THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Reject, … the offer (4,4) 5. Invitation reply request (1,1,1,1) 8. English piano-playing comedian, … Moore 11. Classic movie, Lawrence Of … 16. Major river flowing through Germany 17. Fraudster, conman 19. Tidiest 20. Cunningly 21. Pats lightly 22. Petrified relic 23. Reverberated 25. From Tbilisi, eg 27. Scottish island known for its whisky 30. Most affluent 31. Thin cord 32. Surrender, … land 33. Group of scouts 37. Barbecue snags 41. Bishop’s district 42. Take money from your account, make a … 44. Dagger handle, eg 45. Pimples condition 46. Wan, ashen 47. Ginger Spice, … Horner 48. In front, up … 50. Huge river of ice 51. Gave off heat or light 54. Six-pack muscles (abbrev) 56. Rascal 57. Seven actor, Brad … 59. Shiralee, bedroll 61. St Paul’s or Notre-Dame de Paris 63. Bookworms 66. Price, … of living 68. Main part of a church 69. Carole King hit,… Woman 70. Careless discarder of rubbish 73. Hideous 75. Look, manner 76. Revolutionary, … Guevara 78. Measure of current 79. Newshub presenter, … Hayes 80. Alumna, … of the college (3,4) 82. Comedy partner of 8. Across, … Cook 84. Gobbles up 85. Actress and inventor, … Lamarr 87. Vast Asian desert 89. Equips with weapons 91. Sweet yellow dessert topping (3,7) 94. Fundamentally (2,5) 96. Double-crossers 99. Must (3,2) 101. Australian Idol runner-up, Shannon … 102. Aromas, bad … 103. A Place To Call Home actress, Noni … 106. Recommended strongly 108. ID document, … card 110. Author of Brideshead Revisited, … Waugh 111. Cease speaking (4,2) 112. Small rabbit-like animal with small round ears 115. Dancing With The Stars NZ contestant, Jess ... 116. Garment worn in bed 117. Soccer error 118. Expressive icon used in text messages 119. Happened afterwards 120. Makes a snakelike noise 121. Cummerbund 122. Seizing power unlawfully
DOWN
1. Weary feeling 2. Coloured arc in the sky 3. Property document, title … 4. Four hindmost molars (6,5) 6. Tending to disregard complexities, … solution 7. Package brought by the postman 8. Small inflatable rubber boat 9. Regional language varieties 10. Divisible by two, … number 12. Stair part 13. Feature projecting from a house (3,6) 14. Whichever person 15. Might, power 18. Capital of Texas 24. Kayak-like boat 26. East African people 28. Gwyneth Paltrow movie, Country ... 29. Long watch at night 32. Button-up sweater 34. American spotted wildcat 35. Soul or spirit, human … 36. Forest clearings 38. Canada and the US, North … 39. Japanese massage method 40. Tumbler, goblet 41. Father, papa 42. Global conflict, world … 43. School year division 46. British hereditary nobility, the … 49. Knitted diamond pattern, … check 52. Kiwi netballer turned TV presenter, ... Ieremia 53. Famous fountain in Rome 55. Sharply 56. Treat badly (3-3) 58. Spiritual emblem, tribal … 60. Veteran actress, Raquel … 62. Gladiator movie, Ben … 64. Most moist 65. Come back in (2-5) 67. Serene, peaceful 69. Person whose children have left home, empty … 71. Much-married English king, Henry the … 72. River or canal boats 74. Melbourne river 77. Written laugh sound (2,2) 80. Mismatched, … socks 81. Abhor, detest 82. Underground coal mine 83. Seismic disruptions 86. Mistake, blunder 88. Puts to air on radio or TV 90. Woodwork joint 92. Foodstuffs, household shopping 93. Moving like a horse 95. Storybook dog, … Maclary 97. Making a noise like a mouse 98. Dignified demeanour 100. Non-acidic substance 104. Libyan capital 105. Canadian entertainment group, … du Soleil 106. Mouth sores, eg 107. Quirky figurines, garden … 109. Slight colouring 113. Grapefruit-tangerine cross 114. Change direction suddenly