Colossal Crossword

ACROSS

Collection of planets… (5, 6)

… and a place with equipment for viewing them (11)

12 Contrive (a plan) (5)

13 On a single occasion (4)

15 Collect and bring back (5)

16 Edgar —, French artist (5)

17 Large black crow (4)

19 Leather handle (5)

20 Economy, prudence (6)

21 In — blood,

ruthlessly (4)

23 Edible seed (4)

25 Widespread fame (6)

28 Clear enough to read (7)

29 Candour (7)

32 Daisy-like flower (5)

33 — Miller, band leader (5)

34 Remote

military station (7)

37 Medieval science? (7)

39 Display, show (7)

41 Checked, assessed (6)

42 Network (4)

44 Sword’s grip (4)

46 Floor of a building (6)

49 Natural flow of air, eg (7)

50 Protagonist of

Great Expectations (3) Fifth note on a scale (3) 1 7 51 53 Turned down (7)

55 — Jones, architect (5)

56 Humble (oneself) (5)

57 Plant’s coiling shoot (7)

58 Walk softly (3)

60 Hidden listening device (3)

Equestrian’s foot support (7)

62 — of Love,

Kate Bush hit (6)

64 Item of foliage (4)

66 Chronic skin condition (4)

67 Ice-cream holder (6)

70 In a ship or train (2, 5)

71 Wine merchant (7)

73 America’s

Treasure State (7)

75 Cider with —, book (5)

77 Calvin —, designer (5)

79 Silent —, crime series (7)

81 Sturdy, hard-wearing (7)

84 — Williams, tennis ace (6)

85 Scottish garment (4)

87 Hobble, stagger (4)

89 Type of rhododendron with pink or purple blooms (6)

Serious and conventional (5)

92 Salt Lake City state (4)

93 Caribbean republic (5)

95 Cleaned with a broom (5) 61 91 97 Intense enthusiasm (4)

98 Thighbone (5)

99 Moving through

the 1 Across (5, 6)

100 Weightlessness that a 38 Down experiences (4, 7)

DOWN

Curt, abrupt (5)

— pin, metal fastener (6) Drawing tool, — square (3) — Merman, stage star (5) Christen (7)

Superficial skin wound (7) Move slightly (5)

— on, encourage (3)

Vicar’s changing room (6) Canadian territory (5) Restrictive undergarment (6)

Peter —, late Lawrence of Arabia actor (6)

21 High-pitched bird’s cry (5)

22 Argued (7)

23 What Lies —, 2000

Michelle Pfeiffer horror (7)

24 V-shaped cut (5)

26 Swoon (5)

27 Search (into) (5)

30 Land of the pharaohs (5)

Nervous, impatient (5)

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 14

18 31 35 Dull and heavy blow (5)

36 The —, James Cameron

science fiction movie (5)

38 Someone trained

to fly a rocket (9)

40 Neil —, first

man on the moon (9)

43 Ease suffering, eg (7)

45 Beirut’s country (7)

47 — life, painting of

inanimate objects (5)

48 Top of a wave (5)

49 Budget decrease (3)

50 Fizzy drink? (3)

52 Crone (3)

54 Hummus, eg (3)

59 Epsom horse race (5)

60 Stuart —, cricketer (5)

62 — of Darkness, novella (5)

63 Continental quilt (5)

65 Penalty,

punitive action (7)

66 Red —, butterfly (7)

68 Japanese seaport (5)

69 Elephant’s nose (5)

72 Magician’s illusion (5)

74 Bulb flower (5)

76 Mountain range (6)

78 Gradually develop (6)

80 Disperse (7)

81 Of doubtful quality (7)

82 Small sealed envelope (6) 83 Most recently

mentioned (6)

84 Dr —, pen name

of Theodor Geisel (5)

86 European river (5)

88 Topic to

be addressed (5)

90 Mix of metals (5)

94 Princess —,

comic opera (3)

96 Alter —, second self (3) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

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