THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Above all, first and … 5. Retail store

8. Lining up on target,

… the weapon 11. Makes an angry face 16. Dodge

17. Artificial fibre similar to wool

19. Second hearing of court case

20. Ozark star, … Bateman 21. Writer and director of The Drover’s Wife,

… Purcell

22. Casual French eatery 23. Talking points 25. Peak, apex

27. Sews loosely, … the pieces together 30. Teacher’s writing display 31. Large species of penguin 32. Long-running TV series, … opera

33. Egg shapes

37. Sends with a letter, … some cash 41. Sounded out letter by letter, … the word 42. Tumbledown, dilapidated 44. Curving lines 45. Hair-wave treatment 46. Strong plant fibre 47. Exercise in water, … laps 48. Money-lending 50. Illicit alcohol, … liquor 51. Redgum song, I Was Only …

54. Simple sports top, netball … 56. Traditional Arabic lute 57. Sixth letter of the Greek alphabet

59. Very keen, an … reader 61. Spoke to, … the nation 63. Blew his top, … in anger 66. Scarlet and crimson, etc 68. Form of white cooking fat 69. Intimidated, frightened 70. Full of vigour 73. Different, wear something … 75. Iridescent NZ shell 76. Be mistaken 78. Blemish

79. SA tourist destination, … Island 80. Controls

82. Storage space in a roof 84. Baghdad’s country 85. Top of baby’s bottle 87. Iconic New Zealand bird 89. Bottle’s narrow part

91. Failing to comply, … instructions

94. Became ready to pick

96. Means, medians

99. Small short-legged breed of dog

101. Balletic squat 102. Expresses amusement, … out loud

103. Stressed, … the importance 106. King of the gods in Hinduism

108. Vanity unit location 110. In the forefront of fashion, very …

111. Hold on to, … a world title

112. Exploited 115. Celebrity elite (1-4) 116. Green soy beans 117. Memory loss condition 118. Blacksmith’s block 119. US pop star, Britney … 120. Cleans the plumage 121. Ladies’ fingers vegie 122. Wrote a critique,

… the film DOWN

1. Self-employed, … writer 2. Pink crumble stalks 3. Look, manner 4. Queasiness on the water 6. Vivid purple-pink colour 7. Outdoor meal

8. On the other side,

… the river

9. Was important, it … to me 10. Carpentry pin

12. Spicy cuisine of Louisiana

13. Witty remark 14. Fourteen-line poem 15. Chicago’s US State 18. Proportions 24. Poison symbol, … and crossbones

26. Army rank, sergeant … 28. Part of speech often ending “ly” 29. Animal that’s the source of ermine 32. Embarrassing 34. Gluten-free nut “flour”, … meal

35. Long couch 36. Rested against, … on 38. Cannot be seen, is … in sight

39. Fast South American dance

40. Diving gear tanks 41. 007 movie, The … Who Loved Me