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1. Appropriate (3)

3. Nosegay (4)

5. Cruel, vicious (6)

10. Hotel employee (11)

16. Weird (5)

18. Water tortoise (8)

19. ------ cred or -----value (6)

20. Ditty (4)

22. Grown-up (5)

23. To soak up (6)

24. The ‘Scottish play’ (7)

25. Middle (7)

26. Go by horse (4)

29. A cab (4)

30. Deliberate destruction (8)

32. Illegal burning (5)

36. Fragrance (5)

38. Imaginary circle around

the earth (7)

39. A wooden shoe (4)

40. Edition (5)

42. Not moving,

motionless (8)

44. Perfect (5)

45. Indian musical

instrument (5)

47. Whip (4)

48. Talk about (7)

50. Of water (7)

51. Finger joint (7)

53. Bravery award (5)

54. Eavesdrop on the

insect? (6)

55. Divulge (8)

57. Former Spanish monetary

unit (6)

59. Raw conflict (anag) (3)

60. Chasm (5)

61. Mr Lorimer, former

footballer (5)

63. Spider’s trap (3)

65. A tree in fashion? (3)

67. Female sheep (3)

68. Lyric poem (3)

69. Shade of colour (3)

71. --- Stewart, pop singer (3)

73. Tay, for example (5)

76. Assistants (5)

77. Shy, modest (3)

81. Crowd actors (6)

83. German shepherd dog (8)

84. Prior to (6)

85. Desires (5)

87. Eye make-up (7)

89. John -------, snooker

star (7)

90. Having or indicating

wealth (7)

91. Sandy ----, Scottish

golfer (4)

92. Underground vault (5)

94. A broom of twigs (5)

95. Tries (8) 97. Deserves (5)

99. Unfeeling (4)

100. Springy or resilient (7)

103. Keen (5)

104. Faithful (5)

106. Be like (8)

108. Water jug (4)

112. Greek spirit (4)

115. Chief town of Skye (7)

117. An amazing event (7)

118. Cleaning cloth (6)

120. Watch band (5)

121. Owl’s cry (4)

122. Eras (6)

123. Free from error (8)

124. Not the winner (5)

125. Aircraft’s undercarriage (7,4)

126. Outer planet (6)

127. Rescue vase (anag) (4)

128. Neckwear item (3)

DOWN

1. Season before winter (6)

2. Renegades (9)

3. Dummy pill (7)

4. John, former Labour leader (5)

6. Domed building (7)

7. Belonging to them (5)

8. Much less (3,5)

9. Tiling mortar (5)

11. Detested (5)

12. Trappist, for example (4)

13. Cuban dance (5)

14. Mohair (6)

15. A sceptic (8,6)

17. Competitor (7)

21. Yell (6)

27. Fancy cake (6)

28. Fossil fuel (4)

29. Indiscreet (8)

31. Amongst (6)

33. Answers (9)

34. Sect (4)

35. One skilled in building walls (10)

37. Conundrums (7)

41. Well-read (7)

43. Breakfast and lunch combined (6)

45. Threaded fastener (5)

46. Bureaucracy (3,4)

49. Noncommissioned officer (8)

50. Not dead (5)

52. Smoked herring (6)

53. Charm month (anag) (5) 56. Second-hand (4)

58. Stationery item (8)

62. Cooks in an oven (6)

63. Not strong (4)

64. Sleeveless outer garment (4,6)

65. Poison (7)

66. Chops wildly (5)

70. Ugly (9)

72. Gemstones (5) 74. Block of frozen water (3,4)

75. Ultimate aim or justification (2-3,3,3-3)

78. Sailing vessel (5)

79. Industrial protest (6)

80. Tooth specialist (7)

82. Call to mind (8)

86. Freewheels (6)

88. Ludicrous (6) 93. Abominable snowman (4)

94. A lot, informally (4)

96. Dark sweet ale (6)

98. Unwilling (9)

101. Spray can (7)

102. Hairdresser’s tool (8)

105. Hunting dog (7)

107. Large tent (7)

109. ------ Easton, singer (6) 110. Go back on one’s word (6)

111. Mr Vogts, former Scotland football coach (5)

113. Extreme (5)

114. Twelve dozen (5)

116. Perch (5)

117. Sweet coffee (5)

119. The opposite of short (4)