THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Caribbean island 6. Fertile desert spot 10. Dangerously overweight 14. Curved fruit 18. Happen 19. Little crown 20. Female reproductive organ 21. Brash newcomer 22. Apple drink 23. Senseless (comment) 24. Antennas 25. Alcove 26. Handed (out) 27. Clothes pressers 28. Irrigate 30. ESP, ... sense 32. Without risk 35. Stayed at 39. Outcome 42. Struggle roughly 46. In any case 48. Came to shore 49. N African nation 50. Puzzle 51. Outlays money 53. Historical periods 55. Cloudburst 57. Worked hard 58. Aircraft 60. Fine point 61. Antlered deer 63. River craft 64. Relinquishes (territory) 65. Fabric insert 66. Knife 70. Rearward 73. Should, ... to 74. Take in (orphan) 75. Turret 76. Smudge 77. Branch 78. Scallywag 79. Bedouin 80. Sicily’s mainland 81. Nigerian city 83. Aggravated 85. Needing a scratch 86. Placid 88. Votes into office 91. Room within roof 93. Silver bar 95. Rose spike 97. Merriment 98. Balloon gas 99. Group of tennis games 100. Petrol rating 101. Off-limits, ... area (2-2) 103. Verge 107. Beyond 109. Modifies (rules) 110. Pause punctuation mark 111. Upper legs 112. Paper hanky 114. ... de corps 116. Demand 118. Advancing cash 121. Iconic Aussie landmark, ... Harbour Bridge 123. Occasion 127. Lock of hair 129. Edible innards 131. Language of Wales 133. Dracula’s title 136. Hindu sect, Hare ... 137. Homo sapiens member 138. From Houston or Dallas 139. Soft leather 140. Unfulfilled 141. Bellybutton 142. Flood barrier 143. Most uptight 144. Fixes 145. Trudges 146. More sordid DOWN 2. First Greek letter 3. Suitability 4. ... on the cob 5. Lively 6. Injured cry 7. March/april birth sign 8. News story 9. Warning signals 10. The East 11. Elastic ring, rubber ... 12. Of sound 13. Always 14. Trademarks 15. ... and nays 16. Sourness 17. Apportion 28. Shrivel 29. Car club meeting 30. Submarine sensor 31. Chopping 33. Banqueted 34. Submitting (tax return) 36. Offhandedly 37. Innate 38. Candidates’ assessment 40. Lowest ranked soldier 41. Pied Piper of ... 43. Aged photo hue 44. Clung (to) 45. Opposite 47. Hurry, make ... 52. Totally destroyed 54. Suppositions 56. “Not guilty” verdict 58. Throws overboard 59. Experimental plane flyer (4,5) 62. Fastening 67. Lewis Carroll heroine 68. Window canopy 69. Blusher 70. Roused from nap 71. Apprenticeship skill 72. Bake 82. Deep distress 84. Evokes 86. Plans 87. Becomes less stern 89. Explain 90. Horror writer, ... King 92. Adolescents 94. Dog, ... shepherd 96. Helicopter vane 97. Tender 102. Addresses crowd 104. Haggard 105. Reverberate 106. Hock (goods) 108. Advantage 113. Nasal bone cavities 115. Triangular-sided building 117. Newborn 119. Sports grounds 120. Foot arch 122. Foxtrot and tango 124. Gusto 125. Champagne glass 126. Steam burn 128. Carve 129. Responsibility 130. Interrupting cough 131. Magic stick 132. Devil’s abode 134. Individuals 135. You (archaic)