THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
1. Photo of person after arrest (3,4) 4. Swashbuckling Tassie-born movie legend, … Flynn 8. Rock opera,
… Christ Superstar
11. Turns down (proposal) 16. Stop worrying 18. Meeting point of road and railway (5,8) 19. Improve the condition of (4,4,5)
21. Aids to block out noise 23. Movie, A League
Of … Own
24. Suggested or implied 26. Out of harm’s way 28. Ocean movement 31. Bulgaria’s capital 32. Male pig
34. French mustard 35. Old-style pubs 36. Tapered block of wood 37. In the lead
38. Get bigger 40. Defined periods
42. Bite sharply
43. In the past, in days of … 47. Silky hair tie
48. Lays a wager 50. Hardens (like concrete) 53. Off target
54. Waltz or foxtrot
56. Act of stealing 57. Donates, bequeaths 60. Cordial atmosphere 61. In short supply 64. Asian sauce 65. Tomahawks 67. Sicilian volcanic mountain
70. Robin Williams comedy, … Doubtfire
71. Bowling session in cricket 72. Fin-footed marine mammal (3,4) 73. Chimney grime 74. Writing fluid
76. Gear teeth
79. New Zealand’s highest peak, Mount … 81. Sydney’s State (1,1,1) 83. Rules as a monarch 85. Necessary, vital 86. Free from worry (2,4) 87. South African golfer, … Els
88. Deduce 89. Children’s TV show, … Street
90. Sketched a picture 93. Verbal mistake, … of the tongue 95. Pervaded (with a feeling) 96. Produced, generated 99. Cry of realisation 100. Wilma Flintstone’s husband
102. US actress, … Hathaway
104. Wire egg-beater 105. Leotard fabric 106. Bitterly regretted 108. Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The … Of The Black Pearl
109. Night before 111. Number in a trilogy 113. Arrogantly superior person
116. Paid sportsmen, golf … (abbrev) 118. Squashes
120. Wash out soap suds 121. Daughter’s male offspring
122. Sibling who is exactly alike (9,4)
124. Region from which a river is fed (9,4)
125. Evil spirit 126. Anticipates
127. Top (of a wave) 128. Remains as a guest 129. Female party-giver
DOWN
1. Classic movie,
The … Falcon
2. Ruling authority (9,4) 3. Unable to do anything 5. Moscow’s country 6. Elaborately adorned 7. Journey stage 8. Chin bone
9. Urge strongly 10. Without wages, … work 12. Pushing roughly 13. Take a risk (6,4,3) 14. Add sugar to 15. Former Supremes singer, Diana … 17. Opposed to 20. Nought, nil
22. Get on in life (2,3) 25. Army rank, sergeant … 26. Wood-cutting tools 27. Soft creamy sweet 29. Bungling
30. Small whirlpool 32. Chickens 33. Spaces 39. Encourages 40. Terminates 41. Attach someone else’s territory to your own 44. Atlantic or Pacific, eg 45. Has a meal
46. Rubber wheel surrounds
48. Pleads 49. Memphis’ US State 51. Newspaper’s leader article
52. Eye ailment
55. 1930s movie legend, … Dietrich
58. Not anybody (2-3) 59. Made on a loom
62. Tomb Raider heroine, Lara … 63. Showing a lack of sensitivity 65. Rainbow shape 66. Mayonnaise ingredient 68. Couple, duo
69. Pose questions 74. Song, When … Eyes Are Smiling
75. Heal a rift (4,3,4,2) 77. Possessed
78. Fruit pip
79. Cut neatly 80. Volunteer, … to help 81. Wildlife park (6,7) 82. Scrawny
84. Appear to be
86. Very dry
91. Large African mammal (abbrev)
92. Rouse from sleep 93. Period of reduced prices 94. Bring upon (yourself)
97. Erin Brockovich star, … Eckhart
98. Sheep mothers
100. Blueberry Hill singer, … Domino 101. Blunder
103. Wildly happy 106. Brings together again 107. Disconnected from the internet 110. Delivery vehicles 112. Handbooks 114. Flower’s sweet liquid 115. Hair plaits 116. Nit-picker
117. Uproar
119. Former 007 star, … Connery
121. Sticks with glue 123. Goal mesh 124. Caesar salad lettuce