MEGAXWORD 1

ACROSS

1. 25th anniversary celebration, silver …

5. Afghan metropolis

9. Outcast

12. Unemployed

16. Improper (influence)

17. Andes beast

18. British bobbies

20. Discontinue

22. Whirl

23. Onlookers

24. Deletes

26. Frightens

27. Above-knee area

28. Correction

31. Antelope

32. Dim-witted

34. Walk

36. Garden tool

37. Redeeming feature (6,5)

40. I have (1’2)

42. Detox treatment

43. Metropolitan

45. Relayed (6,2)

47. Decreased

49. Palace’s musical formals

50. Hockey-like game

52. Marsh plants

54. Cut (wood)

55. Peaks

56. Elliptic

58. Suffuse

59. Jesus’ betrayer

60. Inference

61. Wickerwork material

62. Ethiopia’s … Ababa

63. At your … & call

64. Blue dye

67. Strong wind

68. In between

69. Weather feature (2,4)

72. Printer fluid

74. Nerve-racking

78. Shout

79. Raw mineral

80. Battery size (1,1,1)

81. Dish, steak …

82. Bargains

85. Decree

87. Recess

88. Observe

90. Track & field event

91. Chinese dynasty

92. Maintained

93. Martini garnish

94. Electronic message

95. Charity offerings

96. Stare stupidly

97. Repaired (7,2)

100. Cudgel

102. Of sheep

103. Hits with head

104. Front gate

106. Joiner’s machine

108. Zero

109. Rowing implement

110. Beer barrel

112. Malicious remark

116. Edible tuber

118. Stand firm

120. Adjoin

121. The A of AD

123. Former US president, Ronald …

125. Cradle

126. Watery-eyed

127. Grille

128. Breaches

129. Artefact

130. Horse

131. Burlesque actress 132. Postpone

134. Bistro lists

136. Drizzles

139. Horned

141. Havana native

142. Stunned

144. Socialise

146. Carried on (war)

147. Long-necked birds

148. Soviet secret police (1,1,1)

149. Require

151. Potty

152. Female monster

155. … & lassie

158. Clip fleece

159. Mottled cat colour

162. Enjoyment

164. Situated inside

165. Oscar-winner, … Bullock

166. Angler 170. Mushrooms

171. Addictive narcotic

172. Utilise (equipment)

173. Perfect

174. Of hearing

175. Irish county

176. Duped (3,2)

177. Japanese martial artist

178. Divide into pieces

DOWN

1. Romeo’s lover

2. Intelligence

3. Tenant

4. Fascinate

5. Smoked herrings

6. Ferment

7. Passion

8. Sticking (to)

9. Meadows (poetic)

10. Legumes

11. Luminescent

12. Rio de …, Brazil

13. Popular novels

14. Envoys

15. Clogged (up)

19. Unruly protest

21. Strap

25. Teeter

26. Baffling questions

29. Fleur-de-lis flowers

30. Overseas

33. Turning upside-down

35. Appreciated

36. Transfixed

38. Ancient bead counters

39. Ethnic

41. Vote canvassers

42. Caviar

44. Niggle

46. Clergyman

48. Tarry

49. Is appropriate to

51. Dog-training collar

53. Smudged

55. Natural abode

57. Garland

60. Attila the …

65. Dismays

66. Handed over

70. Reclining

71. Immunising

73. Grovelling

75. Account

76. Patchier (details)

77. Open (parcel)

78. Small vein

83. Skilful

84. Highlanders

85. Escape adroitly

86. Bumbling

89. Deer

91. Singer’s aid

92. Rejecting (8,4)

96. Social misfits

98. Cash points (1,1,2)

99. Do … others

101. Accuse

103. Weep freely

105. Junior

107. Absolved

111. Engraver

112. Disposition

113. Roman XI

114. Pall

115. Meanest

117. Fervent

119. … & buts

120. Large terrier breed

122. Consecrated as priest

124. Alphabet (1,1,1)

132. Removing smells from

133. Not many

134. Managed (4,2)

135. Pan-fries

137. … & outs

138. Setting apart

140. Dining cloths (5,5)

141. Movie classifier

143. Resides

145. Ambience

150. Debars temporarily

153. Complete (overhaul)

154. Impassive

156. Tennessee’s neighbour

157. Totters

158. Rode waves

160. Lean

161. Stack

163. Distribution centre

166. Discovery

167. Iconic 007 star, … Connery

168. Earth’s satellite

169. Sign-light gas