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5 Main port of Yemen (4)
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Europe (7)
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8 Moulin __!, 2001 musical (5)
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36 Multitude (4)
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40 Grand (8)
42 Place where bees are
kept (6)
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54 Bespoke (6-4)
56 Casino game (8)
61 Lively (8)
63 Brian __, UK actor known
for his booming voice (7) 25 Swell (5)
26 Largest city in Pakistan (7)
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37 Former French coin (3)
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44 Deep love (9)
45 Relating to sea level (5)
47 President Eisenhower’s
nickname (3)
48 The feeling that something has been experienced previously (4,2)
50 Language of Bangladesh (7) 64 Northwestern US state (5)
65 Insect grub (5)
66 Faucet (3)
68 Sea of __, area of water
north of the Black Sea (4)
70 Elderly (4)
71 __ Thurman, Kill Bill star (3)
72 Iraqi port (5)
74 Perceives sound (5)
75 Be watchful (4,3)
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85 Ruminate (4,3,3)
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89 Talk incessantly,
informally (6) 52 Mafia boss (9)
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55 Cow’s cry (3)
57 Totally (7)
58 Italian river (5)
59 Official language of
Pakistan (4)
60 Bright blue (5)
62 Bird’s home (4)
67 Country in Central
America (6)
69 Indigenous Australian (9)
73 Detest vehemently (5)
74 Cut with an axe (3)
76 Ban (6)
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79 Pretend (5) 91 94 96
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114 115 116
Benefits (10)
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Barry __, late UK film critic (6)
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Christmas show (5) Early bicycle (10) Conspiracy (4)
Easy or comfortable, informally (5)
Pelvic bone (3) Rescue (4)
Noblemen (5) 80 Skinflint (5)
81 Rollercoaster (3,6)
82 Colour (4)
84 Washington DC is this
country’s capital (init.) (3)
86 Solicit votes (7)
88 Person living next door (9)
90 Virtually (2,4,2)
92 Downward slope (3)
93 Alcoholic drink (6)
95 Light shoes (7)
97 Smells or stinks (5)
99 Curve (3)
101 Strong feeling (7)
103 Tyros (7)
104 Improvise (2-3)
105 Neat (5)
107 Drinking spree, informally (5) 117 Suit of workman’s
overalls (9)
118 Dubious (7)
121 Alligator pear (7)
122 Proof (8)
123 Thick soup (5)
124 Struggle (6)
125 Demonic (8)
126 Fit to be eaten (6)
127 Roman emperor (4)
128 Naturist (6) 108 Ledge (5)
110 True __, 1994 action
thriller (4)
112 Reserve supply (5)
113 Feel longing, desire (5)
115 Rapidity (5)
119 Call for help (init.) (3)
120 Father __, 1990s comedy
series (3)