THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Woos in song

6. Despicable Me and

Date Night star, Steve …

11. Rowan Atkinson character, Mr … 13. Level high land 15. Knotted threadwork 17. Unbelieving, sceptical 18. Snow particle

20. Top up supplies 22. Doomed (4,3) 25. Sibilated

27. Able to read and write 28. Appraise, evaluate 29. Trying experience 31. Sail support 32. Pioneer astronaut, … Armstrong 34. Untidiness 35. Fishing trawl 37. Close up securely 38. UK actor, Clive … 40. Acts wordlessly 43. Soft felt cap

45. Run up, … debts 47. Escape, elude 48. Handyman’s implement

50. Very popular singer, pop …

52. Make amends for 53. Sharp, … hearing 54. Thickness 55. Originates, … from 58. Try before buying, take for a … drive 60. Went by bicycle 62. Famous Australian boxer, … Darcy 64. Remaining ones, all the … 67. Stretches across 69. Made an effort 70. Begin to like,

… the topic (4,2) 71. Indications 74. Going astray 75. Dashboard devices that record distance, trip … 76. Leisurely walks 77. Largest US State 78. Jumps rope 81. Quavers, warbles 82. Unevenly textured, … custard

83. Enid Blyton character with a bell on his hat 86. Small oil-rich sultanate on Borneo 89. Health resort

91. In the distance, from … 93. Not as much, … than 95. Survives, … the distance

98. Kiev is its capital 99. Australian singer, Tina …

101. Inclines, tilts

103. Young diarist,

… Frank

104. Canvas camping shelter

105. Draw the outline, … the shape 107. Billies and nannies 109. Piquant, peppery 112. Lustre

114. Make beer 115. Drains of energy 117. Bother

118. Before long 120. Eagerly expectant 121. Was in debt, … money 122. Pinned, tacked 124. Taking the most optimistic view (2,4) 127. Root to the spot 128. Demand, ask forcefully

130. Exotic flowers 133. Decorative man-shaped drinking cup (4,3) 136. Restaurant customer 137. Encircle with flowers 138. Territory such as Abu Dhabi or Dubai 139. Amassed over time, … interest 140. Despicable Me and Date Night co-star of 6. Across, Kristen … 141. Delegate a task 142. Wizards

DOWN

1. Orchestral compositions 2. Display stands 3. Closer, more imminent 4. Membership fees 5. Unaided, … effort 6. Laughs like a witch 7. Sound made by a phone to indicate an incoming call 8. Tear, wound 9. Pasteboard

10. US author of Exodus, … Uris 11. Polishes to a shine 12. Mindful, … of 13. Crockery, dinner … 14. Heralds, envoys 16. Interfere

19. Get beaten by a competitor (4,3) 21. Sports side 23. Egg-shaped 24. Consumed, was … 26. Sturdy, well built 30. Stand for a speaker’s notes 31. Shopping centres 33. Picture 36. Deleting 39. Corresponded 41. Beef or pork 42. Economic depression 43. Haemorrhages 44. Names of books, eg 45. Frosts a cake

46. List of actors in a play 49. Weird, strange 51. Colorant, hair ... 56. Toyed with, … with her affections

57. Lack of vanity 58. Movie preview, eg 59. Homer and Bart’s family name 61. Fish-eating hawks 63. Physical endurance 65. Female protagonist, the … of the novel 66. Annoys, irritates 67. Mogadishu is its capital 68. Endeavour 72. Ruffle the feathers of 73. Brief sleep 78. Board game, … and Ladders

79. Null and void 80. Flimsy or insignificant, … evidence 84. Ceremonial speech 85. Contests for two 86. Large outdoor advertising spaces 87. Common custom 88. Anna’s sister in Frozen

90. Jokey wordplay 92. Cost, … for service 93. Overdue, … arrival 94. Colloquial language 96. Mayday call (1,1,1) 97. Leafy dish, Waldorf … 100. Unsubjected to gravitational pull 102. Missing, … to be found 106. Studies, peruses 108. Incisor, eg

110. Not hurting, a … procedure 111. Coloured paper thrown at a wedding 113. Inert gas used in balloons

115. Post, … a letter 116. Wily

118. Chuck Berry hit,

Sweet Little …

119. Village People hit,

In The …

123. Motor, eg

125. Iconic Aussie beach 126. Sheep’s neck joint 129. Really cross, livid 131. Skin irritation 132. Warm and cosy 134. Drill accessories 135. Taunting cry