THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Noise volume 5. Engrave on metal 8. Often-used phrase 11. Archer’s bullseye, eg 16. Take an exam again 17. Put into the shade 19. Italian rice dish, mushroom …

20. Star of Pretty In Pink,

… Ringwald

21. Debt reminders (abbrev) 22. High values or principles

23. Wears away 25. Kitchen hand protector (4,4) 27. Fling, toss 30. Laughing Australian bird 31. Loud chirping insect 32. Bony cut of meat, lamb … 33. Spouse’s relative (2-3) 37. Pressed flat, … the empty carton

41. Pot or garden flower 42. Training colleges for priests

44. Coarse coconut material, … matting 45. Wields, … weapon 46. Quirky online image or concept, internet … 47. Non-ordained

48. Pretty In Pink co-star of 20. Across, … Spader 50. Digital display on a scientific instrument, temperature … 51. Sewn, hand … 54. Seventh letter of the Greek alphabet 56. Rum drink, mai … 57. Oven for pottery 59. US protest singer, Joan …

61. Very boring, dull as … 63. Gambling houses 66. Is appropriate, … the bill 68. Brings to a conclusion 69. Ugly building, eg 70. Cycling courier, bike … 73. Mexican currency 75. Travel permit 76. US basketball league (1,1,1) 78. Battle, … for 79. Obstruction or siege 80. Adeaze hit, … Stronger

82. Frighten

84. Display stand, clothes … 85. Kill, … the dragon 87. US state whose capital is Des Moines 89. Misjudges 91. Denies, … the claim

94. Coastal city in Israel (3,4)

96. Held in admiration 99. Lease property again 101. Seaweed 102. Cocktail snacks, stuffed … 103. Inflammation of muscles and joints

106. Splash the cash, … up big-time

108. Fails to resist, … to his charms

110. Layers of rock 111. Tattered, … and torn 112. Jason’s ship in Greek mythology 115. Without a companion 116. Enormous, a … task 117. Cord for hauling another vehicle (3-4) 118. Spiritualist’s tool, … board

119. Deceive or mislead 120. Larder

121. Auction off

122. Affixes

DOWN

1. Good-natured rascals 2. Broke down, the arrangement came … 3. Brief letter 4. Traffic-monitoring device (5,6) 6. Ornate handwoven fabric pictures 7. Type of dog, blue … 8. Wombat’s home 9. Purple-flowered climbing plant 10. Table of duties 12. Capital of Jordan 13. Anzac Cove location 14. Lovers’ meetings 15. Greek dish of meat on skewers

18. NRL, National Rugby … 24. Numbers written in letters, … numerals 26. Trunk of the human body

28. Clothes holder, coat … 29. Women’s section of a sultan’s home

32. Tell off, reprimand 34. Defeated players 35. Glass section of a wall 36. Stage whispers 38. Make the grade, … for the job 39. Regional styles of pronunciation 40. Muslim woman’s headscarf

41. Public transport vehicle

42. Go hard, … like concrete 43. Flat-top hill 46. Grumbles quietly 49. Skin condition 52. Marks of approval 53. Indian language 55. Homer’s epic poem 56. Line of latitude, … of Capricorn 58. Eurythmics song,

Would I … You? (3,2) 60. Correct an error,

… the text 62. Egg-laying bird 64. Opposite, in … proportion

65. Little bone 67. Absorbed (6,2)

69. Set off, … on an adventure

71. Any of the two, … is fine 72. Amiable

74. Done openly, unconcealed

77. Tina Turner album,

Simply The …

80. LPG, liquid petroleum … 81. Be in power, … the country

82. Red wine style, cab … (abbrev) 83. Renewed declaration, … of interest

86. Bona fide, sounds … (slang) 88. Take money from your account, make a … 90. DJ’s version of a song, dance … 92. Nursery, kindergarten 93. Nuclear weapon (4,4) 95. Bounded, jumped 97. Ambassadors and consuls, etc

98. Round red-purple vege

100. Over-enthusiastic (4-2)

104. Deliciously addictive 105. Pirate book, Treasure …

106. Swagger

107. Connects electrically

109. Turn topsy-turvy

113. Youth club (1,1,1,1)

114. Mixer drink, … water