THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
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1. Private instructor 4. Caesar and Nicoise, etc 8. Roman Holiday star, … Hepburn 12. Draws breath in sharply 16. Islamic leaders 18. Chiller appliances 19. Attendance and contribution, … is compulsory 21. Fortified military base 23. Compere, show host 24. Representative, legal… 26. Goes astray 28. Team, sports … 31. Honour highly 32. Put your nose in 34. Declined in power 35. A long time, ages (slang) 36. Thespian 37. Tasmania’s nickname, the … Isle 38. Spanish for “friend” 39. Be optimistic, hope for the … 41. Wide ribbon waistband 44. Cows and bulls 45. Indicating position in a sequence, … number 49. UN agency for children (inits) 51. Leg bone 53. Took an exam again 54. Stockings 56. Facial hair, handlebar … 57. Pink-fleshed fish, Atlantic … 59. Permeate, … in 60. Head and shoulders statue 62. Puzzle type, … the difference 63. Recessed wall in a lawn (2-2) 64. Chinese system of decor, feng … 65. Californian wine region, … Valley 67. Sign of sainthood 70. Definite split 73. Nasty internet bullies 75. Type of food fish (3,6) 76. Twins star sign 77. Dog breed, … apso 78. Japanese poetry style 79. Decorative gilt brass 80. Italian digestif 84. Hard manual work 85. Rise up on hind legs 88. Gambling token 90. Donkeys 92. Sheep’s neck 93. Horse’s whinny 94. Prickly flowering shrub, sweet … 96. Cable television, eg (3,1,1) 97. Cry of discovery 99. From Basra, eg 100. Inflate, … up 103. Baseball hand protector 105. Italian almond biscuits 107. Dispute, … with 108. Regard as a role model (4,2,2) 109. Local area, community 111. Be careful! (5,4,4) 112. Reasoned judgement 113. Chinese cooking spice, star … 114. Favourable regard 115. Amiable 116. River Phoenix movie, My Own Private …
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2. Regrettably, alas 3. Rusts iron, … the metal 4. Police wailer, eg 5. Throw rubbish on the ground 6. Slow and mournful tunes 7. Text message (1.1.1.) 8. Measure of current 9. Customs, practices 10. Went bad or mouldy 11. Agave plant 13. Large South American snake 14. Earnings in a form other than salary (7,6) 15. Roman Holiday co-star of 8. Across, … Peck 17. Be subjected to, … surgery 20. Healed wound mark 22. Speak publicly 25. Sand hills 26. Military overthrow, coup d’ … 27. Proportion, a … of one to 10 29. Urge forward 30. Woolly female farm animals 32. Poke with a stick 33. Gape with tiredness 39. Has a flutter 40. Large sword 42. Recesses in churches 43. Wooden shacks 44. 18th-century painter of Venetian scenes 46. Inexact knowledge, have a … (5,4) 47. Movie, He’s Just Not That … You 48. Rum and wine, etc, … beverages 50. Merchant banker, eg 52. Ancient Greek jar 53. Second lease on life 55. Location of Mount Everest 58. Quite sufficient 59. Antarctic direction (abbrev) 61. AC/DC hit (1,1,1) 66. Expression of sympathy 68. Ethiopia’s capital, Addis … 69. Lacking sensation 71. Belief, have … in 72. Aid to quitting smoking (8,5) 74. Speak unclearly, … your words 76. Swallow noisily 80. Idly play a guitar 81. Martial art, krav … 82. Forearm bone 83. Defendant’s whereabouts claim 86. Giza is there 87. Request for a reply (1,1,1,1) 88. Small voucher 89. Final insect stage 90. Achieves, … a good result 91. Public addresses, political … 94. Squabbled 95. Makes up for, … losses 98. Secondary education institution, … school 101. Outcome 102. Conditional release from prison 103. Potential danger 104. Chinese system of exercise (3,3) 106. Accustom, … to 108. Steadfast in support 110. Champagne brand, … Perignon 111. False head of hair