WEEKENDPUZZLES Colossal Crossword
ACROSS
Equestrian sport with obstacles to clear… (11) … and footwear required (6, 5) Army officer (5) Proscenium, eg (4) Student’s allowance (5) Prone, inactive (5) Half open (4) Blueprint (5) Forgive (6) Ooze (4) In the thick of (4) Number in a cricket team (6) 28 Musical
performance (7) 29 Opera singer (7) 32 Sorceress (5) 33 Permit (5) 34 Notice (7) 37 Lure, draw (7) 39 Taking neither side (7) 41 Anaesthetise (6) 42 Apartment (4) 44 Duty, job (4) 46 Holiday
destination (6) 49 Immoderate (7) 50 Mine shaft (3) 1 7 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 51 Female bird (3) 53 Political reprieve (7) 55 Bishop’s hat (5) 56 Fossilised resin (5) 57 North African country (7) 58 Space, opening (3) 60 Racetrack circuit (3) 61 Bright red (7) 62 Fictional sailor (6) 64 Tabor or bodhran, eg (4) 66 Plant stalk (4) 67 Teacher’s assessment (6) 70 Go bang (7) 71 Apple tree grove (7) 73 Wealthiest (7) 75 Implore, entreat (5) 77 Ancient artefact (5) 79 Spouse (7) 81 Word made
from another (7) 84 Cower (6) 85 Romantic appointment (4) 87 Bakewell —, pastry (4) 89 Novelist (6) 91 Drinks tube (5) 92 Brink, verge (4) 93 Flavour (5) 95 Tiny neon fish (5) 97 Snatch, seize (4) 98 Uncooked bread (5) 99 Workers who muck out and look after mounts… (6, 5) 100 … and equipment they use for brushing, eg (8, 3)
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Acute (5) Pressingly important (6) Shade of green? (3) Saltpetre (5) Police search document (7) Own up (7) Colloquial saying (5) Frozen water (3) Assemble (6) Warning device (5) Root vegetable (6) Merry (6) Cream tea treat (5) Stop from happening (7) 23 Tarmac (7) 24 One giving
to charity (5) 26 Cutlass (5) 27 Push (5) 30 Turning
machine (5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 14 18 21 22
Sugary (5) Two pints (5) Soup (5) Going faster than a trot (9) 40 Item a farrier
might fit (9) 43 Tanned hide (7) 45 Initial growth
of a beard (7) 47 Evil spirit (5) 48 Military tune (5) 49 Tree species (3) 50 Wooden pin (3) 52 Snooze (3) 54 Japanese currency (3) 59 Young dog (5) 60 — curd, preserve (5) 62 Gradient (5) 63 Residence (5) 65 Help resolve
a dispute (7) 66 Domestic
employee (7) 68 Additional (5) 69 Lorry (5) 72 Hunting dog (5) 74 Centre, core (5) 76 Concluding part (6) 78 Soapy suds (6) 80 Annihilate (7) 31 35 36 38 81 Organise (7) 82 Come to rest (6) 83 Spicy cold sausage (6) 84 Board game (5) 86 Patterned surface
of a tyre (5) 88 Sacred table (5) 90 Android (5) 94 Mineral spring (3) 96 As well (3)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record