THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Desperate 11th-hour attempt, … effort (4-5) 6. Truly, in actuality 11. Bath faucets, eg 13. Nicolas Cage movie,
Raising … 15. Broken bone supports 17. Malcolm Turnbull’s political party 18. Wild shopping trip, spending … 20. Get rid, … of 22. Flow in a tiny stream, … out 25. TV cartoon cop, Inspector … 27. Guacamole fruits 28. Seizes illegally, … power 29. Analgesia, pain … 31. Rank 32. A single time 34. Toothed gardening tool 35. Charged atomic particle 37. Before long 38. Consume by fire 40. Allows to borrow 43. Projecting roof edges 45. Prods with a finger 47. Nobody (2-3) 48. Daybreak 50. Tend, take … of 52. Angry, cross 53. Famous Roman fountain 54. Garnished, embellished 55. Brightly coloured American parrot 58. Fabled Scottish beast, Loch … monster 60. Eyelid swelling 62. None, neither one … the other 64. Arm muscles 67. India’s capital 69. New York harbour isle 70. Carnival procession 71. Ceremonial acts 74. Oozed, … out 75. Healthy and strong 76. Source, the … of the illness 77. Seasoned Italian sausage 78. Higher of two, take the … bunk 81. More comfy 82. Dig deep 83. V-shaped chock 86. Royal residence, Windsor … 89. Uncooked 91. Country entry permit 93. Poses a question 95. Religion of Mecca 98. Nutritional food additive, … powder 99. James Dean film, … Withoutacause 101. Make parallel 103. Brainwave, brilliant … 104. Narrowly, by the … of your teeth 105. Constructed, erected 107. Wear away 109. Repair with a piece of cloth 112. Miniature version, … plant 114. Traditional Indian robe 115. Spare tyre, … around the waist 117. Sound made by a cow 118. 007, James … 120. Ray, … of light 121. Centre of rotation 122. Japanese hostess 124. Freshwater fisherman 127. Expecting, … the verdict 128. Gretel’s fairytale brother 130. Depending, … on 133. Tedious and lacking in variety 136. Escape from, elude 137. Broke an agreement 138. Selected for a job, … to the position 139. Welcomed, … the guests 140. In a lazy manner 141. Controlled and checked, … in their excesses 142. Be the driving force behind, … the campaign
DOWN 1. Retreat or fall behind (4,6) 2. Sturdy and firm 3. Paul Hogan movie,
Crocodile … 4. Fling, throw 5. Australian actor, … Weaving 6. Set free 7. Mythological food of the gods 8. Variety of flan, quiche … 9. Violent public disturbance 10. Australian actress, … Hazlehurst 11. Chores to be done 12. Less tainted 13. Permits, lets 14. City couriers, bike … 16. Named 19. Fixer of pipes, baths and toilets 21. Look squintingly, … at 23. Wet weather 24. Item of bric-a-brac 26. Emerald colour 30. Given to passing enthusiasms 31. Native American symbol post, … pole 33. Near, … to 36. Ham it up 39. Ongoing function 41. Cricket practice area 42. Napped leather 43. Cause affection 44. Perfumes, fragrances 45. Leather-look fabric (1,1,1) 46. Iconic NZ bird 49. En route, along the … 51. Fuss and bother 56. Asserted in court 57. Non-attendance 58. Us-canada landmark, … Falls 59. Marine sodium chloride (3,4) 61. Betting pundit 63. Changes the lines, … the boundaries 65. Divisions of a meal 66. Likes better 67. Ridicules 68. Blue-flowering plant 72. Little devil 73. Day before, on the … of 78. Take the packaging from 79. Having inside information, be … (5,2) 80. Seize and carry off by force 84. Gaining by labour 85. Deteriorate (2,3) 86. Fellow students 87. Person using snow runners 88. Hard floor covering (abbrev) 90. Gorilla 92. Fountain-pen fluid 93. Sincity actress, Jessica … 94. Kitchen cutting tool, cook’s … 96. Nocountryforoldmen star, Tommy … Jones 97. Pepper grinders 100. Excited, roused to action 102. Cooked under heat, … the snags 106. Part of a city, … area 108. Personal journal 110. Surrounding atmosphere 111. Entering (6,2) 113. Do the dishes (4,2) 115. Crowded House member, Neil … 116. Often-used phrase 118. Iraq’s capital 119. Robin Williams movie, …Poetssociety 123. Picnic basket 125. TV series, …Designs 126. Mournful poem 129. Steeple 131. Decorates a cake 132. Farm entrance 134. Street plans 135. Running competition