MEGAXWORD 1

ACROSS

1. Runt

5. Relief

11. Sleepiest

15. Burgle

16. So! 17. Conforming, ... the line 19. 24 in a day

21. Surly person

23. Chips, ... fries

25. Car, Alfa ... 27. Colonist

28. Feebler

30. Oscar winner, ... Thompson 31. Beliefs

32. Cricket side 33. Happily ... after 34. Medical centres

35. Evil

36. Perfumed powder 38. Mortuary stone

40. Arabian Nights hero, Ali ... 42. Vats

44. Very dark 45. Abdicates 46. Transition point 48. Squirrel or porcupine 49. Announcer’s device 50. Greek cheese 51. Kindling

52. Circus insect 53. Compress

54. Writer, Roald ... 55. Curves 56. Relaxation art (1’2,3) 58. Repatriate under warrant 59. Draw forth

61. Loafed

63. Gash

64. Small rug

65. Halt

67. Painter, Leonardo da ... 69. Form

71. Annoyed

73. Too fat

74. Sample (3,3)

76. Puts up (house)

78. Coat in pan juices 80. Installs (carpet) 82. Rump

83. Cough mixture 85. Quibblers 89. Obsessed

91. Level (with) (2,1,3) 93. Actress, ... Thurman 94. Missive 96. Cyclone 98. Measure of resistance 99. Brazilian metropolis 100. Enmesh

102. Tooth filling 103. Motorcycle stunt 104. French resort area 105. British medal (1,1,1) 106. One-spot card 107. Japanese hostesses 108. Naturist 110. Occupied seat 112. Burn

114. Grilled

117. Beg

120. Golden syrup 123. Panache 125. Bangkok native 127. Baby wrap 128. Wireless crackle 131. Coffin transportation 133. Pilfers

134. Pass (law) 135. Quick-cooking noodles 136. Scoundrel 137. Alaskan river

140. Army manoeuvres 141. Much ... About Nothing 142. Blackleg workers 145. Pollen-producing part 147. Strainers

148. Heat

150. Political power group 151. Weight unit 152. Standstill

153. Yell of pain 154. Fleur-de-lis flowers 156. Scruff

158. Tiny landmass 160. Resole or restitch 162. Outhouse

163. Rink

164. Figure (out) 165. Rhyme, Ding Dong ... 166. Cysts 167. Spreading trees 168. Whisky & ...

170. Stuck (to) 172. Fatigue (4,3) 173. Alliance, Warsaw ...

174. Idiot

177. Portable computer 179. Famous English school 180. Defensive castle ditches 182. Extent of land 183. Exhaust (3,2)

185. Sets free (4,2) 187. Unforthcoming 188. Fermenting agent 189. Appoint

191. Hospital ward (1,1,1) 192. Before (poetic) 193. Spiked (drink) 194. Examined closely 195. Actress, Debbie ...

DOWN

1. Dampest 2. Chopping tool 3. Deeply impressed 4. Bleak

5. Detests

6. Adult nit 7. Protective tops, bullet-proof ...

8. Fish

9. Render accustomed 10. Italy’s Gulf of ... 11. Grow to like, ... to 12. Insulted 13. Geological age 14. Casual garments (1-6) 18. Wrong 20. Poisonous Aussie spider 22. Unleash

24. Voting public 26. Individuality 29. Sedate for surgery 37. Confused 38. Evenness

39. Go red as a ... 40. Bemuse

41. Purely theoretical

43. Toy bricks

44. 12th of foot 47. Headache capsule 57. Coming 60. Insulated food container 62. Ignore alarm clock (3,2) 66. Valuable possession 68. ANC icon (6,7) 69. Obstinate animal

70. Bother!

72. Sending (goods) by plane 73. Utterly destroys 75. Please reply (1,1,1,1) 77. Run steadily 79. Incessantness 81. Wheel-shaft projection 84. Joint inheritors 85. Publicise

86. Dopiest

87. Do voice-over

88. Least speedy

90. State of forgetfulness 92. Afflicted 95. Belonging to them 97. Rowing blade 101. Maiden name indicator 109. Is not (3’1)

111. Exist

113. Porridge flakes 115. Surprised, taken ... 116. Aptitude

118. Movie genre, film ... 119. Prayer ending

121. ... Hemingway 122. Bedtime beverage 124. Wonder

126. Idolises (4-8)

129. Flees

130. Corpses 131. Newspaper title 132. Re-evaluate

138. Untie (corset) 139. Vibrates

143. Choir members 144. Sponsored

146. Makes last, ... out 149. Mimics

155. Irritability (3,6)

157. Polar sea feature (4,3) 159. Rescue (boat)

161. Escort

165. Pied

169. Shopfront sunshades 171. Hurling plate 172. Hawked (merchandise) 175. Bet

176. Lovers’ meeting 177. Supply (entertainment) (3,2) 178. Crests

181. Among

184. Large pitcher

186. Fond attention (1,1,1) 190. Unwell