THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Great desire

4. Fruit peel 7. Perform in a film 9. Crisp Mexican pancake 13. Not quite shut 16. Mulholland Drive star, ... Watts

17. Keep away from 19. Bowman 20. Specialising in uncovering and reporting hidden information 25. Banks of earth 26. Come into view 27. Edginess

28. Parts of a necklace 30. Sweets on sticks 31. Remnant 34. Baseball gloves 35. Chauffeur driven car (abbrev)

36. Article in a newspaper 37. Underground refuse channel 39. Large rounded vase 41. Beast of burden 44. Giving up work 46. Hurry

48. Wooden strip 49. Impedes the progress of 52. Consumer

53. Coins and notes 54. Thawed

58. La Paz’s country 59. Said in a grating voice 62. US rock singer, Iggy ... 63. Small pulpy fruit 65. Mayhem

67. Poorly lit

68. Attract and keep the attention of 69. Charred 71. Psychological 73. Bicycle for two 74. Ultra-feminine 76. Vehicles using public roads

77. Wind instrumentalists 78. Intake of air 80. Tradenames 82. Pencil mark remover 84. Colour of old photos 85. Make a hole in 87. Card below the Jack 88. Bring up 90. Supernatural power 91. Shakespeare play, Much ... About Nothing

93. Edible roots 96. 1980s tennis star,

... Navratilova 97. Boredom

100. Open tart 102. Hitchcock suspense film, ... Window

104. Slender threadlike object

106. Snake noise

108. Light sensitive eye membrane 111. Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith ...

112. In the style of (1,2) 114. Pale green colour,

... de nil

115. Clock faces

118. Lion’s sound 119. Tread wearily 120. Belly

122. QLD/NSW border river 124. Detestable 125. Prescribed amounts 127. Prepare for exams 129. Wickerwork material 132. Lebanon’s capital 133. Friendly

136. Kindle

137. Award (silver or gold, eg) 138. Section of an orchestra 139. Family chart 140. Incline 141. Volcanic residue 142. Small round vegetables 143. Crossbow arrow

DOWN

1. Cover (gifts) 2. Small squashy packet 3. Agricultural establishments 4. Grinning in a self satisfied way

5. Vital chess piece 6. Word indicating a maiden name 8. Style of cooking 9. Tiny child

10. Grotto

11. Aloft

12. Blazes

14. Picture in pieces 15. Flushed with a healthy glow 16. Requirements

18. Flat round objects 21. Synthetic fabric with a soft pile 22. Hairdressing establishments

23. Not caring about right or wrong 24. Demand emphatically 28. Cycles

29. Clothes

32. Lessen

33. Crop destroyers 38. Shopper’s memory aid 40. Dance originating in Cuba

42. Sex And The City star, ... Jessica Parker 43. Requests

44. Cut of steak 45. Liable to mood swings 47. Balloon gas 48. Storing (computer data) on a drive

50. Mississippi boat (6,7) 51. False show

55. Meat joint (3,2,4) 56. Souffle ingredient 57. Song for two 59. Italy’s capital

60. High playing card 61. Dried petals (3,6) 64. Overlays

66. City which hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics 69. Fastening straps 70. Small crown 72. Money dispenser (inits) 75. Venomous serpent 78. Undergarments with straps 79. Symbols of love 80. Two piece swimsuit 81. Barbecue rod

83. Slip up

86. Frozen water

87. Silly quarrel 89. Message sent online 90. Soprano, ... Callas 92. Boating blades

94. Not having enough skill 95. Female sheep

98. Air passage 99. Seventh planet from the Sun 101. Extreme boundary

103. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy author, Douglas ... 105. Climate of a hot and humid country 106. Manhattan neighbourhood 107. World’s largest desert 109. Fame, prominence 110. Breathtaking 111. Cockerels 113. Popular showy plants 116. For some time 117. Immunisation fluid 120. Barbecue utensils 121. Acapulco’s country 123. Dissuade 125. Actress in recent Star Wars films, ... Ridley 126. Encourage to do wrong 128. Underside of the foot 130. Sin City actress, Jessica ... 131. Rhythm

134. Swing (a camera) 135. Smartphone program