THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Pizzazz, splendour 4. Scribble on 8. Spanning, … the river 12. Star of Judy,

… Zellweger 16. Woodland spirit 18. Not up for discussion 19. Stirrers, instigators of chaos

21. Periods between afternoon and night, summer …

23. NT gorge, Standley … 24. 1980s UK political sitcom, Yes, …

26. Silly escapade 28. Stretches resources, … out supplies 31. Yoga pose 32. Expert player, golf … 34. Confuse, … his wits 35. Australian actor, … Friels

36. Put off until a later time 37. Mountain lions 38. Magical symbols 39. Spots pattern, polka … 41. Movie, In The … Of The Night

44. Genre involving biting humour 45. More straightforward 49. Arouse affection, … yourself

51. Walk slowly 53. Fragrance, smell 54. Plant with a yearly life-cycle 56. Simple woodwind instruments 57. Contemporary, up to date

59. Bean curd

60. Omit, … the last chapter 62. Chrysalis

63. Uses a spade 64. Strongly against 65. Location of Salt Lake City

67. Indian flatbread 70. Shocked intake of breath 73. Program in advance, … the timer 75. Competition involving running, swimming and cycling 76. Protective hat 77. Hoist, lift 78. Damascus is its capital 79. Verse of a song, eg 80. Creamy casseroles

84. Post-apocalyptic Will Smith movie, I Am … 85. List of food options 88. Olivia Newton-john song, Banks Of The … 90. Main entrances, front …

92. Great surge of water, … wave 93. Sacred Central Australian monolith 94. Young male horses 96. Inclined, … to

97. To this point in time 99. Pedestrian safety zone, … crossing 100. Saturate 103. Furthermore, plus 105. Weak spot, … heel 107. Sign up for a course 108. Aloof, distant 109. Boston’s US state 111. Preschools 112. Carrying freight, heavily … 113. Small island 114. Aromatic spice, grated …

115. Cried in pain or distress 116. Desires

DOWN

2. Pondering

3. From the USA, eg 4. Wash tubs

5. Late ‘90s TV show,

… And Greg

6. Open with a key 7. Non-scored run in cricket

8. Fitting, suitable 9. Shiny metal plating 10. Canape, hors d’… 11. US “witch trial” city 13. Investigator, assessor 14. Campaigned for votes 15. Suffering from an iron deficiency

17. Sea hawks

20. Just, even-handed 22. Bird-dropping fertiliser 25. King of the gods in Hinduism

26. Young men

27. Star of Judy, … Sewell 29. Cambodian language 30. Band worn over the shoulder 32. Strait-laced 33. Coober Pedy gemstone

39. Hand out playing cards

40. Tribally forbidden

42. Expressive online icon 43. Football side, eg 44. Pictures of the ocean 46. Under an assumed name, travelling … 47. Contented cat noise 48. Everlastingly 50. Repaired and updated, … the house 52. Knowledgeable 53. Allocates, … responsibilities 55. Rule violation in tennis, racket … 58. Declaim, speechify 59. Bituminous material 61. Baby dog 66. Complete transformation 68. Hunter constellation 69. Knock senseless 71. US actress, … Jessica Parker 72. Addition of decorative details 74. Streetcar 76. Angel’s nimbus 80. Radio and TV, etc 81. Bank on

82. Have a common boundary with 83. Rowing boat for one 86. Create an image 87. Tradies’ vehicles 88. Greek anise-flavoured drink 89. Permeate, … with 90. Removes weapons from 91. Overflow from dam, water … 94. Southern region in Italy

95. Most tragic, … event 98. Misjudges 101. Express opposition 102. Kitchen water boiler 103. Unpigmented animal 104. Strappy footwear item 106. Refuse, reject

108. Had the nerve, … to 110. Slump down 111. Florida island, ... Largo