THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Scatter untidily, … around 4. Australian actress, … Thornton 8. Small fastening hole 12. Spirits used for cleaning (abbrev) 16. Gooey stuff 18. Slatted window covering (8,5) 19. Red sugary fruits adorning cakes (5,8) 21. Tell off, reprimand 23. Fashion or design reminiscent of things past 24. Stocky in build 26. Computing term for memory size 28. Sob 31. My Fair Lady heroine, … Doolittle 32. Outdoor grill (1,1,1) 34. Church walkway 35. Australian actor, … Wenham 36. Country whose capital is Brazzaville 37. Expend, … energy (3,2) 38. God or goddess 39. Hard durable wood 41. Comedian and QI panellist, … Davies 44. Energetic and forceful person 45. Dwells, … at 49. Skilled speaker 51. Decorative sticker 53. Yearned 54. Implicit, understood but … 56. Conductor’s group of musicians 57. Song, When The … Go Marching In 59. Western defence alliance (1,1,1,1) 60. Wine bottle stopper 62. Mountain lion, cougar 63. Cold-shoulder 64. Veteran UK actress, … Dench 65. Make smooth, … out the wrinkles 67. Donated 70. Tightly closed hand 73. Resounded 75. Pasta dish, … bolognese 76. Kylie Minogue’s singing sister 77. Satellite’s course 78. Egypt’s capital 79. High-pitched and piercing, a … voice
80. Proclaims, … a change 84. Soldier’s metal ID disc (3,3) 85. Ogle, look suggestively 88. Chauffeur-driven car (abbrev) 90. Romantic appointments 92. Small bits of land 93. Venice’s country 94. Intersection points 96. Canadian singer, Shania … 97. Baby goat 99. Juliet’s beloved 100. Slang name for alcohol 103. Stick, paste 105. Presumed 107. Futile, to no … 108. Videotape holder 109. Took responsibility for a misdeed or mistake (7,3,3) 111. Hidden store of delightful things (8,5) 112. Capital of Vietnam 113. Traditional saying 114. Showily attired 115. Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick, Dr … 116. Nervy, on edge
DOWN
2. Hesitancy, indecision 3. Made eligible 4. Jane Austen classic, … And Sensibility 5. Large group of stars 6. Fail to heed, … warning 7. Item that doesn’t work 8. Hen’s produce 9. Colour of bananas 10. Discover 11. Silent, implied 13. Improved, embellished 14. Nit-picking (4-9) 15. Ousted from residence 17. Smoker’s receptacle 20. Cheque counterfoil 22. Pigs 25. The Terminator saying, … la vista baby! 26. Sponsor, fund an enterprise 27. Knob on a radio, eg 29. Balances, … up 30. Affectionate term for father 32. Swamps, marshes 33. One of four babies born together (abbrev) 39. Alice Springs river 40. Capital of Ghana 42. Solitary person
43. Moves head to agree 44. Female children 46. Give hope to 47. Decorates, … a cake 48. Placed in the care of 50. Determining, … to 52. Slackest, … knot 53. Vast ocean 55. Accustom, … to 58. Cooking smell 59. Harp on at, pester 61. Equipment, sports … 66. Liable to fly off the handle (5-8) 68. Stroll, saunter 69. “Slow down” command to a horse 71. Futuristic literary genre (3-2) 72. Global organisation founded in 1945 (6,7) 74. Floppy toy, rag … 76. Extinct flightless bird 80. Word of greeting 81. Expose to peril, … the lot 82. Produced an egg 83. Market booth 86. Keep out of the way, avoid 87. Engagement token 88. Old stringed instrument 89. ABBA hit, … Mia 90. Analyse minutely, … the problem 91. Caressing 94. Chocolate made with hazelnuts 95. More sugary 98. Apple computer device 101. Abate, flow back 102. Pink and grey cockatoos 103. I Will Survive singer, … Gaynor 104. Takes the lid off 106. Indulged lavishly, … on 108. Butter-making machine 110. Negative vote 111. Haul behind, … a caravan