THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Favoured options 9. Theatrical reviewer (5,6) 15. Sweet bun 16. Public square 17. Picture 19. Panoramas 21. Crockery item 22. Indian guitar 23. Official trade ban 24. Call on mobile 25. Are we ... yet? 27. Hop, ... and jump 29. Us/europe alliance 31. Find repugnant 33. Yearnings 35. Mother’s brother 38. Not fresh 40. South African currency 42. Surpass 43. Army clergyman 44. Level 46. Iridescent gem 48. Prickly desert plants 49. Angora animal 50. Hand rest 51. Intense light ray 53. Leather strip 55. Discontinues 56. Guileless 58. Gush 61. Unwell 63. Chew 65. Of the senses 69. Zigzag canoeing course 71. Openings 72. Awakened 74. Due time (1,1,1) 75. Girl’s sleepwear 76. Garb 77. Brazil’s neighbour 78. Medical treatment 79. Coal by-product 80. Glowed 81. Channels 84. Balanced, ... up 87. Crescent-shaped nuts 91. Achieve 93. Flavour enhancer (1,1,1) 94. Recommenced 97. Gin cocktail 100. Ewe’s offspring 101. Wear away 103. Apart (from) 105. Weekly pay 106. Boxing match 107. Oyster treasure 108. Mix with spoon 109. Jeans pioneer, ... Strauss 110. Leg bone 111. TV serial melodrama, soap ... 113. 0.4047 hectares 115. Black timber 117. Heavily loaded 120. Vagrant 122. Model-plane wood 124. Peel (fruit) 127. Norway’s capital 129. Exhaust (3,2) 131. Gambol 133. Trembles (of voice) 134. Yellowish-green 136. Express gratitude to 137. Bye! 138. Stringed instrument 139. Smooth fabric 140. Pungent cleaning fluid 141. Re-evaluation 142. Revive
DOWN
1. Chart-topping performer (3,4) 2. Avoid (capture) 3. Pencil-mark remover 4. Reword 5. Superman, ... Kent 6. Precipitous 7. Element in charcoal 8. Keg 9. SW England county 10. Proficient 11. Furthermore 12. Scrap (law) 13. Educate 14. Plainer 18. Together, en ... 20. Belonging to whom? 26. Santa’s lead reindeer 28. Attract (penalty) 30. Certify (accounts) 32. Improves upon 34. Objective 35. Stomach inflammation 36. Hen’s squawk 37. Lengthy movies 39. Keenly excited 41. Once more 45. Older person 47. Behind schedule 49. Ox-like antelopes 52. Diabolical 54. Loathe 56. Every bit 57. Caribbean or Mediterranean 58. Rubber (band) 59. Bricklayer’s tools 60. Steal limelight from 62. Pasta dish 64. Deeds 66. Gold lumps 67. Most advantageous 68. Submitted 70. Dissolves 71. Cavalry weapon 73. 24-hour period 75. Pester 82. Matured 83. Bank cash dispenser (1,1,1) 85. CD brand (1,1,1) 86. Easter gifts 88. Die down 89. Pastimes 90. Sift (through) 92. Maroon 94. Frees (of) 95. Removes covering 96. Avid 98. Disgust 99. Toothbrush bristles fibre 101. EU money 102. Fire fragment 103. Sectors 104. Famous volcano 109. Thermidor crustacean 110. Used keyboard 112. Circular coral reef 114. Stretch of land 116. Corroborate (4,2) 118. Burglar deterrents 119. Watching 121. Swiss cereal 123. Peru beast 125. Soprano solos 126. On a par 127. Hollywood prize 128. Reclines lazily 130. Crowd-scene actor 132. Dad 135. Loan contracts (1,1,2)