THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Deviating from course 6. Regions 12. Extremists 17. Conifer secretion 18. Eye colour 19. Venomous-tailed creature 20. Foresees 21. Baby frogs 22. New South Wales or Victoria 24. Drew back, ... away 26. Evict 29. Alleviate 33. Tooth cap 36. Divulges 39. The Bible’s Samson & ... 41. Possessed 42. Panoramic 43. Think logically 44. Khartoum is there 46. Mounds 48. Vinyl 50. Couch 52. Wading bird 54. Gym shoe 56. Pen point 58. Shetland animal 60. Street 61. The G of LPG 62. Obtains degree 66. Gazing fixedly 67. Recalls 70. Wiliness 71. Photo device 72. Floor show hosts 73. Monotonous buzz 75. Dealer 76. King Arthur’s court 77. Arranged in rows 78. Roller coaster, big ... 80. Respectful address 81. Funeral vehicle 82. Asian wrap-around skirt 85. Black leopard 88. Catastrophes 90. Fingertip-read language 93. Fattiest 95. Bar account 96. Grain husks 97. Slippery fish 99. Even so 100. Not as old 102. Fiesta, Mardi ... 104. Immediately! (1,1,1,1) 105. Dancer’s costume 108. Crane 110. Undo (trousers) 112. Tranquillise 114. Stockpiles 117. Tulips & daffodils 118. Lagged behind 119. Concluded 120. Nairobi’s republic 122. Ocean-liner waiter 126. Stop 129. Move crabwise 132. Yawning gulf 135. Book extracts 136. Attempt 137. After-dinner drinks 138. Assumed name 139. Without a stitch on 140. Edge-of-your-seat anticipation 141. Fruitfulness 142. Joined enemy
DOWN
1. Matter of concern 2. Motored 3. Rumoured 4. Crucifixes 5. Camp shelter 6. Healthy food plan 7. Inside 8. Warble 9. Furious 10. If ... walls could talk 11. Cummerbund 12. Church fair 13. Magic lamp master 14. Fleecy Andes mammals 15. Eskimo building 16. Circular tray, lazy ... 23. Wheel shaft 25. Decorates (cake) 27. Precious stone 28. Rumpled 30. Enthral 31. Ancient Peruvians 32. Edition 34. Edible leafstalk 35. Humpback or minke 37. One-spot card 38. Poke about 39. Soccer star, ... Beckham 40. Search high and ... 45. Decisive rounds 47. Implant 48. Obstinately (3-8) 49. Metropolis 51. Petrified remains 53. Holdall 54. Alike, the ... 55. Restored to life 57. Actor, ... Affleck 59. Sailor 60. Complicated process 61. Opal or amethyst 63. Receives 64. Hopeless 65. Pulpit speeches 67. Drizzling 68. Position indicators 69. Recommend 74. Disperses (fears) 79. Informed (on) 81. Warmed up 83. Hind section 84. Ball 86. Rugby score 87. Part of boot 89. Yearly allowance 90. Intimate apparel item 91. Most impulsive 92. Tanned hide 94. Come uninvited 96. Wide 98. Cold side dish 101. Weight unit 103. Bereaved wife 106. Dressing gowns 107. Hair styling product 109. Peculiar 111. US grassland 112. Post-lunch snoozes 113. Feat 115. Depend 116. Abate 117. As a result (of) 120. Leg joints 121. Steals 122. Common wisdom 123. Wield (influence) 124. Smithy block 125. Overwhelm 127. Grown-up 128. Lessened 130. Tiny landmass 131. Piece of foliage 133. Donkey cry 134. Toboggan