 Hippie musical (4) 120 Reaping hook (6) 122 Uses a sieve (7)
124 Diva's solo (4)
126 Just passable (2-2) 128 Plank for riding on in
box D (10) 132 Summoned a spirit (7) 134 Cry-baby (4) 136 Beer variety (3)
137 Small South American monkey (8)
140 Rolled ---, porridge (4) 142 Declares, utters (4) 144 Sentimental (8)
148 The Simpsons Kwik-EMart owner (3)
149 Björn ---, Wimbledon champion (4)
150 Jittery (7)
152 Corrupt (5)
153 Teach again (2-7) 154 More (5)
155 Plant secretion (5) 156 Caught (6) 157 --- cars, tiny vehicle
models in box E (8) 158 Inflow (6)
DOWN
1 Crocus flower spice (7) 2 Chinese river (7) 3 Absence of sound (7) 4 Engaged (9)
5 Bellowing (7) 7 Kingston's country (7)
8 Cape Town currency (4)
9 Shakespeare's moor (7)
10 Saucer-shaped toy in
box F (7)
11 Outgoing person (9)
13 --- pie, US dessert (5)
20 Seal in the juices (4)
22 Trousers (5)
23 --- Kudrow, star (4)
24 Take legal action (3)
26 Shows by example (11)
27 Japanese city (5)
29 Soft tissue scan (1,1,1)
30 Rent out (3)
31 Pitfalls (5)
32 Hand-held Nintendo
console in box G (4,3) 34 --- Head, plastic model
toy in box H (2,6) 36 Focus of an earthquake (9)
Of a ballot (9) Surrender to (7) Pan-fry (5)
Boise's state (5) Debonair (5) Plum-like fruit (4) Abates, alleviates (5) Macadamia, eg (3) Dry, as wine (3)
--- Paquin, star (4) Ignore (4)
Literary writings (10) Alkaline solution (3) Make lace (3)
Open tart (4)
Chief officer (9) Interpretation (9) External form (5)
--- Sam, film (1,2) Objective (9) Obstructions (9)
Tidy (4)
Walker (10) 75 Defeat, vanquish (7)
83 African tribe (5)
84 Retail outlet (4)
86 Box I stringed toy (2-2) 89 Noise, racket (3) 93 Ocean fluctuation (4) 94 Cotton fibre (4)
96 Utmost degree (3) 97 Devoured (3)
100 Poem (3)
101 Enlarge (8)
102 Exult, be smug (5) 103 Extremely steep (11) 104 Tassie's nickname (5,4) 105 Tavern, pub (3)
107 Italian coffee (8) 108 Region, vicinity (4) 109 Board game with pawns and rooks (5) 110 --- Gable, actor (5) 111 Saying, adage (7) 114 Adjoining house (7) 116 Ostrich-like birds (5) 121 Seat (5)
123 Rips apart (5)
125 Cook in an oven (5) 127 Soup pod (4) 128 Splendid, lavish (9)
129 --- friendly, green (3) 130 Bullfight call (3) 131 Ruinous fate (4) 133 Tragedy (8)
135 Yoko ---, artist (3) 138 In low spirits (7) 139 Castle towers (7) 141 Sudden digression (7) 143 Alligator pear (7)
144 --- cube, puzzle toy in
box J (5'1)
145 Gin cocktail (7)
146 Complicated, intricate (7)
147 Pig feeder (6)
151 Small sip of liquor (4)