THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Barcelona is there
4. Fleabag creator and star, … Waller-bridge
8. Permeable by fluids
12. Astonishes 16. Internal sore, peptic …
18. Slang expression
19. Germ-killing, … soap
21. Quarrels and disturbances
23. White heron
24. Having a straw roof, a … cottage
26. Go off at a tangent, … away
28. Military overthrow, coup d’ …
31. Smiley face symbol, eg
32. Bright shade of blue
34. Leg joint 35. Settees, couches
36. Painting stand
37. In progress, something is …
38. Ostracises
39. Darn or patch, … clothes
41. House joined to another
44. With your hands on your hips, arms …
45. Female parents
49. Swimmer’s protective shirt
51. Country to our north, … New Guinea
53. Swallow liquid
54. Apprehensive (2,4)
56. Pirate
57. Explain, … your proposal (3,3)
59. Changes the colour, … her hair
60. Fencing weapon
62. Unaccompanied, a … voyage
63. Cricket field
64. Brainwave, great …
65. Imperial measure of length
67. Large water jug
70. Horse’s neck hair
73. Jail resident, eg
75. French restaurant
76. Ricotta or feta, eg
77. Assumed name
78. Duvet, quilt
79. Person who breathes noisily during sleep
80. Knobbly and misshapen
84. Spine-chilling, eerie
85. Took legal action against
88. Job to be performed
90. Close friends, … buddies
92. Lined up on target
93. English historical document, … Carta
94. Majestic, royal
96. Tribal senior
97. Cry noisily, weep
99. Subway system
100. Israeli martial art, … maga
103. Speaker’s platform
105. Pulls a face
107. Mindless, an … comment
108. Person to whom a debt is due
109. Boring
111. Dust-removing appliance (6,7)
112. Christmas carol, Silent …
113. Cycling uniform fabric
114. From Nairobi, eg
115. Vision, hearing, touch, etc
116. Store, stow away
DOWN
2. Law-enforcement agent (6,7)
3. Reveres, elevates
4. Water buckets
5. Connected to the internet
6. More industrious
7. Movie series, Nightmare on … Street
8. Small round vegetable
9. Highly decorative
10. Fleabag star, … Colman
11. Stylish, fashionable
13. Nickname for 1920 to 1929, Roaring …
14. Local area, community
15. Beetles revered in ancient Egypt
17. Engineless planes
20. Arduous expedition
22. Not a soul, tell … (2-3)
25. Mumbo-jumbo
26. Competed, … for
27. Natural bath soak, … salts
29. Moves like a horse
30. Makes lace
32. Wooden strip
33. Major US university
39. Loll around listlessly
40. Diaper
42. Specially selected group, the …
43. Rankles
44. Sound quality, the … of the room
46. Yet another time (4,5)
47. Pick up sounds
48. Declare support again, … the candidate (2-7)
50. Exceptionally, … talented
52. Soaks up, … water
53. Fantasised
55. Tile filler
58. Third planet from the Sun
59. Female deer
61. Cyclone’s centre
66. Unattainable outcome
68. Moan petulantly
69. Old Russian leader
71. City on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
72. Stuffy nose medications
74. Listen attentively, be all …
76. Barrel, wine …
80. Type of high-frequency rays
81. Totals, counts up 82. Arm or leg
83. Rigid point of view
86. Not deserved, … force
87. Batman movie,
The … Knight
88. Scottish berets
89. Indian instrument
90. Brussels is there
91. World-famous celebrity
94. Noisiest, most boisterous
95. Book-lending centre
98. By word of mouth, … history
101. Cane made from palm stems
102. Capital of Austria
103. Formal discussion
104. Inspires, … them with pride
106. Smooth and glossy
108. Sleeps in a tent
110. Martini spirit
111. Video system (1,1,1)