THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Star of Cats, … Hudson 5. Highest cards in suits 8. Spain’s continent 11. Cake decorating bauble, silver … 16. Absorbent cloth 17. Refuse to vote 19. Novel, Love In The Time Of …
20. Handholds on a bike, handlebar … 21. Horned mountain goat 22. Large grey wading birds 23. Full of oneself 25. Coerce, … into doing something
27. Indian currency 30. Display of paintings, art …
31. Mistakes in writing or printing
32. Mark using a measuring stick, … margins 33. Sight related, … nerve 37. Musicians who perform alone
41. Sent a message by computer 42. Relaxation practice, transcendental … 44. Card player’s stake 45. In current condition (2,2) 46. Smelling organ 47. Military overthrow, coup d’ …
48. Dressy cravat, … tie 50. Tarried, lingered 51. Unfamiliar person, outsider 54. Hollywood studio (1,1,1) 56. Unrealistic, pie in the … ideas
57. Tiny creature, dust … 59. Type of boat or kick 61. Australian or front crawl, … swimming 63. Create again, … the scene (2-5) 66. Spiced tea
68. Food (slang) 69. Earth-toned varnish 70. Crocodile-like animal 73. Related, informed 75. Rihanna song, …
Is What You Came For 76. Whichever is to hand, … of them
78. Kiki Dee single, … Got The Music In Me (1’2) 79. Primate (5,3) 80. Gaping with fatigue 82. Disappear, vanish without a …
84. Stab of pain, … of hunger
DOWN
85. Started golf game, … off 87. Latin for “therefore” 89. City where the Taj Mahal is located 91. Indirect ways of saying something 94. Withdrawal, order a … 96. Rugby substitution for bleeding player (5,3) 99. Vertical part of a stair 101. Food used as a lure 102. Being, thing
103. Type of radio 106. Modern Persian language
108. Strong, healthy 110. Non-acidic substance 111. Sharp humour, parody 112. A fit of shivering, chill 115. Country, Sierra … 116. Stretchable rubber cord 117. Queues, … for tickets (5,2) 118. Confess, … the truth 119. Place in the open 120. Extract, draw out 121. Cake raising agent, bicarbonate of … 122. Detoured around
1. Throws overboard, … cargo
2. Cannot be seen, is … in sight 3. Misfortunes, woes 4. Makes worse,
… the problem 6. School learning spaces 7. Satirised, … the public figure (4,2)
8. Get away from captors 9. Male chickens 10. Quick look, sneak … 12. Heavenly protector, guardian …
13. Term meaning “the common people” (3,6) 14. Topsy turvy, … down 15. Greek squid dish 18. Grows quickly, … up 24. Hazard, danger 26. Aretha Franklin hit,
… Of Fools
28. Without wages, … work 29. Star of Cats, … Corden 32. Arouse again, … interest 34. Herbal infusion 35. Large stringed musical instruments
36. Stuck in a boring existence (2,1,3) 38. Large African flightless bird 39. Porridge
40. Postage sticker
41. Partake of food
42. 1970s TV show, The … Squad
43. Study table
46. Home of the Empire State Building (3,4) 49. Expense
52. Alpine area of Austria 53. Grind angrily, … teeth 55. Dispose of
56. Dog breed, red … 58. Yonder, over … 60. Open, … a bottle 62. Seventh letter of the Greek alphabet 64. Memo book, jotter 65. Italian wine style 67. Behave cruelly to (3-5) 69. Small official seal 71. Male goose 72. Copier ink sources 74. Harbour city in southern California, San … 77. Butterfly snares 80. Word of affirmation 81. Says hello to 82. Small drink, … of rum 83. Decorative handwriting 86. Without contents 88. Stationed soldiers at a fort, … the troops 90. Scams, … the system 92. Toddlers’ get-together 93. Small blocks of frozen water (3,5)
95. Ebb and flow, … phases 97. Failed to fulfil,
… their duties
98. Sporty
100. Brings together
104. Dictatorial governments, authoritarian …
105. Graceful, lithe
106. Rich political donor (3,3)
107. Long-barrelled guns
109. Bobbins, cotton …
113. Nelly and P Diddy song, Shake Ya …feather 114. Princess Anne’s daughter, ... Tindall