Giant Crossword
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)
32 At any time (4) 33 Project (10)
34 Vote in (5) 35 Strongbox (4) 37 Donkey (3)
38 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 Den (4)
107 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)
DOWN
2 Timeless (7)
3 Meagre (6)
4 Hold spellbound (7)
6 Indigenous Australian (9) 7 Wear away (5)
8 Taylor __, US singer (5)
9 Widely, internationally (11) 11 Type of stove (3)
12 Fundamental nature (7) 13 Skill (3)
14 Device (7)
15 Facial expression (5)
16 Wandered (6)
18 Reverence (3)
19 Senior nurse (6)
20 Drinks (9)
21 Friend (4)
22 A tool for pounding (6)
26 Median (7)
28 Usually (9)
31 River in Devon (3)
35 Portly (5)
36 Asian river (6)
37 Slightly open (4)
39 Open to view (5)
40 Lizard (9)
42 Meals ordered for
delivery (9)
43 Synthetic fibre (5)
45 Hair product (7)
46 Yeast (6)
48 Felix __, late UK comedian and Fast Show actor (6)
50 Inns (7)
52 Frantic (9)
53 Springs (7)
54 Obstruction (7)
55 Sport (5,4)
57 Non-metallic element (7) 59 Extend (7)
61 Sudden, unexpected (6) 65 __ Hemingway, US
novelist (6)
67 Drew __, US actress and
director (9)
70 Grasslike plant (5)
73 Sunday dinners (6)
74 Disaster (11)
76 Small bottles used for
medicine (5)
77 Call into question (9)
78 Eyelid inflammation (4) 80 Freedom from war (5)
82 Allow (7)
84 Scottish football team in
Edinburgh (9)
88 Person in pursuit (6)
90 Sweetheart (7)
92 Nabs (7)
94 Internet address (init.) (3) 96 Dressmakers (7)
98 Make bigger (7)
99 __ Franklin, late US
singer (6)
100 Swiss city (6)
101 Clergyman (6)
104 Stop (5)
106 Unfortunately (4)
108 Overweight (5)
109 28 Days __, 2002 horror film directed by Danny Boyle (5)
112 Definite article (3)
114 Chopping tool (3)
116 Animal’s coat (3)