THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Star of The Hateful Eight, ... Jason Leigh 5. Friendly
9. Plaster support for broken limb 11. Bingo-hall worker
16. The Help actress,
… Davis
17. Less loose
19. Shares the limelight (2-5) 20. Vietnamese capital 21. Egypt’s river
22. Split, crack
23. Petrol rating 25. Sicken with disgust 27. Soft noises of contented cats 30. Popular name for the antirrhinum flower 31. Staves off, … disaster 32. Part of a list 34. Attempted
38. Tooth doctors 42. Fragranced, perfumed 43. Autographs 45. Oscar-winning actress, ... Hathaway 46. Owned
47. Wedding cake layer 48. Farm building 49. Acute apprehension 51. Assume a horizontal position (3,4) 52. Unseemly (behaviour) 55. Coarse sand 57. Bubbly bathtub
58. Toy for flying
60. US fashion designer, Ralph ...
61. Stanley Kubrick movie,
2001: A Space ... 63. Hands over money in advance
66. D.H. Lawrence novel, … And Lovers 68. Three-piece band 69. Based on written words 70. Gathered 73. Insignia
75. Betting chances 76. Large deer 78. Property document, title …
79. Become bigger 80. Removes weapons from 82. Dispense 83. Plaything, rag … 84. Spick and span 86. Fitting 88. Strongly advise
90. In a kind and courteous manner
93. US law officer, federal …
95. Holds firm, … the boat
97. Rider of motorcycles
99. Unclothed, nude
100. Interlaced
101. Meeting place of King Arthur and his knights (5,5)
105. Rain and snow mixture
108. Classical music piece, 1812 …
110. Tie up (horse) 111. Refuse to talk (4,2) 112. Goad on cowboy’s boot 115. Still in existence 116. Kenyan capital 117. Blimp, zeppelin, eg 118. “Laughing” African scavenger animal 119. Attempts an exam again
120. Addition sign
121. Soil fertiliser
122. Pressures of everyday
life
DOWN
1. Rock ’n’ roll dancing 2. Strings of pasta 3. First tsar of Russia,
... the Terrible 4. Walked in 6. Strange collection (5,5) 7. Reflective glass 8. Sailing boats 9. Famous Italian womaniser 10. Shiralee, bedroll 12. Dull pains 13. Listened (4,2,3) 14. Elevates 15. Contract killer
18. UK TV chat-show host, ... Norton 24. Condiment tray 26. Room onboard a ship 28. Illusory
29. Sesame Street duo, Bert and … 32. Browse the web, surf the …
33. Make lawful 35. Blue-purple rainbow shade
36. Fatal
37. Seizes (authority) 39. Digression, go off at a …
40. Shelled garden creature 41. Octopus’ arms 43. Moral offence
44. Hold spellbound 47. Nickname for a tornado 50. Line of colour in the hair, eg 53. Planned, … a strategy (6,3)
54. Cloth with a checked pattern
56. Occupy as a place of residence
57. Logo, company … 59. Poisonous
62. Bruce Willis film, … Hard 64. Poked with finger 65. Gave an ululating cry 67. Certain to succeed (4-4) 69. Sound of Music song, My Favourite … 71. Sacred Egyptian beetle 72. Reversible linen fabric 74. Measurement of length 77. Camera component 80. Period of sunlight 81. Globe
85. Pixie-like 87. Fortune-teller’s pack (5,5)
89. Reclusive screen legend, Greta … 91. Scholarly people
92. Full of energy 94. Long-barrelled gun 96. Open-handed, … donation
98. Sworn in (2,4)
102. Brass musical
instrument
103. Female sovereign
104. Yarn from the
Angora goat
105. US term for “prawns”
106. Wayward
107. Impressive layouts
109. Robbery
113. Independence Day star, … Pullman 114. Footwear item