THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Drinks greedily,

… down 4. Socialise, network 8. Humorous TV series 12. Never Too Late star, … Weaver 16. Obfuscate, make hazy 18. Disgraceful, … behaviour 19. Without reserve or restriction, … love 21. Supervises

23. More modern, … model 24. Chewy toffees

26. Fill a gap, … the hole 28. Currency of France and Germany, etc

31. Lift, elevate 32. Surround, … in 34. Danger, hazard 35. NSW opal-mining town, Lightning … 36. Chock, … the door open 37. Banish abroad 38. Desire deeply, … for 39. Orange pekoe and Oolong, etc 41. Accepted standard, it’s the …

44. South American cape 45. Set on a different path 49. Implant gradually,

… in memory 51. Gunfight, … out 53. Cricket fields 54. Cleans with a broom, … the floor 56. Disorganised, a … filing system 57. Fourteen-line poem 59. Container for cut flowers

60. Binary, … purpose 62. Vast Asian desert 63. Dishonest bending of the rules, a total … 64. Blood vessel

65. Red compound of rust, … oxide

67. India’s continent 70. Absence of effort 73. Shake, quake

75. High points, … of success

76. Being nosey 77. Illuminate, enlighten 78. Star of Never Too Late, … Jacobson 79. Australian TV awards 80. Cinema snack 84. Bitter, tart 85. Frog-like amphibian 88. Sections of a circle

DOWN

90. Defamatory written statement 92. Workers’ group, trade … 93. Within the law

94. Soft sounds of relief or boredom 96. Foolish, an … remark 97. Furthermore, also 99. Mexican farewell, Adios …

100. Tibetan Buddhist priest 103. Family insignia, coat of …

105. Yellow spice used in curry

107. Brief look, have a … at this

108. Insulted, … by his words 109. Decree, declaration 111. Irrational fear of spiders 112. Passageway between pews

113. Prepares for publication, … article 114. State of being neglected, disrepair 115. Religious verses 116. Cute marine mammal

2. Never seen before, an … situation 3. Delight, enjoyment 4. Searches high and low 5. Wedding group, … party 6. Rectangle

7. Jerry Seinfeld animated film, … Movie 8. Obsolete French coin 9. Overlook, … their faults 10. More friendly or intimate, … friends 11. Army first-aider

13. In a friendly way, parted … 14. Preschools 15. Soldier

17. Sparkle like a polished surface 20. Excessively quaint 22. Privileged group 25. Clothes-drying stand 26. Church benches 27. Cow’s milk-producing organ 29. Amalgamate, merge 30. Unwrap, … a present 32. Pick up sounds 33. Cafe’s bill of fare 39. Fling, throw 40. Hawaiian hello 42. Japanese port city 43. Random success, hit and …

44. Occurring after giving birth, … check-up 46. Artificial international language 47. Muscat’s country 48. Wayfarer, tourist 50. Listless, lacking in energy 52. Curative treatment 53. Eccentric behaviour 55. Picture taken with a camera 58. Unpleasant smell 59. Passing through 61. Rest, … down 66. Local area, community 68. Jewish mourning period 69. Non-ordained 71. Indoor step 72. Compostable, … packaging 74. Remainder 76. Legumes, split … 80. Glass shaped to split light

81. Gasp, … for breath 82. Norwegian capital 83. West African country whose capital is Niamey 86. Giraffe-like animal 87. Fight of honour 88. Regrettably, sadly 89. CEO, … Executive Officer

90. Portable computers

91. Coastal rescue vessel

94. To a certain extent

95. Outdoor timepiece

98. Biological egg

101. Cooking smells

102. Yoga poses

103. Sky blues

104. Spirit distilled from

agave

106. Ancient plant with

frond-like leaves

108. Swine sounds

110. Marry, … the knot

111. Swiss peak

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