THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Edible entrails 4. Discrimination against the elderly, eg
8. City in Myanmar
12. Star of Belfast, … Dornan 16. Assume superiority, … airs (3,2)
18. Liable to fly off the handle (5-8)
19. Great Britain’s country (6,7) 21. Adversary, my … in the game 23. Reinterpret, … a hit song 24. Went over again,
… your steps 26. Crowds around 28. Listen well, be all … 31. Spare, … capacity 32. Pressure unit (1,1,1) 34. Yoga pose 35. Administered medicine, … with sedatives 36. More ashen 37. Causes disinterest, this film … me
38. Wild animal dens 39. Golf trousers, … fours 41. Silence, a … fell over the crowd
44. Art of growing miniature trees
45. Reveals, … the corruption 49. Cover, … in metal 51. Ancient Jordanian city 53. Capital of Bolivia 54. Small imperial weights 56. Range, a … of wines 57. Discourages 59. Verbal mistake, … of the tongue
60. A long time, … ago 62. Linen colour
63. Little demons 64. Academic title (abbrev) 65. Antonio Banderas movie series, Spy …
67. Close call, … miss 70. Japanese volcano, Mount …
73. Spanish rice and seafood dish 75. Impassioned, an … speech
76. Talked, I’ve … to them 77. Duty lists 78. Construct, … a tower 79. Mark of disgrace 80. Most loved 84. Gained by working,
… a wage 85. Floating ice mountain 88. Please reply (1,1,1,1) 90. Volunteer, … to help
92. Line of a song
93. Light modelling wood 94. Howled, … at the moon 96. French-speaking Caribbean country 97. Designation of British navy ships (1,1,1) 99. Melbourne’s river 100. Drew Barrymore movie, … On The Side
103. Puts in more, … to 105. Sailors’ songs, sea … 107. Harmonica, mouth … 108. Spread rumours,
… about her 109. Dampness-reducing machines 111. All-encompassing, a … study 112. Australian political party 113. Clay building block 114. Long-fingered lemur (3-3)
115. Move like a duck 116. Drama platform
DOWN
2. Salmonella or listeria infection, eg (4,9) 3. Was present, … school 4. Acknowledge, … the truth 5. Nevertheless (4,2) 6. US pop star, Britney … 7. Crustacean, … crab 8. Us, … and me 9. Supplementary building 10. Roof-edge rain catcher 11. Point in the heavens opposite the zenith 13. Deviating from the usual 14. Brainwashed, … into our way of thinking 15. Greatly surprise 17. Smears 20. December 25 (abbrev) 22. Birth-related
25. Old swear word 26. Atlas pictures
27. Star of Belfast,
Caitriona …
29. Eva Gabor sitcom, Green … 30. Cummerbund 32. Inanimate stage object 33. Wading bird with a curved bill
39. Apple seeds, eg
40. Up to this time, … now 42. Chekhov play, … Vanya
43. Note, take … of the warning 44. Dart-firing tubes 46. Marimba-like percussion instrument
47. Cry of pain 48. People who leave one country for another 50. Protected against change, … in legislation 52. Has high hopes, … to succeed
53. Bridle mouth-piece 55. Have superior skills, … in maths
58. Finally become,
… as (3,2)
59. Earth’s solar star 61. Travel across snow 66. Substitute classroom educator (6,7)
68. Gain access to, … the premises
69. Teller of untruths 71. Kangaroo babies 72. Swimming in the nude (6-7)
74. Abu Dhabi’s country, United … Emirates 76. Part of a staircase 80. Grimy, soiled 81. Curve over, … your back 82. Recedes, the tide … and flows
83. Covered with ceramic squares 86. Privileged group 87. Smooth-talking 88. Beams of light 89. Zodiac maiden sign 90. Exterior, the … of the building
91. Regular sound pattern, a … beat
94. Baby basket
95. Slow mover 98. Sturdy drinking vessels, coffee … 101. Political role, public … 102. In a bitter manner, responded … 103. Mohair animal, … goat 104. Arranged in loose folds 106. Hindu god 108. Honking birds 110. Container for return mail (1,1,1) 111. Holstein or Jersey, dairy …