Derby Telegraph

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Witty remarks (8)

5 Rough pictures (7)

9 Lead or zinc, e.g. (4,5)

14 Surname of two US

Presidents (5)

16 Alcohol taken to calm

nerves (5,5)

23 Name shared by a Greek goddess and a genus of owls (6)

24 Exclude (9)

25 Branch of science (7)

26 __ Anderson, US film

director (3)

27 Removing (9)

28 Pakistani language (4)

29 Shabby (4-2-4)

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2 Sponsor (9)

3 Unripe capsicum (5,6)

4 Warns (6)

6 Giant, troll (4)

7 Lessen (8)

8 Glasses (10)

9 Avoid (6)

10 Heavens (3)

11 Retain (8)

12 Duty (4)

13 Moving down (8)

14 Fable writer (5)

15 Glut (9)

17 Accepting (6) 30 Indicates (7)

31 __ James, US singer (4)

32 Camera stand (6)

33 Epidermis (4)

34 Desserts (7)

37 Tendon (5)

38 Arab country (5)

39 __ Girls, former girl

band (5)

40 Strictness (10)

42 Mother-of-pearl (5)

43 Rotary engines (8)

48 Fibre (4)

49 Employs (7)

50 Tip up (8)

51 __ cross bun, baked

treat (3) 18 Harmonisin­g Chinese

practice (4,4)

19 Whole number (5,6)

20 Jog (5)

21 Vital (9)

22 Personific­ation of winter

weather (4,5)

31 Completene­ss (8)

35 Concisely (7)

36 Hut made of snow (5)

41 American (slang) (6)

44 Corrected (7)

45 Abominable snowman (4)

46 Dirtied (7) 52 Showing curiosity (10)

53 Game popular in France (6)

58 Lack (8)

61 Took part in a game (6)

62 Pays attention (7)

63 One who puts money into

a business (8)

65 Italian composer (10)

70 Proposal (10)

72 Month (8)

73 Huge ship that famously

sank (7)

74 Picturesqu­e (6)

75 Degree from the

equator (8)

82 Impede (6)

83 Motorised vessels (10) 47 Liz __, character in sitcom

30 Rock (5)

54 Typographi­cal error (4)

55 Mollusc (5)

56 Dull (7)

57 Volcano (4)

59 Prudence (7)

60 __ Daly, British TV

presenter (4)

64 Portent (4)

66 Circles (5)

67 Causing vomiting (6)

68 Slaughter (8)

69 Charming (7) 85 __ St. Clement, British

actress (3)

86 Allotted (8)

87 Apart (7)

88 Enthusiast­ic (4)

94 Devastatin­g blow (8)

95 Part of a tree after

felling (5)

96 Game between

grandmaste­rs (5,5)

97 Mode of transport (5)

98 Climb (5)

99 African animal, in short (5)

103 Pressing clothes (7)

105 Pubs (4)

106 Again! (shouted by

audiences) (6) 71 Doctor, shamen (8,3)

76 Make weary (4)

77 General store (7,4)

78 Relevant (9)

79 Drop in standard (5)

80 Actual doing, as opposed

to theoretica­lly (2,8)

81 Stamina (9)

84 Subjugator (9)

89 Rash (9)

90 House with one level (8)

91 Without equal (8)

92 Sickened (5,3)

93 Photo (8) 108

109 110

113 114 115 116 118 119 120 121 122

123 124 __ Sampras, US former tennis player (4) Absconds (7) Having a disagreeme­nt (7,3) Wander (4) Instrument­s (9) Hatchet (3)

Brief view (7) Standing accused (2,3,4) Garden tool (6) Grass-cutters (4-6) Big (5)

The __ Barking, Dodie Smith novel (9) African country (7) Hunger (8) 100 Reflective object (6)

101 Commercial (6)

102 Circus tent (3,3)

104 __ Cameron, Scottish

comedian (5)

107 Short-lived fashion (5)

111 Indian city (4)

112 The __, U2 guitarist (4)

117 Laundry fastener (3)

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