THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. German WWII submarine (1-4) 4. Eastern smoking pipe 8. Yoga poses

12. Assists in or after crime 16. Measurement of length 18. Out-of-control spread or multiplication, … of noxious weeds 19. Incredible, an … talent 21. Signs to validate, … the cheque

23. John Belushi movie,

The … Brothers

24. Game equipment that includes kings and queens (5,3)

26. Maori ceremonial war dance 28. Masculine gender 31. Fight, argument (3-2) 32. Place, … into position 34. French for “farewell” 35. Recited letter by letter, … out the word 36. Stagnant water in a ship’s hull

37. Spirit of a culture 38. Tuneful accents 39. Florence river 41. Revise text for publication 44. Suffused, … in natural light

45. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star, … Monroe 49. Associate with 51. Indian trouser-like garment 53. Expressive online icon 54. Bull star sign 56. Rushed madly, the cattle …

57. Mount Etna is there 59. Bottom of a boat 60. Fateful date for Julius Caesar, … of March 62. Japanese volcano 63. Irish knitting style 64. Symbol used in writing music

65. Main point, the … of the speech 67. Date-bearing tree 70. Billie Holiday song,

Say It … So (3’1) 73. Accelerate,…the pace (4,2) 75. Accelerated and demanding, an … course 76. Choose carefully 77. Science of reasoning 78. Biblical location, Mount … 79. Hi-fi, … system 80. Mutually advantageous co-operation

84. Fastened jeans, … up 85. Stage pairs

88. Star of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, … Russell 90. Use taboo language, curse 92. Motor cars (US)

93. Third letter of the Greek alphabet

94. Small branch, … of thyme 96. Workers’ association, trade …

97. Movie, The Eagle … Landed

99. Surrounded by, in the … of 100. Beatles song, Eight … A Week

103. Short and upturned, … nose

105. Violet gemstone 107. Stoop, … your shoulders 108. Referees, judges 109. Camera professionals, portrait … 111. Hospital or clinic (7,6) 112. Fling, toss

113. Kilt or sarong, eg 114. Mediate between 115. Extremely probable (4-2) 116. Milan is there

DOWN

2. Protection from UVA and UVB rays, … sunscreen (5,8) 3. Beekeeper

4. Angels’ musical instruments 5. Canada’s capital 6. Microscopic organism 7. Egg-laying bird

8. Elvis hit, … You Lonesome Tonight?

9. Gender-based discrimination 10. Ordinary, average 11. Uncomplaining person 13. Heavenly, joyous 14. From Europe to North America, … flight 15. Men’s swimmers (slang) 17. Methods, techniques 20. Ballerina’s skirt 22. Insert data, … details in a logbook 25. Port-au-prince is there 26. US term for swaggie 27. Persian tapestry rug 29. Wan, grey-looking 30. Make less sore, … the pain 32. Fruit, Packham … 33. Swiss folk hero, William … 39. Increases, … to their distress

40. Nobody, there is

… here (2-3)

42. Went by car

43. Immediately, … instant 44. People who study plants 46. In an insistent way, agreed … 47. Children’s game (1-3) 48. Singing Alpine-style 50. Blacklisted, … the company

52. Relating to the Muslim faith 53. Illuminates, enlightens 55. Sacred Central Australian monolith

58. Point of contention, an

… to discuss

59. Nap, a quick … (slang) 61. Military rank (abbrev) 66. Dictionary or encyclopedia, eg (9,4) 68. Historical period in England, …-Saxon 69. Middle of the leg 71. Ancient Japanese spy and assassin

72. Prone to mood swings 74. Walk slowly and heavily 76. Magnitude, bulk 80. Asian peanut sauce 81. Food (slang) 82. Oil-well platforms, drilling …

83. Movie, Salmon Fishing In The …

86. Modules, … of study 87. Smooth with emery paper, … the timber

88. Side piece of a door 89. All-time low

90. Prone to fighting (slang) 91. Peak commuting period (4,4) 94. Harsh-voiced 95. Tumblers and goblets, etc 98. Song, He … Heavy, He’s My Brother (3’1) 101. Respiratory illness 102. Above-knee pants 103. Canny, astute 104. Releases, … the knot 106. Fish with a large net 108. Another time, do it … 110. TV series, Murder, … Wrote 111. Cow’s lowing noise