BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Little chance (3,1,4)
1. 5. Author unknown (abbrev)
8. Ringed planet 11. Mischievous children 16. Not called for, … force 17. Took away, … the evidence
19. 1920s and ’30s design movement (3,4) 20. Cinema seat guide 21. Sicilian volcano, Mount … 22. Old-time moneylender 23. Newspaper chief, eg 25. Large flat fish with a long barbed tail 27. Naked figures 30. Deprives of air 31. Easing of pain 32. Feature of church architecture
33. One who uses no animal products 37. Puzzle in which points are joined up (3-2-3) 41. Swiss tennis ace, Roger … 42. Tapering column rising from a cave floor 44. Antlered deer 45. Type of lily 46. Striped stinging insect 47. Salt Lake City’s US state 48. Used a keyboard, … a letter
50. Top of a coalmine 51. Surgeons’ knives 54. Drinks coolers, … cubes 56. Sound of a dove 57. Rise high 59. Cowboy’s boot spike 61. Precipitation collector, … tank
63. Makes up for, … losses 66. PlayingBeatieBow author, … Park
68. In the distance, from … 69. Et cetera (3,2,2) 70. Having a chinwag 73. Rear part of a plane 75. Anti-aircraft fire 76. Gobble up
78. Little devil
79. In spite of everything (5,3) 80. Kitchen bench 82. Corrosive liquids 84. US actress, … Falco 85. Female sheep 87. Edible seaweed 89. Ingrid Bergman’s character in Casablanca, … Lund
91. Patch up differences (4,6) 94. Sent a message by computer 96. Ruined remnants 99. Killer whales 101. Australian actor, … Bana 102. US comedy actor, Eddie … 103. Careless
106. UK actress, … Swinton 108. Easy, trouble-free 110. Sound system 111. Sector, zone
112. Film celebrity 115. Vertical part of a stair 116. Most cordial or sincere, … regards 117. Australian TV show host, … Griggs 118. Broadcast again 119. Herbal infusion 120. Encourages (4,2) 121. Socialist philosopher, Karl …
122. Harem
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1. Created a sick feeling 2. Welcome news, glad … 3. Weeded, … the garden 4. Peculiarities of diction 6. Australian book, We ofthe … (5-5) 7. Shoved, elbowed 8. Changelessness 9. Designed on skin 10. Coral outcrop 12. Butter-making machine 13. Hindu sage 14. Wanders off the path 15. Not elderly, maintain a … outlook
18. US singer, … Carey 24. Ban, exclude
26. Astir, in progress 28. Consumed entirely (4,2) 29. Slimming programmes 32. Crystallised herb used in cake decoration 34. Zodiac twins sign 35. Sibling’s son 36. Official count of the population 38. Stayed too long, had … their welcome 39. Casual tops (1-6) 40. Romantic appointments 41. Short-lived craze 42. Unhappy, tragic 43. Dog breed, Lhasa … 46. Unwanted surplus 49. Wayward 52. Short-legged canine 53. On a par, … to
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55. Artificial caves
56. Professional reviewer, film …
58. Inspection of accounts
60. Car repairer, … beater
62. Neither, not one … the other
64. Travel cost outside rush hour, … fare (3-4)
65. Addressing God, eg
67. Ghastly
69. Warning bells
71. Arctic Inuit
72. Famous and memorable
74. Fine thread used for stockings
77. It’sComplicated actor, … Baldwin
80. US horror movie director, … Craven 81. Krakow is there 82. Assistance 83. Company’s board of managers 86. River dams 88. Information analyst 90. Guzzle greedily, … the food
92. Greek youth who fell in love with his own reflection 93. Person called the same as you 95. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nickname 97. Artificial international language 98. Old-fashioned term for possessions, goods and …
100. Large jug with
a handle
104. Direct, a … translation
105. Esprit de corps, team …
106. Minor Greek god of
the sea
107. Deadlock, congestion
109. Italian movie legend, Sophia … 113. Difficulty, obstacle 114. Length times breadth