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ACROSS
1. Female offspring 5. Mars, ruins 9. Back of lower leg 11. Green vegie, Brussels … 16. Dutch bulb flower 17. Regional brogues, eg 19. Brief passage, excerpt 20. Played a role 21. Cruel Russian emperor, … the Terrible 22. Classic Australian film, … At Hanging Rock 23. Notions of perfection 25. Part of a chair that you lean against (4-4) 27. Inuit ice house 30. Deep-fried Chinese snack (6,4) 31. Distributed 32. UK model and actress, … Delevingne 34. TV reality show,
The Biggest … 38. Timber hut (3,5) 42. Computer “bugs” 43. Front-runner in race (4-6) 45. Harbinger, sign 46. Pen point 47. Pulped potato 48. Former NZ Prime Minister, … Key 49. Burnt remains 51. Accustomed (to making decisions) 52. Stirred up trouble 55. Stay in a tent 57. Chimpanzee, eg 58. Donated 60. Seeds sprinkled on burger buns 61. Housing areas 63. Provide a commentary 66. Grime, filth 68. Movie, … Like It Hot 69. With least delay 70. Food storage rooms 73. Drilling installation (3,3) 75. Agile, sprightly 76. Raw mineral 78. Naked, bare 79. Dispersion of people from their original homeland 80. Looking ill and exhausted 82. Fossilised tree resin 83. Thin branch 84. Freezes over 86. Golfer’s peg 88. Passion or zest (for life) 90. Psychotherapist, mentor 93. Classical music performance, piano … 95. Wild emotion 97. See-through (fabric) 99. Tots up 100. Rises, clambers 101. Obstinately 105. Value 108. Excess water outlet, … pipe 110. Give useful hints and tips to 111. Gives an estimate for work 112. Absent without leave (1,1,1,1) 115. US actress, … Sarandon 116. Barrier to stop coastal flooding (3,4) 117. Without help 118. Bring up (an issue) 119. School writing assignments 120. Firmly against 121. Sight and smell, eg 122. Vision
DOWN
1. Explain fully, in … 2. Removes cargo 3. Pelvis bones 4. Delight 6. Antibiotic grown on mould 7. Fix in the mind 8. Sound system 9. Substance that aids a chemical reaction 10. Bank advance 12. Practical joke 13. Consecutively (2,3,4) 14. Until now (2,4) 15. Put one foot on either side of 18. Middle, core 24. Birds of peace 26. Sleeper’s vision 28. Star of Sunset Boulevard, … Swanson 29. Star Wars director, George … 32. Inventors, eg 33. River running through the Grand Canyon 35. Far from obvious 36. Final score 37. Robert De Niro boxing movie, … Match 39. Worried interest 40. Smiles radiantly 41. TV cartoon cop, … Gadget 43. Thin cushion 44. Bloke, male 47. Flavouring with a cool taste 50. Make possible 53. In earnest 54. Movie, Lady And The … 56. Chemical spray used on rioters (4,3) 57. Political shelter, give … 59. Oscar-winning Fences actress, … Davis 62. Knight’s title 64. Winner’s ribbon badge 65. Superb, great 67. Violent wind storms 69. Lure with charm 71. Hotel California band 72. Combat mission 74. Hindu teachers 77. Towel holder, eg 80. Meryl Streep movie,
Death Becomes … 81. Loathe, hate 85. Cartoon magazine 87. Seismic event 89. Rocky 91. Disrobes 92. Team ball game with netted sticks 94. Total disorder 96. Dubai’s neighbouring emirate (3,5) 98. Overseas, go … 102. School’s occasion for visitors (4,3) 103. Showing signs of tiredness 104. Light fluffy dessert 105. Uses ( a weapon) 106. Homecoming 107. Articulate (in another language) 109. Amusing, hilarious 113. Alert to danger 114. BA, bachelor of …