THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1.
5.
Elastic, rubbery
About Schmidt star, … Nicholson 8. Brooding miserably 11. Avoids duty, … off 16. Takes part in a game 17. Sense of style
19. Run along playfully 20. Layer of ceramic slabs 21. Crumbling ancient building 22. Pestered 23. Abandons, … behind 25. Potential for floating 27. Written school assignment
30. Calm and seemingly unconcerned
31. Vivid blue stone, lapis …
32. Baby carriage 33. Stories, yarns 37. Aghast, shocked 41. Gymnastics equipment, … beam
42. Cliched classification 44. Long narrow cut 45. Beers, pale … 46. Gently persuade,
… out of hiding 47. Poultry cage, chicken …
48. Usage measuring device, gas … 50. Collect together again 51. Very precise, … accuracy 54. Central part of a wheel 56. Male offspring 57. Small rabbit-like animal with small round ears 59. Stare lustfully, leer 61. Small soft red fruit 63. Metallic food wrap 66. Seasonings, … and pepper
68. Harmful microbe 69. Walkway lined with columns
70. Supine (5,4)
73. From Here To Eternity
star, … Lancaster 75. Text entry mistake 76. Song, I Did It My …
78. Item of headwear 79. Dame Edna’s favourite flowers
80. Gets back, … the cost 82. Transparent
84. Swirl round 85. Gloomy-looking 87. Saintly aura
89. Stag or doe 91. Rainbow-coloured, iridescent
DOWN
94. Took a breath 96. Negative feature, disadvantage
99. Blue jeans fabric 101. Makes a blunder 102. Port city in southern Ukraine
103. Loud and forceful, a … declaration 106. Muslim holy book 108. Capital of Hungary 110. Poolside cabin 111. Retreat (2,4) 112. Song, … Rivers To Cross 115. Polka dots, eg 116. Makes beloved, … herself 117. Disappointment or annoyance, much to my …
118. Milky Italian coffee, caffe … 119. Stabilise, … the ladder 120. Scatters, … around 121. Itemise, … their names 122. Passionate, … opposition
1. Very bright exploding star
2. Put back in order 3. Balderdash 4. Competitor in a seven-event track and field contest 6. Unintentional 7. Takes a praying position 8. Lose temporarily 9. Dining-table protector (5,3)
10. Brief sleeps
12. About Schmidt co-star of 5. Across, … Bates 13. By your own choice, a … admission 14. Wanders off the path 15. Casino table attendant 18. Minor complaint 24. Devoured, had … 26. Doleful sound of a bell 28. Less fresh
29. Small ruling group, military … 32. Supporting, … up 34. Amplified light beams used in surgery 35. Sacred Ancient Egyptian beetle
36. Cost of hire 38. Condition, on the
… that
39. Bitumen 40. Intermediate state, in …
41. Cake, … of soap
42. Conciliatory gift 43. Trade fair (abbrev) 46. Small dried grape 49. Shared out equally, … distributed 52. Place in a grave 53. Elephant’s tusk material 55. Short preview of a film 56. Emblem, logo 58. Buddhist spiritual law 60. Dog’s angry noise 62. Pea case
64. Chains, shackles 65. Obstructed, hindered 67. Tendency to make things neat 69. Messenger bird, carrier …
71. Sports field, cricket … 72. Parentless child 74. Tossed, flung 77. Political or military adviser
80. Furrow made by wheels 81. Liquid secreted in the mouth 82. Australian fish, Murray … 83. Teenage stage of life 86. Beginning, the … of illness 88. Citrus-flavoured Asian herb 90. Diplomatic messenger 92. Small landing field for planes
93. Chinese fried stew (4,4) 95. Large grey wading bird 97. Pleasure, get great … from it 98. Heighten, intensify 100. Lumberjack’s warning call 104. Surprise or alarm 105. Long-beaked wading birds, sacred … 106. Dorothy’s home State in The Wizard Of Oz 107. Scallywag, scamp 109. Sat for a portrait 113. Prepare for publication 114. Crossword hint