Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Tool for cutting (8) 5 Release a boat from its moorings (4-3) 9 Stimulus (9) 14 Characteristic spirit (5) 16 Those who cross streets recklessly (10) 23 Rigorous (6) 24 Connect, link (9) 25 Match (7) 26 __ Lee, film director (3) 27 Tall and robust (9) 28 Jealousy (4) 29 Put down (10) 30 Takes small bites (7) 31 Crucifix (4) 32 Complete failure (6) 33 Paradise (4) 34 Siblings (7) 37 Quaintly amusing (5) 38 Gowns (5) 39 Muscly comic book and 80s cartoon character (2-3) 40 Penalty (10) 42 Furious (5) 43 Autumn month (8) 48 European (4) 49 French city (7) 50 Big cats (8) 51 __ Stubbs, British actress (3) 52 Declare sacred (10) 53 Instrumental composition (6) 58 Boring (8) 61 Snub (6) 62 Branch of mathematics (7) 63 Connotations (8) 65 Inspirations (10) 70 Whisks (3-7) 72 Doorway (8) 73 Extinct woolly elephant (7) 74 Representative to bring good luck (6) 75 Mechanical devices (8) 82 Showed sympathy (6) 83 Put out (10) 85 Deep (3) 86 Ready (8) 87 Fortified wine from an Atlantic island (7) 88 Flow of water (4) 94 Migraine (8) 95 Old object (5) 96 The Lords, e.g. (5,5) 97 Sharp weapon (5) 98 Depart (5) 99 (Have a) really good time (5) 103 Reproduction (7) 105 __ Djalili, comedian (4) 106 Witty, sharp reply (6) 108 Epidermis (4) 109 Deserved (7) 110 Walker (10) 113 Stare at (4) 114 European body of water (6,3) 115 Illness (3) 116 Corrective lenses (7) 118 Under hypnosis (2,1,6) 119 Nuns’ clothing (6) 120 Current (7-3) 121 Characters of an ancient alphabet (5) 122 Keen-sighted (5-4) 123 Remaining (7) 124 Jewellery item (8)
DOWN
2 Large church (9) 3 Builder’s device (6-5) 4 Protest (6) 6 Soon (4) 7 The __ Saga, Stephenie Meyer book series (8) 8 Scrounger (10) 9 Instil (6) 10 Courtney __, American actress (3) 11 Nervous and worried person (8) 12 Unit (4) 13 Tester (8) 14 Brims (5) 15 Accounts of the past (9) 17 Of mountains (6) 18 Vintner’s store (4,4) 19 Compulsion to steal (11) 20 Former British car manufacturer (5) 21 Congregated (9) 22 Expressing praise (9) 31 Tempestuous water (5,3) 35 Apart (7) 36 German river (5) 41 Prickly (6) 44 Intense (7) 45 Asian desert (4) 46 Sloping typeface (7) 47 Strict (5) 54 Rotate (4) 55 Keyboard instrument commonly found in a church (5) 56 Obstructive bureaucracy (3,4) 57 __ Ora, British singer (4) 59 Jazz style (7) 60 Kernels (4) 64 Deep wound (4) 66 Agent (5) 67 Capital of the Bahamas (6) 68 Confine (8) 69 Remarkable (7) 71 Cul-de-sacs (5,6) 76 Clothed (4) 77 Unbearable (11) 78 E.g. clock or watch (9) 79 __ Stewart, British presenter (5) 80 Houses, e.g. (10) 81 Excessive self-indulgence (9) 84 Not sure (9) 89 Demolish (9) 90 Bird (8) 91 Hole (8) 92 Furniture item (8) 93 Insistently (8) 100 __ de Rossi, Australian American actress (6) 101 Entertained (6) 102 Breathing disorder (6) 104 Keen (5) 107 Quarrels (5) 111 Excitedly curious (4) 112 Farm building (4) 117 Secret agent (3)