THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Detoured around,

… the town

5. Fibber

8. Film, Snow Falling On… 11. Made happen, … a collision 16. Districts, areas 17. Cook in boiling oil (4-3) 19. Stoppage of trade 20. Spiral hole-boring tool 21. Spies In Disguise star, … Smith

22. Chatter, natter

23. Cute little Madagascan primates

25. Vicar’s title 27. Articles, … of clothing 30. Compared with the previous 365 days, … figures (4-2-4) 31. Most vulgar and despicable 32. Slightly chilly

33. River of 44 Across 37. Russian tea urns 41. Harmonious, … sounds 42. Ended, … the agreement 44. The Eternal City 45. Norwegian capital 46. Very tedious person, a real …

47. “Slow” call to horse 48. Bordered, … with lace 50. Geological seam 51. Grace Slick’s band, Jefferson … 54. Granny 56. Australian Taxation Office (1,1,1) 57. Floating ice mountain 59. Silly, a … suggestion 61. Based on personal accounts, … evidence 63. Sachets, … of seeds 66. Archaic form of “you” 68. Fork prong, eg 69. Publish again, … the book 70. Put back in office 73. Curve over, … your back 75. Pub “arrow”

76. Settle up, … the bills 78. Electrically charged particle 79. Forecasts 80. Guiding lights 82. Irrigation channel 84. Large-scale historical movie, eg 85. Fastens with a knot 87. Children’s game,

… and seek 89. Requiring little effort 91. Getting rid of, throwing away

DOWN

1. Latest jargon, marketing … 2. Punishment, a harsh … 3. Cummerbund 4. Attempted 6. Enrages

7. Bond movie, Casino … 8. Thick lotions, hand …. 9. Large dog, … pinscher 10. Dishonest bending of the rules, a total … 12. Plant from which tequila is made, blue ... 13. Logged off from a computer (6,3) 14. Ridicule, … the speaker 15. Impetus, build up some …

18. Early stage of reproduction

24. Set into, fix firmly 26. Discharge of artillery 28. Quavers, warbles

29. Put off, … them from coming

32. Tense up, … your muscles

34. Baby’s knitted shoe 35. Bawdy in a humorous way

36. Espouses, … a new method

38. Olympic competitor 39. Marmalade fruits 40. Change to make correct 41. 1970s TV show,

The … Squad

42. Spies In Disguise star, … Holland

94. Suffering from an iron deficiency 96. Consummate skill 99. Waste tips, rubbish … 101. Ballet move 102. Unexpected, came to an … end

103. Mazes

106. Hard to climb, … slope 108. Music writer 110. Ethnic bigotry 111. Concise summary 112. Be unsuccessful at, … the subject 115. Weepy vege, … 116. Blackest, our … hour 117. Toasted muesli 118. Bring together as one 119. Dull and drab, a … day 120. Altered, … the text 121. James Dean movie,

… Of Eden

122. Heedless of danger, a … move

43. Put your feet up 46. Performed tasks with energy, … about the kitchen

49. Cafe or restaurant, eg 52. Subject for discussion, theme

53. African dog-like scavenger 55. Indigenous plants, eg 56. Acid neutraliser 58. German river 60. Highly proficient 62. Sever, snip

64. Renal organs 65. Breed of dog, Skye … 67. Make an educated guess, … the length 69. River’s fast-flowing waters

71. Silver medal position 72. North-eastern part of Australia’s Northern Territory, … Land 74. Pair of cymbals in a drum kit (2-3) 77. Italian sparkling wine, … spumante 80. Appeal to, plead

81. Not difficult, a … solution 82. Twelfth month (abbrev) 83. Official document, birth … 86. Accustom, … to 88. Vanishes 90. Number of minutes in an hour

92. Make official, … the marriage 93. No-through roads (4,4) 95. Mum’s sisters, eg 97. Alpine-style singers 98. Visible or understood, the reason was …

100. Cajun music style

104. Coastal holiday town,

… resort

105. Reverberated

106. Sieved, … the flour

107. Political exile

109. Proprietor, store …

113. Crossword pattern, eg

114. Entertain in the street