THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Lassos 6. Festive occasions 10. Flashy 14. Removed feathers from 18. Intertwined 19. Heredity units 20. Airwaves medium 21. Shorten 22. Goad (3,2) 23. Lovelier 24. Beforehand 25. Adult goslings 26. Fumes 27. Beautify 28. Introduces to solid food 30. Fluid channels 32. Merited 35. Green jewel 39. Roman emperor’s title 42. Package 46. Sibling’s daughters 48. Leave empty 49. Unhurried Texan twang 50. Nappy 51. Couturier, Christian ... 53. Yes votes 55. Garden of Creation 57. Frozen drop 58. Ancient 60. Seize in transit 61. Leading man 63. White-faced 64. Laundry appliance 65. Artist’s stand 66. Hot spicy root 70. Gossip 73. Sudden sharp pains 74. Utilising 75. Florence is there 76. Unclip (washing) 77. Probability 78. Major computer firm (1,1,1) 79. Boxer’s coat 80. School saying 81. Transported 83. Conscious (of) 85. Ocean surge, ... wave 86. Waxes lyrical about 88. Cutting light-beams 91. Bird, ... redbreast 93. Gastric complaint 95. Playwright, Oscar ... 97. Graven image 98. Harvester 99. Lump of turf 100. Expression 101. Tops 103. Inter-departmental message 107. Establishes (foundations) 109. Costume 110. Tempers 111. Brief turbulent storm 112. Cook again 114. Jostles 116. Horrible smell 118. Postal destination 121. More flushed 123. Unpaid bills 127. Sailing boat 129. Opera singer, prima ... 131. Aladdin’s lamp servant 133. Skin openings 136. Cafes 137. Spam, junk ... 138. Piano adjuster 139. Flight company 140. Free-for-all 141. Advertising pamphlet 142. Cancel (launch) 143. Hidden supplies 144. Dos and ... (3’2) 145. Wharves 146. Pined (for)
DOWN
2. Mistreat 3. Recited (prayer) 4. Tiny branch 5. Sombre 6. Urges on, ... up 7. Cherub 8. Keenly excited 9. Upper House 10. Swiss lake 11. In existing condition (2,2) 12. Foreboding 13. 3ft length 14. Penetrate 15. Cash advance 16. Arts and literature 17. Throw out 28. Teeter 29. Barrage 30. Milking farm 31. Senior nurse 33. Raising (young) 34. Jubilation 36. Type 37. Genuinely 38. Recline lazily 40. Insistent 41. Gym shoe 43. Naked models 44. Writes back 45. Fleet commander 47. Indian class system 52. Livable 54. Fundamentally 56. Pub sport target 58. Prototypes 59. Devastated (population) 62. Turned into enemy 67. Tabulated list 68. Enthusiasm 69. Perils 70. Maritime 71. Rubber wheels 72. Fire fragment 82. Canadian province 84. Most impetuous 86. On the way (2,5) 87. Peak-hour congestion 89. Refugee 90. Ballooned 92. Vigour 94. Pigment 96. 70s dance scene 97. Congenital 102. Dusk 104. Castle water barriers 105. Between 106. Makes request 108. Laneway 113. Properties 115. Street fighter 117. Rope loops 119. Resides 120. Revised (text) 122. Tedious 124. Oust (tenant) 125. Carved brooch 126. Talk 128. Pivot 129. Arched roof 130. Want 131. Talent 132. Currency of Ireland and Germany 134. Spheres 135. Place