THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. The Brady Bunch star, … Henderson 5. University teacher (abbrev) 8. Playing a part 11. Emits an unpleasant odour, … bad 16. Donates, … to charity 17. Trick of sight,
… illusion 19. Knick-knack
20. Put off till later 21. Horse gait 22. Snoozing, slumbering 23. Resistant, … to disease 25. In a friendly way, disagreed … 27. Sharply hooked claw 30. Buttery biscuits, … fingers 31. Gratify, delight 32. Common condiment, rock … 33. Solidified coconut oil 37. Backs or seconds, … the nomination 41. By now, he has … gone 42. Stock storage buildings 44. Non-ordained 45. Requirement, a … for compassion 46. Bottom, the … of the hill 47. Lebanese flatbread 48. Exhibited, had … 50. Ironic and humorous plays, eg
51. Team ball game with netted sticks 54. Obey, … the line 56. Exercise centre 57. Japanese soya paste 59. Remnant of a pencil 61. Owner
63. With reference to 66. Old form of “you” 68. Mix with a spoon 69. Burma’s official name 70. Designated, … seating 73. Mash with the teeth 75. Tresses
76. Unit of electrical resistance
78. Apply a cold pack, … the sprain
79. Men and women of letters
80. Power plant, nuclear … 82. Pure-bred racehorses 84. Heavy grey metal 85. Musical, Anything … 87. Raised red mark on the skin after a blow 89. Genuine, true 91. Large war vessel
94. Showjumper’s prize ribbon 96. Synthetic diamond, cubic …
99. Without illumination
101. List of duties
102. Making bread
103. Local information
bulletin, school …
106. Shoo!
108. Earth-shaped body
110. New version of a film
111. Pieces of glass shaped to split light 112. Native Indonesian deer that are feral in Australia 115. Complains bitterly, … at
116. Wrap up, cover 117. Italian wine style 118. Variety of beet 119. Stylish in a disreputable way
120. Dodged, avoided
121. Brink, verge
122. Official school
gathering
DOWN
1. Runaways
2. Very noticeable 3. Nickname for New Orleans, The Big … 4. Embroidery technique (5-6) 6. Container
7. Meet, … the criteria 8. Season after summer 9. Three-sided shape 10. Ancient Greek goddess of victory 12. Army first-aider 13. Nautical safety rings 14. Wanders off the path 15. Rush of frightened cattle, eg 18. Hypothesis, the … of Relativity, eg 24. Choc-coffee flavour 26. Bedtime drink 28. Loves intensely 29. Tibetan monks 32. Abrasive cleaning pads 34. Foot levers
35. Give counsel 36. Judge, grade
38. Gas or water supply company, eg 39. Subdivision of a company of soldiers 40. Soars, ascends
41. The Brady Bunch co-star of 1. Across, … B. Davis 42. Existed, used to be 43. Depend confidently, … on
46. Doctor’s demeanour, … manner 49. Computer live-streaming video device 52. Shock, startle 53. Brown pigment used in drawing 55. Spreads over a surface, … paint 56. Food shopkeeper 58. Vertical mine entrance 60. Fortune-teller’s deck of cards
62. Health resort 64. Shakespearean tragedy 65. Japanese art of folding paper 67. Personal rain shelter 69. California surf beach 71. Cake decorating bauble, silver … 72. Bricklayer’s tool 74. More sensible, a … move 77. Classic Western,
… Noon
80. Delegate (abbrev) 81. Light-sensitive layer of the eye
82. IPA, India pale … 83. Wedding attendants 86. Swine sounds 88. Trying, … to finish 90. Sharp, … hearing 92. Mouth-cleaning stick 93. Abates, the turmoil … 95. Bite between meal, have a …
97. In a clumsy or ungainly manner 98. Publicly revealed, … the statue
100. Allot, … tasks
104. Tart-tasting pink stalks
105. Loan shark
106. Drained, … his strength
107. TV beach series,
Bondi …
109. Dangers
113. Cricket field, eg
114. Zenith, peak