THE BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Purple vegetable ➒ 7 Normally, frequently ➌ 8 Black Swan actress, - - - - - - Portman See pic ➐ 9 Our planet ➎ 12 Sunday joint ➎ 17 Carry on ➐ 18 Something to eat, meal ➏ 19 Food given to livestock ➏ 21 Song by The Beatles ➌➋➋ 22 Type (of animals) ➎ 24 Obliterate ➎ 26 Butcher’s axe ➐ 28 Perform on the piste ➌ 29 Hampshire town ➒

DOWN

1 Brick made from mud and straw ➎ 2 Fragment ➌ 3 American cattle station ➎ 4 Bury ➎ 5 Jellied fish ➌ 6 Cheeky, saucy ➍ 10 Home for bees ➏ 11 A person who gossips ➐ 13 Retired person ➊➊➊ 14 Nun ➏ 15 Clamour ➏ 16 Without charge, free ➏ 20 Female deer ➌ 22 Slang term for a dollar ➍ 23 Peep Show star, - - - - -

Mitchell See pic ➎ 24 Mistake ➎ 25 Force out of one’s home ➎ 27 Soap legend, - - - Sharples ➌ 28 Fifth note ➌