THE BIG ONE
ACROSS 14 12 Confused Group of young struggle female (7)
pop singers (4,4) 15 Surname linking actors
Vince and Robert (6) 16 Island of the Outer Hebrides (5) 19 ___ pigeon, target for shooting
at (4) 20 Long-stalked plant for puddings (7) 21 Sobbed or shouted (5) 22 ___ wheel, firework (9) 23 Work on a loom (5) 24 Not well groomed (7) 26 Brainboxes, boffins (8) 29 High-pitched cry of a horse (5) 34 Exotic flower (6) 35 Ability to stay the course (7) 37 Loosened (a garment) (10) 41 One unable to make up his
or her mind (8) 44 Blend of two metals (5) 45 To be sure, certainly (6) 46 Temporary halt in a motor
race (3,4) 48 Cupboard clothes
preservers (9) 50 Flakes from the scalp (8) 52 More drowsy (8) 55 Setting (a picture) into an
attractive border (7) 57 Beat, whip (5) 59 Country entry permit (4) 60 Drawbacks, difficulties (5) 62 Blue ___, small songbird (3) 65 Sound of a bee (3) 66 Feel longing (for) (5) 67 Exploited (4) 68 Common plastic material (5) 69 Feeling of deep regret (7) 73 Thing left out (8) 75 Absolutely certain (8) 76 Possible to endure (9) 79 Warm garment worn in the
sea (7) 81 Fireplace (6) 83 Painful mouth sore (5) 85 Dependence, trust (8) 88 Mines, pits (10) 89 ‘Best canine’
competition (3,4) 90 Nearly (6) 94 Be anxious (5) 95 In ___, endangered (8) 98 Early childhood (7) 100 Sweet substance (5) 104 First place Olympic award (4,5) 107 Lighter in colour (5) 108 Good health (7) 109 Source of electric light (4) 110 Embalmed Egyptian found in
tombs (5) 111 February/March birth sign (6) 112 Hinder, block (8) 113 Frighten badly (7)
DOWN
1 Injured by hot liquid or steam (7) 2 Frown fiercely (5) 3 Desert illusion (6) 4 Concrete chunk (4) 5 Timer worn on the wrist (5) 6 Have a high opinion of (6) 7 Very keen (reader) (4) 8 Bodily tissue providing strength (6) 9 Voucher, receipt (4) 10 Abominable being? (4) 11 Car’s total distance travelled (7) 13 Elevated road intersection (7) 17 Spoilt, wrecked (6) 18 Long slippery fish (3) 25 Jewel produced by an oyster (5) 27 Gummed, pasted (5) 28 ___ on, be very fond of (4) 30 With equal stakes on both sides in a bet (5) 31 Burn black (4) 32 Feeling sympathy for (7) 33 Officers of the law (6) 35 Long-running TV serials (5) 36 Toxic water droplets (4,4) 38 Alcoholic drink (4) 39 Light-intensity switch (6) 40 Powerful, strong (6) 42 Beret, for instance (3) 43 Make angry (4) 47 Regular (5) 49 Childish term for a rabbit (5) 50 Argue or argument (7) 51 Easily broken (7) 53 Flagged area in a garden (5) 54 Pastime which involves guessing words (1-3) 56 Childhood disease of the glands (5) 58 Body part with fingers (4) 61 Guide (a vehicle) (5) 63 Hollow-cheeked (5) 64 Suffered an untimely death (8) 65 Tool for banging in nails (6) 70 Horrible smell (6) 71 Make known (private information) (7) 72 Image out of focus (4) 74 Hanging frozen spike (6) 76 Flung through the air (5) 77 Large snake that kills by crushing (3) 78 Shop selling cheese and cold cuts (4) 80 Clean with an abrasive (5) 82 Upright part of a staircase between treads (5) 84 Sacha Baron ___, comedy actor (5) 86 Bedside light (4) 87 Transferred unit of heredity (4) 90 Bow and arrow user (6) 91 ___ party, sleepover (7) 92 Fork out, pay (5,2) 93 Become gradually less (4,3) 96 Large house for a royal family (6) 97 Canary-coloured (6) 99 Begin hostilities (6) 101 Naughty sprite (3) 102 Tool in a paintbox (5) 103 Requested (5) 105 Luxury motor, for short (4) 106 Leak (water) slowly (4) 107 Familiar name for a cat (4) 108 Backless bench (4)