Giant Crossword
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1 Choux pastry cake (6) 5 Punctuation mark (5) 8 American wild cat (6) 10 Deserts (8) 14 Simon __, UK TV talent
show judge (6) 16 Barack __, 44th US
President (5) 21 Extensive view (8) 22 Pariah (7) 23 Rants, outbursts (7) 25 Regulator (9) 26 Short musical pieces (6) 27 What a person generally
eats (4) 28 Fossil fuel (3) 29 Atypical (8) 2 Medieval trumpet (7) 3 Assume, take on (5) 4 Attains (7) 5 Metallic noise (5) 6 Illicit alcohol, informally (9) 7 Insects (4) 8 US city (5) 9 Choose (3) 11 Naughty (3) 12 Miserable (3) 13 Erased (7) 14 Ensnare (5) 15 Conflict (3) 17 Tree (5) 18 Standoffish (5) 19 South Pacific boat (4) 20 Light patterns in the sky
in the polar regions (6) 32 Declare (5) 33 Carve (4) 34 Statement of belief (5) 35 Angry mood (4) 38 Genuflects (6) 40 Hold on (5) 42 Thing assisting
progress (8,5) 44 Bereaved wife (5) 46 Route accessible to
shipping (3,7) 48 Neater (6) 51 Ban (7) 54 Poisonous plant (10) 55 Don’t touch! (5,3) 59 Machines for removing
moisture (6) 24 Altercation (3-2) 25 Joined (3) 26 Facial hair (7) 30 Born (3) 31 Revokes (7) 34 Throw (4) 36 Mist (3) 37 Breathing disorder (6) 38 Equipment (3) 39 Distinguished (7) 40 Sticky, chewy sweet (7) 41 Clark __, US actor (5) 42 In printing, a small line at
the end of a stroke (5) 43 Bird of prey (5) 44 Symbol impressed in
paper (9) 45 V-shaped insert (5) 60 Expert, skilled (9) 62 Situation, matter in
question, informally (7) 63 Register (5) 64 Seriously (9) 67 Panel returning a verdict
on a court case (5,4) 69 Halts (5) 71 Woman’s name (7) 74 Auxiliary part (9) 77 Mistakes (6) 78 Writer (8) 81 Those who cross streets
recklessly (10) 82 One who works with
wool (7) 84 Spiritual meeting (6) 47 Female sibling
(informal) (3) 49 Encroachments (7) 50 Giaochino __, Italian
composer (7) 52 (Of an engine) using lubricant for thermal regulation (3-6) 53 Zoo employees (7) 54 Ignore (7) 56 Chats, gossips (7) 57 Devotee (7) 58 Major or minor
constellation (4) 61 Cosy (4) 65 Carry out (7) 66 Part of a ship (7) 68 Periods of time (5) 87 Unlikely (10) 90 Was upright (5) 92 Palmist, e.g. (7-6) 95 French river (5) 96 Patterned fabric (6) 98 Heroic tale (4) 100 In front (5) 101 Prosecuted (4) 102 Cut the wool from a
sheep (5) 104 Tape (8) 107 Insect (3) 109 Musical symbol (4) 111 Artist’s supports (6) 112 Annoying (9) 114 Architectural style found
in Spain and N. Africa (7) 70 Bundle of corn (5) 72 Remain awake (4,2) 73 Item of tack (7) 75 Previous (5) 76 Relating to birth (5) 79 Manner (3) 80 Pills (7) 83 Make stronger (9) 85 Type of large deer (3) 86 Direct (one’s course) (4) 88 Cleaning implement (3) 89 Grass leaves (6) 91 Have too much food (7) 93 Kingdom (5) 94 Fortune (3) 96 Originates (7) 97 Investigators (7) 98 Furnish (5) 117 Spite (7) 118 Supporter (8) 119 Individual sea anemone or
coral (5) 120 Monster (6) 121 Remnant (8) 122 Grasslike plants (6) 123 Verdant (5) 124 Scanty (6) 99 Julian __, UK
comedian (5) 101 __ Hill, UK author (5) 103 Embrace (3) 105 __ Khan, UK boxer (4) 106 Jessica __-Hill, UK
Olympian (5) 108 Long (5) 109 Hot drink (5) 110 Stuart __, Scottish rugby
player (4) 112 Type of dog (3) 113 Unwell (3) 115 Mineral (3) 116 Horticultural tool (3)