Big crossword
ACROSS
1. Female offspring 5. Ruins 9. Back of lower leg 11. Green vege, Brussels … 16. Dutch bulb flower 17. Regional brogues, eg 19. Brief passage, excerpt 20. Played a role 21. Cruel Russian emperor, … the Terrible 22. Aussie film, …atHanging Rock
23. Notions of perfection 25. Part of a chair that you lean against (4-4) 27. Inuit ice house 30. Deep-fried Chinese snack (6,4) 31. Distributed 32. UK model and actress, … Delevingne 34. TV reality show, The Biggest… 38. Timber hut (3,5) 42. Computer “bugs” 43. Front-runner in race (4-6)
45. Harbinger, sign 46. Pen point 47. Pulped potato 48. Former New Zealand prime minister, … Key
49. Burnt remains 51. Accustomed (to making decisions) 52. Stirred up trouble 55. Stay in a tent 57. Chimpanzee 58. Donated 60. Seeds sprinkled on burger buns 61. Housing areas 63. Provide a
commentary 66. Grime, filth 68. Movie, …Like itHot
69. With least
delay 70. Food storage
rooms 73. Drilling installation (3,3) 75. Agile, sprightly 76. Raw mineral 78. Naked 79. Dispersion of people from their original homeland 80. Looking ill and exhausted 82. Fossilised tree resin 83. Thin branch 84. Freezes over 86. Golfer’s peg 88. Passion or zest (for life) 90. Person trained to help others 93. Classical music performance, piano … 95. Wild emotion 97. See-through 99. Tots up 100. Rises 101. Obstinately 105. Value 108. Excess water outlet, … pipe 110. Give useful hints to 111. Gives an estimate for work 112. Absent without
leave (1,1,1,1) 115. Actress, …
Sarandon 116. Barrier to stop coastal flooding (3,4) 117. Without help 118. Bring up (an
issue) 119. School writing
assignments 120. Firmly against 121. Sight and
smell, eg 122. Vision
DOWN
1. Explain fully,
in … 2. Removes
cargo 3. Pelvis bones 4. Delight 6. Antibiotic grown on mould 7. Fix in the mind 8. Sound system 9. Substance that aids a chemical reaction
10. Bank advance 12. Practical joke 13. Consecutively (2,3,4) 14. Until now (2,4) 15. Put one foot on either side of 18. Middle, core 24. Birds of peace 26. Sleeper’s vision 28. Star of Sunset Boulevard, …
Swanson 29. StarWars director, George … 32. Inventors, eg
33. River running through the Grand Canyon 35. Far from obvious 36. Final score 37. Robert De Niro boxing movie, …Match
39. Worried interest 40. Smiles radiantly 41. TV cartoon cop, … Gadget 43. Thin cushion 44. Bloke, male 47. Flavouring with a cool taste
50. Make possible 53. In earnest 54. Movie, Ladyand the…
56. Chemical spray used on rioters (4,3) 57. Political shelter, give … 59. Oscar-winning
Fences actress, … Davis 62. Knight’s title 64. Winner’s ribbon badge 65. Superb, great 67. Violent wind storms
69. Lure with charm 71. “Hotel California” band 72. Combat mission 74. Hindu teachers 77. Towel holder 80. Meryl Streep movie, DeathBecomes…
81. Loathe, hate 85. Cartoon magazine 87. Seismic event 89. Rocky 91. Disrobes 92. Team ball game with netted sticks 94. Total disorder 96. Dubai’s neighbouring emirate (3,5) 98. Overseas, go … 102. School’s occasion
for visitors (4,3) 103. Showing signs
of tiredness 104. Light, fluffy dessert 105. Uses (a weapon) 106. Homecoming 107. Articulate (in
another language) 109. Amusing, hilarious 113. Alert to danger 114. BA, Bachelor of …