GIANT CROSSWORD

Across

1. Scottish symbol (7)

4. Tiny spot (5)

7. Unemotional and practical (6,2,4)

14. Bind by a favour (6)

16. Cast out (5)

17. Brusque (6)

18. Haggle (6)

20. Anxiety or dread (5)

21. Frozen dessert (3,5)

23. Pruning shears (9)

27. Devalue (7)

28. Bracelet (6)

29. Breezily (6)

30. Become wide open (4)

31. Abandons (7)

34. Appraisal (10)

39. Guard (7)

43. Finger covering (4)

44. Country (6)

45. Snobbish (inf) (2-2-2)

46. Burdensome (7)

49. Embarrassed (3-5)

50. King of the jungle (4)

51. Antenna (6)

52. Private teacher (5)

55. Smart (6)

56. Dairy product (6)

57. Gymnastic turn (9)

62. Dare (9)

64. Sprite (5)

65. Structure of a language (7)

70. Amusing (8)

71. # $$

72. Smudge (5)

73. Pry (5)

76. Self-righteous (6-4-4)

83. Large sea (5)

86. Rigid (5)

87. Popular spirit and mixer (3,3,5)

88. Rapid, unstoppable decline (4,4)

91. Deluge (7)

92. Goggle-box (inf) (5)

93. Cruel (9)

96. Happy youthful times (colloq) (5,4)

98. Serviette (6)

100. Illness (6)

104. Legitimate (5)

105. Small restaurant (6)

107. Stinging insect (4)

108. Toxic (8)

112. Almost as described (7)

113. Nervous (2,4)

114. Items of value (6)

115. Drug addict (4)

116. Subdue by force (7)

119. Understand (10)

124. Continue (5,2)

128. Lose heat (4)

129. Pointless (6)

130. Reason for doing something (6)

131. Instructor (7)

134. #

(9)

135. Rental property owner (8)

136. Blacksmith’s tool (5)

140. Set of clothes (6)

141. Tie up (6)

142. Mature (5)

144. #

146. Machine that takes fees for leaving a vehicle in a set space (7,5)

147. Bring together (5)

148. Explode inward (7)

Down

1. Also (3)

2. Neat and orderly (9)

3. Fibbed (4)

5. Burst (3)

6. Workmate (9)

8. Presence (4)

9. # "

10. Imperfect (6)

11. Take turns (9)

12. Become weary (4)

13. Tranquillity (5)

15. Wailing spirit (7)

17. Without purpose (7)

19. Horse’s run (6)

22. ! #

24. Optimum (4)

25. Underground chamber (4)

26. Ding (4)

31. Giver (5)

32. # "

33. Frightened (6)

34. Like (4)

35. Dawn (7)

36. Absence of sound (7)

37. Adjust (6)

38. Prod (5)

40. Position or standing (4)

41. Torment (7)

42. Voucher, docket (6)

47. Accept blame (4,3,3)

48. Small-minded (5)

53. Shout in praise (5)

54. Avoid one’s duty (5)

55. Garments (7)

58. Side by side (7)

59. Detective (6)

60. Yellow fruit (6)

61. Melon-like fruit (6)

63. Deep ravine (5)

66. Imitate (5)

67. Bullets (colloq) (4)

68. Flay (4)

69. Singing voice (4)

74. Idea (6)

75. Bid (5)

77. Leave out (4)

78. Pictures (7)

79. Brainteaser (6)

80. Head/neck covering (4)

81. Inexperienced (5)

82. Disruptive (6)

83. Cast gloom over (10)

84. Formal test (4)

85. Cancel out (7)

89. Work dough (5)

90. Characteristic (5)

94. Confess (5)

95. Notably (8)

97. Pilot (7)

98. Neither here nor there (7)

99. Hallway (7)

101. Ill will (6)

102. Delay (4-2)

103. Frenetic (6)

106. Latin-American dance (5)

109. Alarm (5)

110. Overtake (4)

111. Secondhand (4)

116. Wealthy (4)

117. Demonstrator (9)

118. Daft (6)

119. Customers (9)

120. Submissive, quiet (4)

121. Walker (7)

122. Road accident when culprit leaves the scene (3-3-3)

123. Belly button (5) 125. Assist in wrongdoing (4)

126. 1950s dance style (4,1,4)

127. Aperture (7)

132. Swimsuit (6)

133. Facade (5)

137. Henhouse (4) 138. Archaic form of ‘you’ (4)

139. Smile radiantly (4)

143. Hole (3)

145. Colour or shade (3) © The Puzzle Company