THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Make happen, … an accident
4. Quick doze 8. Oldest in a group, … member 12. Ethiopian capital, … Ababa 16. Right-hand page of a book 18. Catering to, … your needs
19. People you know slightly, passing … 21. Star of Jojo Rabbit,
… Johansson 23. Wrongdoings 24. Hunger
26. Malign micro-organism 28. Ball mounts 31. Stranger, more peculiar 32. Crone
34. Leaked slowly, seeped 35. Hairdressing establishment
36. US state whose capital is Boise
37. Total change of direction (1-4) 38. Kitchen basins, eg 39. Printer’s blue shade 41. Ballet, … Lake
44. Fine rabbit hair 45. Central part of a boat 49. Infuse into the mind, … new ideas 51. Vertical part of a stair 53. Flurry of parties and events, social … 54. Progress energetically, … to the front 56. Pre-1800 European painter such as Johannes Vermeer (3,6) 57. Spain’s continent 59. Huge, enormous 60. Grew old
62. Richly verdant 63. Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule hit, … It Funny (3’1) 64. Short T-shirt, … top 65. Notes, … down 67. Rabbit’s tail 70. Friends, mates 73. Butterflies in the stomach
75. At a different location 76. General knowledge game, … quiz 77. Single, not married 78. Location of Taronga Western Plains Zoo in rural New South Wales 79. Resounded
80. More astute, shrewder 84. Clandestine
85. Plunge a knife into 88. Impetuous, a … decision 90. To the point where, … then
92. Unpaid, money … 93. As before
94. Prove false, … the argument 96. Funny-bone joint 97. Chemical Brothers hit, … Boy Hey Girl 99. Conscious or informed, … of
100. Weeps fitfully 103. Chinese dish, sweet and …
105. Outside, … surface 107. Bay window 108. Person who endorses a proposed motion 109. Traditional Iranian rug (7,6) 111. Interrogates in court (5-8) 112. Private teacher 113. Online diaries 114. Custard-like alcoholic drink (3-3) 115. Pantyhose
116. Cow’s milk gland
DOWN
2. Researcher of ancient cultures
3. Variety of white wine 4. Trainee army officer 5. Gossip, tittle … 6. Northern Territory wilderness area, … Land 7. Washing-line clip 8. Estimated time of arrival (1,1,1) 9. Crop-destroying insect 10. Consider equivalent, … the two 11. Director and star of
Jojo Rabbit, … Waititi 13. No through roads (4,4) 14. Impeachment, accusation
15. Large mooring ropes 17. Respects, has a high regard for 20. Tropical cocktail, … colada 22. Netherworld Dancing Toys song, For … 25. Popular Italian dish 26. Cheeky smile 27. Provide with fresh weapons
29. Supply with tools, eg 30. Male children 32. Weeded, … the garden 33. Rave enthusiastically, … about it
39. Be concerned 40. Travelling by boat (2,3) 42. Communicate by letter 43. World’s longest river 44. Very fair hair shade (3,6) 46. Sulawesi’s country 47. Metal refinery waste 48. Meddle, pry 50. Prepare to ambush (3,2,4) 52. Moved in a circle 53. Covered, … in paper 55. Tiny blood-sucking insect
58. Out and out, … nonsense 59. Old video system (1,1,1) 61. Disc jockeys (abbrev) 66. Related to building style, … design
68. World War II incident in Australia, … breakout 69. Identical sibling 71. Scales star sign 72. Excessive quantity 74. Soap bubbles 76. Balderdash 80. Ascend, … up 81. Poetic word for “near”, the end is …
82. US car race,
… 500 (abbrev) 83. Imitating a past style, … fashion
86. Shin bone 87. Decorative ribbons 88. Noise made by a lion 89. Use a razor, … your legs 90. Untidy, an … appearance 91. Gaining information 94. Changed for the better, … the law
95. Travel and sightseeing industry
98. Doorway, emergency …
101. Drilling platform (3,3)
102. Township in
Johannesburg
103. Liquid mining waste
104. Agency responsible for World Heritage Sites (initials)
106. Ill-gotten gains, filthy …
108. Treads, … on
110. Yank, … at
111. Spicy meal, chilli … carne