THE BIG ONE
ACROSS
1. Intelligence or sense (13)
8. Manufacture in bulk (4-7)
14. Close by (2,4)
16. Powerful or strong (6)
17. Yes as prose composition (anag) (5)
18. Far down (4)
19. Room (5)
21. Completely (7)
22. Price (4)
23. Diabolic (7)
24. Tree type (3)
25. Jealousy (4)
26. Gretna ----- or ----fingers (5)
27. The criminal underworld (8)
28. To inquire (3)
30. A market town in E Scotland (6)
38. Leg part (4)
41. Cheap (11)
42. A pirate (9)
44. To improve (7)
46. Very young child (6)
47. Two shots under par on a hole (5)
48. Pain in a molar, for example (9)
49. Peculiar (7)
51. To control (8)
53. Lashes (5)
54. Of or relating to the nose (5)
56. A songbird (5)
57. Skill (3)
60. Wicked (4-6)
62. Police batons (10)
64. Animal also called a wildebeest (3)
65. Well done! (5)
66. The way in which something is done (5)
68. Small branches (5)
71. Hand in hand (8)
73. A new member (7)
74. Large crocodilian (9)
76. To speak slowly (5)
77. Knitwear town (6)
78. Snubs (7)
80. Vast (9)
81. Commercial goods (11)
82. Rabbit’s tail (4)
87 & 97 across. Scottish motor-racing legend (6,7)
89. Cover (3)
91. Former coin (8)
92. Toss this at the Highland games (5)
93. Unaccompanied, alone (4)
95. Slippery fish (3)
97. See 87 across
98. Lion’s cry (4)
99. One who shoes horses (7)
100. Island in the Inner Hebrides (5)
102. Earn close to (anag) (4)
103. Applauds (5)
104. Tags (6)
105. Extreme fear (6)
106. This is a type of hat (11)
107. Not fitting, unsuitable (13)
DOWN
2. Approach of darkness (9)
3. Poker hand (5,5)
4. Quickly (2,5)
5. Former Greek monetary unit (7)
6. Mr Brown, top MP (6)
7. Exact authority for an action or statement (7,3,5)
9. Screen test (8)
10. A mild seasoning (7)
11. Burden (4)
12. ------- feed or ------wire (7)
13. Friendship (5)
15. Low-growing plant (5)
20. Knitting stitch (4)
29. Informal name for a detective (6)
31. Apple, for example (5)
32. Whipping boy (9)
33. A rest (3-4)
34. Visual (7)
35. At the very end, finally (10)
36. Start, commencement (9)
37. A motorist (6)
39. A man or boy (6)
40. Joins forces, unifies (6)
43. Slapstick comedy accessory (7,3)
45. Molten rock (4)
50. Having defeated an adversary (10)
52. Army vehicle (4)
55. Glasses (10)
58. Renegades (9)
59. To unfasten (4)
61. Cause to feel ashamed, mortify (9)
63. Simple, easy (15)
66. A seedless raisin (7)
67. Went in (7)
68. Broths pulsates (anag) (6)
69. Emphasis (6)
70. Desk’s sliding box-like compartment (6)
72. Woman’s long dress (4)
75. Star sign (6)
77. Confusion, chaos (5)
79. Ally McCoist, for example (10)
83. Sure of oneself (9)
84. Have a different opinion (8)
85. Afternoon show (7)
86. Hereditary unit (4)
88. Feeler (7)
90. Grow or cause to grow gradually (7)
91. Fin (7)
93. A feat of daring (5)
94. Expedition to watch wild animals (6) 96. Twelve dozen (5) 101. Cupid (4)
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