This week’s Big Crossword
ACROSS
1. Elusiveness 9. Reviving (interest) 15. Pungent cleaning fluid 16. Insipid 17. Country, ... Arabia 19. Implied 21. Car stopping device 22. Turn on edge 23. Imprisons (5,2) 24. Bit 25. Of vision 27. Urges on, ... up 29. Over-gratify 31. Staggers 33. Brawl 35. Throwaway line 38. Halt 40. Red meat variety 42. Large horned African beast 43. Sketchy 44. Use book 46. Ancient Andes Indian 48. Synagogue minister 49. Home stereo (2-2) 50. Uterus 51. ... & queens 53. Tied (shoes) 55. End-of-year final 56. Abilities 58. Not on call (3,4) 61. Swing movie camera in arc 63. ... as a March hare 65. Silliest 69. One who owes money 71. Stop 72. Solve (mystery) (5,2) 74. From the menu, ... carte (1,2) 75. Romantic Canadian falls 76. Fattiest 77. Employ 78. Impose (suffering) 79. Hotel 80. Chewy confectionery 81. Sure! 84. Hypnotic state 87. Dealers 91. Swarming insect 93. Minuscule 94. Robs (bank) (5,2) 97. Do voice-over 100. Graze crust 101. Cause laughter 103. Swamp parasite 105. Thrilled 106. U-boats 107. Find fault with 108. Prince William’s wife 109. Let off steam 110. Slide smoothly 111. Sober 113. Aviary 115. Bonus 117. Tugs sharply 120. Correct 122. Beatles drummer, Ringo ... 124. Distort 127. Meet by chance, bump ... 129. Customary 131. Grey-faced 133. Front tooth 134. Water tubes 136. Foe 137. Korean or Thai 138. Malaysia’s ...
Lumpur 139. Voodoo nation 140. Church district 141. Morally shocks 142. Successors
DOWN
1. Involve (in quarrel) 2. Look forward to 3. Bring on (birth) 4. Alternatively, or ... 5. Secrete 6. Yacht canvases 7. Artists’ coveralls 8. Unexpended 9. Sloped walkways 10. Adjust 11. Poker stake 12. Cinders 13. Stupid (remark) 14. Lubricated 18. Wrath 20. Nephew’s sister 26. Drank 28. Heroic tales 30. Protector, guardian ... 32. Weirdest 34. Absence 35. Main artery 36. Congenital 37. Eject from house 39. Among 41. Unsociable 45. Accumulate 47. Breezy 49. Contained 52. Gawk 54. Contributes 56. Explosive material (1,1,1) 57. Mobile phone text (1,1,1) 58. Exotic blooms 59. Peevish 60. East European republic 62. Shorten (article) 64. Aircraft company 66. Afraid 67. Pencil-mark removers 68. Joins forces (5,2) 70. Relative sizes 71. Intimidate 73. Sink (snooker ball) 75. Tennis court barrier 82. Curved-bill bird 83. Female chicken 85. Amazement 86. Surrender (land) 88. Reception host 89. Food crustacean 90. Amounts 92. Consecrate as priest 94. Chop roughly 95. Controls 96. Unclip (washing) 98. London’s Westminster ... 99. Long curl 101. Border upon 102. Banishment 103. Become informed 104. Drape 109. Veins, blood ... 110. Vapours 112. Salivate 114. Finger-shaped pastries 116. Took bone photos (1-5) 118. Mooring hook 119. Smooched 121. Silenced 123. Rink 125. Makes (scarf) 126. Twines (around) 127. Irritated 128. Melts 130. Workers’ group 132. Drag with effort 135. Bargain day