Ayrshire Post

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS

1 __ Bullock, US actress (6) 5 A very long time (4)

8 Resides (6)

10 Musical symbol (4,4)

14 Indistinct or tired (6)

16 Frequently (5)

22 Form of neuralgia (8)

23 Become aware (7)

24 Tasty pieces of food (7) 26 Ticket booth (3,6)

27 Jealousy (4)

29 Inquires (4)

30 Bath (3)

31 Choose (5)

33 Long garment (4)

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2 Plaintiff (7)

3 Bargains (5)

4 US State (7)

6 Type of biscuit (9)

7 Mould (5)

8 Propel (5)

9 Set on fire (3)

11 __ Morgan, UK

screenwrit­er (3)

12 Bushy-tailed mammal (3) 13 Hoodlum (7)

14 Existing (5)

15 Ultimate (8)

17 Song popularise­d by

Peggy Lee (5)

18 Innocent (5)

19 Casual worker (4-5) 34 Worn down, impassive (4,6) 35 Tactile sense (5)

36 Unusual (4)

39 American car (8)

41 Humour (6)

42 __ Messi, Argentine

footballer (6)

43 Squeeze (5)

45 Mouth-watering (10)

49 Insult (6)

51 Raise shoulders to

express indifferen­ce (5)

54 Walker (10)

55 Alpine cable cars (3,5)

60 Hearth (8) 20 Bash painfully (4)

21 Scorching (3-3)

25 Country (5)

26 Fought (7)

28 Presuming (9)

32 Male cat (3)

33 Reallotted (7)

37 __ Howard, US director (3) 38 End (6)

40 Class (5)

41 Dog (5)

43 Works on rural themes (9) 44 Moor (5)

46 __ generis, Latin term for

‘unique’ (3)

47 At the present (3)

48 Prises (6) 62 Not either (7)

63 __/Nixon, 2009 film with

Michael Sheen (5)

64 __ Baxendale, UK

actress (5)

65 Resin (3)

68 Prosecute (3)

69 Herb in the Allium genus (5) 71 Archaeolog­ical site in

Jordan (5)

72 Mound (7)

75 Gillian __, UK-US

actress (8)

80 Outdoors (8)

82 Bed parts (10) 50 Push down (7)

52 Significan­ce (9)

53 Gym equipment (7)

54 Living room (7)

56 Muslim (7)

57 Rachel de __, UK gardener

and presenter (5)

58 Singing voice (4)

59 __ Irvine, UK sports

journalist (5)

61 Flower (4)

66 Cat coat pattern (6)

67 In harmony (9)

70 Delete (5)

73 August feast day (6)

74 Lock aperture (7)

76 Water disposal chute (5) 84 Mollusc (5)

86 Type of bird (6)

88 Chief instigator of

mischief (10)

91 Discharges (5)

93 Difficult experience (6)

95 Substance produced by a

plant’s stamen (6)

97 Curls (8)

100 Plan (4)

102 Grape type (5)

103 Hostility (10)

104 Nip (4)

106 Germaine __, Australian

writer (5) 77 Monarch (5)

78 Stamp-collecting (9)

79 __ Wicks, UK fitness

instructor and presenter (3) 81 Gear (3)

83 One who watches for

trains, etc. (7)

85 Disturbing (9)

87 Objects (8)

89 Unwell (3)

90 Reveal (6)

92 Have strong effect on (7) 94 Lets go of (5)

96 Delay (3)

98 Game of __, TV show (7) 99 Antelope (7)

100 Anxiety (5) 109 Decay (3)

110 Hand tool (4)

111 Strikes (4)

112 Actors’ entrance (5,4) 114 Educationa­l

establishm­ents (7) Libyan capital (7) Rubbish tip (8) Wooden shoes (5) Thin, absorbent paper (6) Entrances (8) Medals, e.g. (6) West African country (4) Precious metal (6) 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 101 Article (5)

103 Speak (5)

105 Worshipped object (4) 107 Revises (5)

108 Settle down (5)

110 Terrible (5)

113 Elderly (3)

115 Sir Chris __, UK track

cyclist (3)

116 Stitch (3)

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