MEGA CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Reinforce

6. Car’s transmission 10. Inexact

15. Oh dear!

18. Quartz rock 19. Muslim leader (3,4) 20. French for ‘she’ 22. Aegean nation 23. Disaster

24. Knight in shining ... 25. Pesticide (1,1,1) 26. Refuse

28. Wear away 30. Belonging to it 31. Extreme

32. Troubles

33. Rewrite (essay) 34. Competing

35. Craw

37. Massive

39. Arabian Nights hero, ... Baba

40. Technique

42. Grate 45. Dethroned 48. Minister (to)

49. The N of NB

50. Ripped apart, torn ... 53. Fah, soh, ... 54. Disparaging

56. Lawn

59. 10 percent

61. Mildly sweet (champagne) 62. Inscribe

63. Belfry creature

64. Vine, poison ... 65. Terrible tsar 66. Nought

68. Rancour

69. ... & lass 70. Humiliation

71. In disguise

72. Major computer firm (1,1,1) 73. Juvenile delinquents 74. Oui or ... 76. Loathsome

78. All together (2,5) 80. Astound

81. Exerted

84. Sedate

85. Desk compartment 87. Statutes

89. 12 months 92. Information banks

94. Has to repay 96. Infantile

97. Warmed (6,2)

98. ... out a living 100. Tennessee’s capital 101. Lengthy account 104. Growing older

105. Out of breath 107. Vapours

108. Skilled worker 112. Wandered

113. Backer 115. Ungrateful person 117. Food can 118. Terrestrial 120. Brazilian metropolis 121. Rocket launch procedure 123. Grooming tools 125. Definite article 126. Modifications

127. Hour expected (1,1,1) 129. Disturbance

130. Music discs (1,2)

131. Spy group (1,1,1) 133. Damp-smelling 134. Pledge

136. Eradicate

137. Valleys

140. Drink, caffe ... 141. Liquid-crystal display (1,1,1) 142. Type of leather 146. Roman gown 147. Sleeveless garment 148. Jotter

152. Defence pact 154. Abdicate

155. Shelter (nautical) 156. Hearken

157. Honey liquor

159. Duck’s mate 160. Republic, Costa ... 162. Reasonable

164. Holler of delight 165. French friend 167. Sanctify 169. Consumers 171. Umbrella spoke 173. Husband-to-be 174. Obtained

175. Saturn & Neptune’s neighbour

177. WWII diarist, ... Frank 178. Large stork 179. Spineless

180. Tibetan priest 181. Automated 182. Abandoned 183. Analysis

DOWN

1. Powerful swipe 2. Cordoned (off) 3. Entrepreneur (2-6) 4. Hot spell (4,4) 5. Carpentry spikes 6. Hansel & ... 7. Embassy chief 8. Designs

9. Took bone photos (1-5) 10. Rockies state 11. Attains 12. Montreal native 13. Allocate

14. Always

16. Request from menu 17. Prearranged results (3-3) 20. Refugee settler 21. Desires

27. Gossip (6-6) 29. Idealised

35. Now Sri Lanka

36. Yell of pain 38. Improvise (2-3)

41. Irish song, ... Boy 43. Indignant, up in ... 44. Calm

46. Separate

47. Most domineering 51. Mentally unbalances 52. Gloominess

55. Blast!

56. Bomb

57. Waikiki welcome 58. Swings up & down 60. Smooth

67. Sensual dance 69. Archer’s weapon 72. Boot-shaped land 75. Standards

77. Visits often

79. Acting as go-between 82. Made contact with 83. Sloping letters

86. Very alert, wide ... 88. Set of beliefs 90. Moose 91. Disencumber 92. Sleazy hangout

93. This woman 94. Military operations 95. Heart monitor (1,1,1) 98. Octagon number 99. Gist

102. Negative (criticism) 103. Of sound 104. Violently attacking

106. Imagining (8,2) 108. Style pioneers 109. Beached (of boat) 110. Damsels 111. Pyjamas 114. Virulent upsurge 116. Mishap

119. Resort accommodation 122. Money rolls 124. Vietnam’s continent 125. Alehouse 128. Confused

130. Chilli con ... 132. Do penance (for) 135. Cried

138. Snow slippages 139. Purposely overhears 141. Vein of ore 143. Antiseptic 144. Cosmonauts 145. Shipping hazards 149. Expeditions 150. Totally depletes 151. Lacking principles 153. Once more

158. LP record 161. Supplied (uniforms) 163. Poked

166. Frantic

168. Implant

170. Spare

172. Foolish

173. Rural property 176. Seasoning

“PEOPLE WILL STARE. MAKE IT WORTH THEIR WHILE.”

HARRY WINSTON