GIANT HOLIDAY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Circus swing (7)
4 Line of descent (6,4) 9 Helping (7) 13 Olfactory organ (4)
14 Hit (6)
15 Scared (6)
16 Back away (7) 19 Television, radio advertisement (10) 20 Protects (8) 21 Protuberance (5) 24 Candle fat (6)
25 Filter (6) 27 Thought transference (9) & ' *+ / shrub (8)
33 Writer (6)
34 Throw away (7) 38 Fortress troops (8) 39 Endemic (6)
40 Public disorder (4) 41 Adolescent (5)
42 Gain points (5) 45 Looking depressed, dejected (4,2,3,5) 52 Light-refracting glass (5) 55 Dirty mark (5) 56 Stitched joint (4) 57 Statue support (6) 58 Car driver (8) 61 Resolute (7) 62 Habitual user (6) 63 Word for word (8) 66 Agree with some reluctance (9)
68 Fully recovered (6) 69 Ring (6)
73 Value (5) 74 Incomplete number (8) 76 Parts (10) 81 Mosque tower (7) 82 Faith (6)
83 Milliner (6)
84 Broad smile (4)
; < *+ => 88 Rotten idea (anag) (10)
DOWN
1 Uniform jacket (5)
2 Gather (8)
3 Lure (6)
4 Region’s animal life (5)
5 Manufacture (4)
6 Illicit romance (7)
7 Large serving dish (6) ; &X " = >
10 Warning sign (4)
11 Over (7)
12 Citrus fruit (6)
17 Ornamental (10)
18 Fleeting (5)
22 Squid as food (8)
23 Established practice (5)
24 Darting pains (7)
26 Fee to pass (4)
28 Trade ban (7)
29 Write down (6)
30 Light wind (6)
31 Free (6)
33 Long-legged bird (5)
35 Group of singers (5)
36 Threesome (4)
37 Defensive ditch (4)
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44 Domain (5)
46 Follow orders (4)
47 Wandering (7)
48 Serviette (6)
49 Lift up (5) 93 Serial part (7)
97 Kiln (4)
98 Painting done in wet plaster (6) 99 Against (6) 100 Panic-stricken (7)
# ? = > 104 Women’s underwear (8) 105 Fry quickly (5) 108 Peak (6)
109 Awning (6) 111 Highest (9) 116 Incendiary device (8) 117 Dung beetle (6) 118 Submissive (7) 122 Doomed (3-5) 123 Nailed (anag) (6) 124 Balanced (4) 125 Indicate direction (5) 126 Feel (5) 129 Console oneself after a defeat or humiliation (4,4,6)
136 Irrigate (5)
139 Child (5) 140 Undiluted (4) 141 Dryness (6)
142 Royal daughter (8) 145 Mystify (7)
146 Turn into (6) 147 Alleviated (8) 150 Weak-stomached (9) 152 Boxer’s helper (6) 153 Quick look (6) 157 Craze (5)
158 Hatch (8)
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165 Train stop (7) 166 Pleasure sea trip (6) 167 Lucky charm (6) 168 Jealousy (4) 169 Object (7) 170 Striptease (anag) (10) 171 Provide a commentary for (7) 50 Give an incentive (8) 51 Oriental smoking pipe (6) 52 Skilled (10)
53 Eye part (4) 54 Afternoon performance (7)
59 Come after (5) 60 Accurate (4)
64 Very odd (5)
65 Play outline (8) 67 Sailor’s sword (7) 68 Advantage (7) 70 Merry (6) 71 Separate (6)
72 Orb (6)
75 Hearten (5)
77 Made a choice (5) 78 Scorch (5)
79 Note (4)
80 Friendly conversation (4) 85 Penniless (5)
86 Extra work (8) 87 Indistinct utterance (6) 88 Desert green spot (5) 89 Press (4) 90 Newness (7) 91 Expressing publicly (6) 92 Give the slip (5)
94 Skin hole (4) 95 Strapped shoes (7) 96 Petite (6) 101 See coming (10) 102 Compare (5) 106 Broad-brimmed hat (8) 107 Hot coal (5) 108 Distilled liquors (7) 110 Eagerly expectant (4) 112 Level highland (7) 113 Expose (6) 114 Unhealthily yellowish (6) 115 Quick drop (6) 117 Piece of bread (5) 119 Stringed instrument (5) 120 Family (4)
121 Heavy metal (4) 127 Tooth coating (6) 128 Sugar liquid (5) 130 Thought (4)
131 Young cats (7) 132 Country (6)
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134 Block (8)
135 Inspect (6) 136 Irresistible impulse to travel (10)
137 Layer (4) 138 Supporter’s ribboned badge (7)
% [ " \ = > 144 Blueprint (4) 148 Dapper (5)
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] $ [ ' = > 152 Snake (7)
154 Be of importance (6) 155 Sign (6) 156 Scattered (6) 159 Waterproof jacket (5) 161 Tie up (5) 162 Fashion (5) 163 Employer (4) 164 Indian dress (4)