Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Floor covering (6) 5 Employed (4) 8 Menace (6) 10 Spectator (8) 14 Poem (6) 16 Biblical king (5) 22 Not firm (8) 23 Branch of mathematics (7) 24 Greek mythical figure (7) 26 Spanish gentleman (9) 27 Italian wine (4) 29 Enquires (4) 30 __ Rose, American musician (3) 31 Eighth letter of Greek alphabet (5) 33 Encounter (4) 34 NASA space shuttle (10) 35 English river (5) 36 Tears (4) 39 Complete, total (8) 41 Anxious (6) 42 Capital of the Bahamas (6) 43 Band (5) 45 Explosion (10) 49 Fast river currents (6) 51 Measuring device (5) 54 Act without delay (4,2,4) 55 Rural (8) 60 Extensive view (8) 62 Change the subject (7) 63 Once a day (5) 64 Watched secretly (5) 65 __ Lovelace, English mathematician (3) 68 Cambridgeshire river (3) 69 Mathematical function (5) 71 Arc (5) 72 Pot warmer (3,4) 75 Example (8) 80 Parades (8) 82 Space scientist (10) 84 Sing with rapid changes in pitch (5) 86 Rula __, English actress (6) 88 Deviation from the normal (10) 91 Temporary drop in standards (5) 93 Rue (6) 95 One forced to leave his native country (6) 97 Strategic (8) 100 Of the ear (4) 102 Pacific kingdom (5) 103 Excellent (5-5) 104 Large bag (4) 106 Military officer ranked above Captain (5) 109 Chart of an area (3) 110 Feature on a ship for extending the sail (4) 111 Average (abbreviation) (4) 112 Study of the earth (9) 114 Avoid a need or difficulty (7) 117 Famous waterfalls (7) 118 Sven-göran __, Swedish football manager (8) 119 Guides (5) 120 The soul (6) 121 Fossil (8) 122 Wading birds (6) 123 Lather (4) 124 US coin (6)
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2 Memory defect (7) 3 Trails (5) 4 Dramatic scene (7) 6 Celestial illumination (9) 7 Finger (5) 8 Furniture item (5) 9 Type of primate (3) 11 Wager (3) 12 __ Brydon, Welsh comedian (3) 13 Lively music style (7) 14 Steep (5) 15 Middle of the day (8) 17 Type of flower (5) 18 Frock (5) 19 Menders (9) 20 Venerable __, saint (4) 21 Hurry (6) 25 Cricket competition between England and Australia (5) 26 Hues (7) 28 Many-legged creature (9) 32 __ Lincoln, nickname of 16th US president (3) 33 Condiment (7) 37 In favour of (3) 38 Bovine mammals (6) 40 Speed (5) 41 Extreme (5) 43 Respectability (9) 44 Type of flat shoes (5) 46 Rational basis of human conduct (3) 47 Mineral (3) 48 Open-air meal (6) 50 Theatrical presenter (7) 52 Put into new order (9) 53 Sirius (3,4) 54 Suddenly attack someone or something (4,3) 56 Surgeon’s knife (7) 57 Circular reef (5) 58 Metallic element (4) 59 Cuban dance (5) 61 Italian river (4) 66 Sickly (6) 67 Oversights (9) 70 Plant fibre (5) 73 Negative terminals of batteries (6) 74 Muslim veil (7) 76 Move stealthily (5) 77 Distribute (5) 78 Ode writer (5,4) 79 Zig and __, TV puppets (3) 81 Hearing organ (3) 83 According to ethics (7) 85 Taking control (2-7) 87 Imperil (8) 89 Flying mammal (3) 90 Breathing disorder (6) 92 Depict (7) 94 Enthusiasm (5) 96 Jewel (3) 98 Public sale (7) 99 Couple (7) 100 Liver, kidneys, etc. (5) 101 Mass of water droplets in the sky (5) 103 Frozen dew (5) 105 Absent (4) 107 Type of trousers (5) 108 Streets (5) 110 Elementary (5) 113 Vegetable (3) 115 Animal doctor (3) 116 Day before (3)