THE BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Region of Spain ➒

7 Elderly person ➊➊ , , ➊

8 New York baseball team ➐ 9 Elaine - - -, singer ➎

12 Loiter ➎

17 Reduce to ashes ➐

18 Really there ➏

19 - - - Oh, Killing Eve actress ➏ 21 Victorian London prison ➐ 22 Glasgow’s river ➎

24 Proverb, saying ➎

26 Dizziness ➐

28 Fasten ➌

29 World’s largest island ➒

DOWN

1 Chew noisily ➎

2 Strike lightly ➌

3 - - - Carner, English hip hop artist ➎

4 Swedish-born singer, - - - Cherry ➎

5 Yes, in Scotland ➌

6 Russian ruler ➍

10 Yasser - - -, late PLO chairman ➏ 11 Harvested ➐

13 Choose ➌

14 Very happy ➏

15 Untidy writing ➏

16 Listen secretly ➏

20 Worthless ➌

22 Small sheltered bay ➍

23 Select clique ➎

24 Decorate ➎

25 Rectify (text) ➎

27 Equipment ➌

28 Earl Grey, eg ➌