THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Star of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, … Ridley
4. Most vulgar and despicable
8. Pressed clothes, … out the wrinkles
12. Still to be paid
16. Military clergyman
18. Established as genuine, … the painting
19. Power tool (8,5)
21. Moral excellence
23. Rough initial version
24. Makes better, … our lives
26. Cheek, impudence (US slang)
28. Work for, … your pay
31. Pyromaniac’s crime
32. Go downhill fast on snow
34. Stretching resources
35. Filled with almonds, eg
36. Final insect stage
37. Finger or toe
38. Goads onward, … into action
39. Ink splatter, eg
41. Cook slowly in liquid 44. Ground beef patty
45. Tropical fruits
49. Novel, Around The World In … Days
51. Love deeply
53. Make adjustments, change
54. Steve Martin movie, My Blue …
56. Deliverer of news, go-between
57. Reverberated
59. Abu Dhabi’s country, United … Emirates
60. Beams of light
62. Bank advance, personal …
63. Highway, street
64. Ancient Andean civilisation
65. NRL team, the Parramatta …
67. Large brass musical instrument
70. Catches, … the criminal
73. Conformed, … the rules
75. Hemming in
76. Wall-mounted light fitting
77. Piece of music
78. Feeling of bored weariness
79. Cane made from palm stems
80. Vital, a … factor 84. Amplified light beams
85. Movie series, How To Train … Dragon
88. TV chat show presenter
90. In gold medal position
92. Spiritualist’s tool, … board
93. Make happy, delight
94. Lay to rest
96. Musical, … Dolly!
97. Them, … and her
99. Synthetic fabric
100. Floor-washing tools
103. Paint messily
105. Glandular nasal tissue
107. Without deception, it’s all … board
108. Of various different kinds, … biscuits
109. Self-penned life story
111. Your son’s son’s boy (5-8)
112. Frighteningly odd
113. Rough, primitive
114. Pages, … of paper
115. Closer, more imminent
116. Black and white Chinese mammal
DOWN
2. Strict or despotic, … regime
3. Famous brand of pianos
4. Scoops water from boat
5. Section of a poem
6. Passes, … her time wisely
7. Tiny amount, just a …
8. Wrath, rage
9. Narrate, give an account of
10. Sweet flower liquid
11. Lament for the dead
13. Marriage ceremonies
14. Local area, community
15. Gatecrash, interrupt (5,2)
17. Optical spectacles
20. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker co-star of 1. Across, … Hamill
22. Rope-making fibre
25. Disorganised sound
26. Bad mood, sulk (slang)
27. Quick on the uptake, … as a tack
29. Patronage or shield, under his …
30. Mesh curtains
32. Chowder or broth
33. Sluggishly, lethargically
39. Australian movie, … Nue Day
40. Bad smell, stench
42. Scruffy, unkempt
43. NZ movie, Once … Warriors
44. Good conduct, best …
46. Tee-totaller, eg
47. Measurement of surface
48. Song, Don’t Cry For Me …
50. Alpine-style singers
52. Hug affectionately
53. Organise, put in order
55. Run away to marry
58. Baby’s tummy ache
59. Sabotage from within, white …
61. State Emergency Service (1,1,1)
66. In disorderly haste (6-7)
68. Sacred Central Australian monolith
69. Metallic sunblock component
71. Number-calling game
72. Medically numbed, … the area
74. Reject as false, … the claims
76. Sedimentary material
80. Dry and brittle
81. US Salt Lake City State
82. List component
83. South American woolly pack animal
86. Greased, lubricated
87. Space, have … to move
88. Basil or dill, eg
89. Eyelid inflammations
90. Enid Blyton book, The Magic … Tree
91. Pulsed with pain
94. Inability to sleep
95. Blushes fiercely
98. Religious image
101. Powerful petrol, high …
102. Small packet, … of sugar
103. Order, edict
104. Not just, an … decision
106. Exhales with relief
108. Play, Look Back In …
110. Word of agreement
111. Drink, … and tonic