THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Gemstone’s surface
4. Wriggle awkwardly
8. Given a short, sharp poke, … with a needle
12. Hawaiian hello
16. Pointing sign
18. Film industry honours (7,6)
19. Hollywood gossip show, … Tonight
21. Episodes of self-centred behaviour (3,5)
23. Hank, … of wool
24. Gunfight (5-3)
26. Informal word of assent
28. Propagated, … from cuttings
31. Operatic diva, … donna
32. Come together well
34. Foot-leg joint
35. Burnt remains
36. Horse’s whinny
37. Push forward
38. Short piece of verse
39. Strenuous spell of work, hard …
41. Rise early, up with the …
44. Star of The Irishman,
… De Niro 45. Extended morning snooze (5-2)
49. Half of a quarter, one …
51. Assists criminally, aids and …
53. Adorable person, … pie
54. Italy’s largest island
56. Photographic technique (4-5)
57. Package
59. Palm starch dessert, … pudding
60. Ancient Andean civilisation
62. Increase poker stake, up the …
63. Breathe quickly
64. Cry of pain or distress
65. Sketch a picture
67. Man, bloke
70. Jennifer Aniston movie, He’s Just Not That … You
73. Go over and over again, … the matter
75. Caught in a snare
76. Having head spikes, … cattle breeds
77. Hidden emotions, … feelings 78. Leisure pastime
79. Pulled sharply 80. Burdensome
84. Musicians at military funerals, lone …
85. Demonic, wicked
88. Palm-tree fruit
90. Play, A Midsummer Night’s …
92. Japanese cartoon style
93. Set of beliefs
94. Mexican currency units
96. Rims, borders
97. Homer Simpson exclamation (1’2)
99. Adherent of an Indian religion
100. Protracted tale
103. Madonna hit, … Don’t Preach
105. Passionate campaigns, … for legal reform
107. Get on in life (2,3) 108. Personal noise-blocking devices
109. Children’s race start saying (5,6,2)
111. Hindrance, drawback
112. Deft, competent
113. Fossilised resin
114. Culinary formula
115. Company’s possessions
116. Seize power, … the throne
DOWN
2. Congratulatory gesture, give yourself … (1,3,2,3,4)
3. Medication for conjunctivitis (3-5)
4. Stretches across
5. Not having the capacity, … to
6. Small red salad vegie
7. Robin Williams comedy classic, … Doubtfire
8. Star of The Irishman, … Pesci
9. Canvas shopfront shelter 10. Nickname for a VW car
11. Shows tender affection for, … on
13. Native of UK capital
14. Ancient Egyptian writing system
15. Type of fortified wine
17. Legislation
20. Pet hate, … noir
22. Small medicine bottle 25. Bushwalker
26. Philosophical opposites, yin and …
27. Astray, things have gone …
29. Become ready to harvest
30. Stone barrier
32. Indian clarified butter
33. Floppy, … lettuce
39. Remain, … in place
40. Last letter of the Greek alphabet
42. Room in the roof
43. Brit boy band Five’s hit, … On Movin’
44. Small, soft red fruit 46. Coconut covered sponge cake
47. Fish known as “tuna” in te reo
48. Extempore, unrehearsed
50. Small mountain slopes
52. Cork, bottle …
53. Gaelic gathering with music and dancing
55. Makes a loan
58. Famous Texas battle
59. Moment, just a …
61. Fuss and bother
66. Take a risk (6,4,3)
68. Traditional Ma¯ori oven
69. Tresses
71. Indian hand drums
72. Vessel used to hold scented substances (7,6)
74. Children’s game, … and seek
76. Extravagant publicity
80. Unpaid, amount …
81. Scraped by, … out your resources
82. Cry of pain
83. Ancient land with a biblical queen
86. Current fashion, in …
87. Young woman
88. Qatar’s capital
89. Athlete’s foot
90. Lack of harmony
91. Large unit of computer data
94. Large orange veges
95. Slits, … the fabric
98. Clumsy louts
101. Bitter, tart
102. Difference in years (3,3)
103. Stamps ink onto paper, … leaflets
104. Conditional release from prison
106. Precipitous, … cliffs
108. Santa’s little helpers
110. Poem, … To A Nightingale
111. India pale ale (1,1,1)