Accrington Observer

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Famous fictional collie (6) 5 Urn (4)

8 Parody or imitation,

informally (4-2)

10 Spanish city (8)

15 Thin length of cord or

twine (6)

17 Challenges (5)

23 Witty retort (8)

24 Art of paper folding (7)

25 Accumulate (5)

26 Disappoint­ing

conclusion (10)

27 Humbles or debases (7) 29 Animal skin (4)

30 Focus of an

earthquake (9)

At any time (4)

Project (10)

Vote in (5)

Strongbox (4)

Donkey (3)

US actor known for The Godfather series (2,6) 40 Gorgonzola, for

example (6)

41 Mother __, Roman Catholic nun and missionary (6)

42 Belonging to them (5) 44 Munificent (8)

47 Append (3)

49 Carpenter’s tool (4)

51 Precious stone (7) 54 Rebellious

56 German shepherd (8)

58 Nicola __, UK boxer (5) 60 Indiscreet (8)

62 Not as old (7)

63 Hugh __, UK Notting Hill

actor (5)

64 Relating to birth (5)

66 Turn to ice (6)

68 Portion of time (6)

69 Units of land

measuremen­t (5)

71 Foe (5)

72 Of the heart (7)

75 Ant bear (8)

77 Motive (5)

79 Music writer (8) 81 Suit of workman’s

overalls (9)

83 Internal organ (7)

85 Closed (4)

86 Towboat (3)

87 Eye disease (8)

89 __ Murphy, US actor and

comedian (5)

91 Characteri­stics (6)

93 Former Portuguese

monetary unit (6)

95 Small unobvious detail (8) 97 Busy insect (3)

102 Annoy or anger (4)

103 Be of the same opinion (5) 104 Exaggerate­d

depiction (10) 105 107

Den (4)

Be prominent or important (4,5)

110 Depend (4)

111 Walks softly (7)

113 Behead (10)

115 Capital of Bulgaria (5) 117 Tolerant (7)

118 Branch of maths (8) 119 Common viper (5) 120 Congenital (6)

121 Level of contact (8) 122 Nullify (6)

123 Fruit skin (4)

124 Couch (6)

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