THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. German born Irish actor, ... Fassbender 4. Monaco’s city, Monte ... 8. Homo sapien
11. Eats loudly
16. Erin Brockovich actor, ... Eckhart 18. Fairground (9,4) 19. Treatment for emotional problems 21. In the fresh air 23. Tasmania’s nickname, ... Isle
24. Narrow bladed dagger 26. Running competition 28. Singing associate of Crosby and Stills, Graham ... 31. Futuristic literary genre (3,2) 32. Garden plot
34. Level betting odds 35. Become pale 36. Dance involving a line of people 37. Proprietor 38. Exhibition 40. Workstation
42. Game Of Thrones actor, ... Harington 43. Reflection of sound 47. Daintily built 48. Throbbing pain 50. Common table condiment 53. Smoked herring 54. Districts
56. First Director of the FBI, J ... Hoover 57. Treaty
60. Very complicated or delicate 61. Stadiums 64. Himalayan ox 65. Honey makers 67. Ship’s vertical pole 70. Belly
71. Adept
72. Note
73. Eye’s coloured part 74. Jewel
76. Surfeit
79. Legume 81. Coalmine 83. Swedish actress,
... Vikander 85. Recipient of a letter 86. Move in a circle 87. Makeshift boats 88. Book or film’s name 89. Small termite eating marsupial of WA 90. Young goats 93. Batters down
95. Hire contracts 96. Band worn over the shoulder 99. Commercials 100. Tennis ace, ... Murray 102. Sausage
104. Person related by marriage (2,3) 105. Crucial
106. Breaking Bad spin off series, Better Call ... 108. Qualifying rounds 109. Drink slowly 111. Person who is given money 113. Eyelid disorder 116. Thin straight bars 118. Far from deserved 120. Famous Parisian cathedral, ... Dame 121. Pristine
122. Bad case of nerves (6,7) 124. Designer of roads, bridges, dams etc (5,8) 125. Ancient Greek fable writer
126. Dislikes intensely 127. Black and white striped animal 128. Adult male voice 129. Winner’s badge of ribbon
DOWN
1. Rich pastures 2. Retaliate (7,6)
3. Old name for a pub 5. Llama-like South American animal 6. Grubs
7. Acorn bearing tree 8. Jump on one foot 9. Hidden
10. Curves 12. Unnecessary
13. Full of suspense (5,8) 14. Door’s observation glass
15. Burden of proof 17. Swindles 20. Fencing sword 22. Increase 25. Molars, eg 26. Haystack 27. Habitual sceptic 29. Declare void
30. This place
32. Cook pastries and biscuits
33. Morse code signals 39. Bouquet of flowers 40. Robin Williams movie, ... Poets Society 41. Kitchen strainer
44. Wire bird enclosures 45. Alternative name for gumbo
46. Lower arm joint 48. Status quo, leave it … (2,2) 49. Quick to react (3,6) 51. Pain relief medication 52. Pour down
55. Paper hankies 58. Desert’s beast of burden 59. Jewish leader 62. Large endangered African animal 63. Inspect the accounts of 65. Plead 66. Perfume, ... de cologne 68. Lumberjack’s tool 69. Food can 74. Hollow cheeked 75. Poor administration 77. Elevates 78. Assignment
79. Lays a wager 80. Russian dramatist,
... Chekhov
81. Give a verdict (4,9) 82. Irritate playfully 84. Creative studies 86. Depend confidently 91. Surface decoration 92. Carpentry tools 93. Request to reply to an invitation (1.1.1.1.)
94. Saying, slogan
97. Old proverb
98. Snake sound
100. NZ mountain range, Southern ... 101. Become desiccated (3,2)
103. Pickled cucumbers
106. Soldiers on guard duty
107. Articulated silently
110. Tiniest amount
112. Rapid rise
114. Multiply by three
115. Inspire affection
116. Cooking formula
117. Dotted playing piece
119. Extending far down
121. Plant support
123. Tasman or Caspian, eg
124. Cradle