THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Blends, combines 4. Leisuretime activity group, … club 8. Emblem of honour, laurel … 12. Soup base, chicken … 16. Long narrow boat 18. Art of being a great political leader 19. Campaigned for votes 21. Fully detailed and clear, … instructions 23. Very popular actors, movie … 24. Timetable, train … 26. Alliance of nations, political … 28. Potato dish, … browns 31. French-speaking Caribbean country 32. Star of Spider-man: Far From Home, … Holland 34. Relating to sheep 35. Bus garage, eg 36. Same as before 37. Bring or join together 38. Considers, … to be 39. A long time, … ago 41. Afresh, start … 44. Shake, tremble 45. Selects, picks 49. Snoozing, fast … 51. Thick mass or tuft 53. Tangy or piquant, a … salad 54. Goes into 56. Fizzy fruity drink 57. Tiny motes, … of dust 59. Quantity of paper 60. US space agency (1,1,1,1) 62. Cafe’s list of food options 63. Short golf stroke 64. Finished with equal scores, … the game 65. Worries, troubles 67. Brief note 70. Extremely dry 73. Woodwind musician 75. Factory equipment, eg 76. Circles in space, … the planet 77. Muslim religious leaders 78. Dolly Parton song, Here You Come … 79. Drank in small amounts 80. Keep trying, persevere 84. From lower to higher, moving … 85. Makes last, … out 88. Flower plots, garden … 90. TV show presenters 92. One of India’s official languages 93. Solidified coconut oil 94. Birds of peace 96. Fine delicate pottery 97. No (slang) 99. Snow house 100. Be off target, … the mark 103. Experience emotion, … sad 105. Rung on a stool, eg 107. Famous Roman fountain 108. Helped, supported 109. Irrational fear of spiders 111. Scottish cattle breed (8,5) 112. Best quality, … cuts of meat 113. Ancient city in Jordan 114. Shrill scream 115. Levers, … open 116. Revise for exams
DOWN
2. In poor taste, an … joke 3. Faculty of vision 4. Slope, incline 5. Informal, … clothes 6. Sharp or bitter, … taste 7. Circuit of a racetrack 8. Unhappiness 9. Thoroughly enjoy, … the chance 10. Right of approach 11. Successors 13. Swayed dangerously 14. Distance round 15. Guided, … to his seat 17. TV commercials (abbrev) 20. Company symbol 22. Applying a cold pack, … your knee 25. Santiago is there 26. Makes an offer at auction 27. Sight related, … nerve 29. Assumed name, under an … 30. Native climber with clumps of waxy flowers 32. Ghana’s neighbour 33. Mothers 39. Sections of a circle 40. Ooze or radiate, … confidence 42. Pushes forward, … past the line 43. Methods, … and means 44. Queries, asks difficult … 46. Anguish, sorrow 47. Bacchanalian gathering 48. Test takers 50. Was equipped with, … a brilliant mind 52. Woolly balls on hats 53. Spider-man: Far From Home co-star of 32. Across 55. Film spools 58. Very different, … opposites 59. Early Australian uprising, … Rebellion 61. Emergency medical help, first … 66. Caring and understanding, a … person 68. Expunge, delete 69. Tzatziki and hummus, etc 71. Vacuous, senseless 72. Lacking privileges 74. Movement of the sea 76. Weight, … of responsibility 80. Sheets of window glass 81. Horse control strap 82. Minor skin irritation 83. Conical tent 86. Makes a woollen garment 87. Counterfeit, bogus 88. Part of a wicket 89. Marlon Brando movie, Guys And … 90. At the midpoint, … there 91. Blazing hot day, a real … 94. Principle, most influential 95. Tiny wood shavings 98. Excelled at, … the test (slang) 101. Within a building, an … party 102. Narrow band of colour 103. Liar 104. Applies, … force 106. Spanish appetiser dishes 108. Localities 110. Indiana Jones movie, Raiders Of The Lost … 111. Measure of electrical current