THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Down in the mouth (4-5) 6. Musical, … and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 11. Walking speed 13. NZ vampire comedy movie, What We Do In The … 15. Australian model, … Kerr 17. Spend extravagantly 18. Be of one mind 19. Belt knives 21. Secret agent 23. Tethered (4,2) 25. Further from the margin, an … paragraph 26. Star Wars movie, The … Strikes Back 28. Journalist’s account, eg 30. Havana’s island 31. Large brass instrument 33. Second Greek letter 34. Smartphone program, eg 36. Defined periods 37. US Mormon State 39. Separated, pulled … 42. From the Emerald Isle 44. Redden 46. Possessed 47. Baseball glove 49. The Graduate star, … Bancroft 51. Demonstrated (how to do it) 52. Burj Khalifa’s location 53. Eye disapprovingly, look … at 54. Extinct birds 57. Infants’ beds 59. Back of the neck 61. Tennis great, … Rosewall 63. Trademarks 66. Loft room 68. Flats, home … 69. Pour through a colander 70. Panache 73. Path (of a river) 74. Rare and unusual object 75. Skin abrasion 76. French Polynesian island 77. “Laughing” African scavenger 80. Australian golfer, Greg … 81. Hostile rival 82. Two times 85. Large jug with a handle 88. Group of sheep 90. Cleanse with water 92. Armed conflicts 94. Remains (in place) 97. Handled (difficult questions) 98. Go in 100. Cranium, head bone 102. Clump (of grass) 103. Ruffian, thug 104. Water organisms, blue-green … 106. Reduces speed 108. Motionless 111. Colour of old photos 113. Jumping biting insect 114. Lost vital fluid 116. Had a meal 117. Kiln, pottery … 119. Entanglement 120. Work hard 121. Go back on one’s word 123. Desert wanderers, eg 126. Provided during a plane journey (2-6) 127. Green, yellow or red pulse 129. Scottish hero, Rob … 131. Fast rotation imparted to a ball 134. Spookily strange 135. Novice, L-plater 136. Fabric offcut, remnant 137. Fought vigorously 138. Air coolers 139. Breed of dairy cow 140. Be at the forefront, … the campaign
DOWN
1. Constraint 2. Bravery, guts 3. Melted cheese dish 4. Steep rugged rock 5. Completed, … and dusted 6. Singer and Bran Nue
Dae star, … Mauboy 7. Buffet of cold side dishes (5,3) 8. Cream-coloured carrot-like vegies 9. One-liners, jokes 10. Replica 11. Religious verse 12. Short-legged dog breed 13. Harsh 14. Dials a number 16. Neatly dressed 20. Clothes 22. Addition sign 24. Hang in loose folds 26. Deep-voiced US actor, James … Jones 27. Velvety cloth 29. Bus depots, eg 30. Looked after, … for 32. Writer of Waltzing
Matilda, … Paterson 35. Famously ferocious river-fish 38. Plant prickle 40. Puts numbers together 41. Dalai Lama’s homeland 42. Solitary item, all by … 43. Person who illegally breaks into computers 44. Auction offer 45. Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) 48. Knock gently 50. Once surnamed 55. Japanese art of paper folding 56. Very lewd 57. Jeer from the audience 58. Ripping 60. Word composed of initials 62. Natural lumps of gold 64. Tropical fish tanks 65. Upsets greatly, appals 66. Extremely old 67. In a curt manner 71. Produce (an egg) 72. Tavern, pub 77. Acquired patterns of behaviour 78. Take advantage of 79. Too, also (2,4) 83. In any case, … or not 84. Names in court, eg 85. Popular item on children’s menus (4,6) 86. Excite mirth in 87. Norwegian capital 89. Rotten (food) 91. Fuss and bother 92. Shawl, shoulder cover 93. Type of curry, … josh 95. Donkey 96. Market booth, eg 99. Aerated (a room) 101. Woolly South American animal 105. Show similarities between 107. Frantic, at your … end 109. Unbelievable account (4,4) 110. Tight lycra trousers 112. Place where lashes grow 114. Ballpoint pen 115. Disney bird, … Duck 117. Container for finished work (3-4) 118. Cricket practice area, the … 122. Male or female 124. Liqueur, Tia … 125. Slimming programs 128. At that place 129. Hurry, speed 130. Shout loudly 132. Bursts suddenly 133. Jab with your finger