Gloucestershire Echo

Giant Crossword

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1 The __ Girl, Eddie Redmayne film (6) 5 Substance with ph less than 7 (4) 8 Postpone (3,3) 10 Extensive view (8) 14 Undergroun­d passage (6) 16 Group of eight (5) 22 Tempestuou­s water (5,3) 23 Grassy plain (7) 24 Ordained (7) 26 Reverberat­ion (9) 27 Plant commonly used for fibre and seed (4) 29 Let it stand (4) 30 Hearing organ (3) 31 Up to now (2,3) 33 Possesses (4) 34 Explains (10) 35 Be on one’s knees (5) 36 Thin wooden strip (4) 39 Open-fronted sweater (8) 41 Looseness (6) 42 Battered prawns (6) 43 Portents (5) 45 Unfriendly or threatenin­g (10) 49 Type of French wine (6) 51 Scuba enthusiast (5) 54 Etchings (10) 55 Ambassador (8) 60 Headboard (8) 62 Pillage (7) 63 __ Stardust, David Bowie persona (5) 64 Projecting part of a joint (5) 65 Tug (3) 68 Referring to a woman (3) 69 Emanate (5) 71 Puss in __, fairy tale (5) 72 Overruns (7) 75 Fruit (8) 80 Submarine (8) 82 1998 disaster film with Ben Affleck (10) 84 Jessica __-Hill, athlete (5) 86 Capital city (6) 88 One of four offspring (10) 91 Nigerian city (5) 93 French dance (3-3) 95 Symbiotic composite of algae, bacteria and fungus (6) 97 Michaela __, TV presenter (8) 100 __ Bagnold, author (4) 102 __ Starr, The Beatles’ drummer (5) 103 Pantomime character (10) 104 Accompanyi­ng (4) 106 Allotted (5) 109 Feel unwell (3) 110 Giant (4) 111 __ von Bismarck, Prussian statesman (4) 112 Likings (9) 114 Offensive (7) 117 Baroque composer (7) 118 Stretch of water east of England (5,3) 119 Town in Bedfordshi­re with an airport (5) 120 Excessivel­y prim people (6) 121 Practise (8) 122 Crystallin­e silica (6) 123 Beers (4) 124 __ 5, American band (6)

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2 Disciple (7) 3 Metal bar (5) 4 Cry of praise (7) 6 Legal protection (9) 7 Stage performanc­e (5) 8 Jaunty (5) 9 Provided food for (3) 11 Wonder (3) 12 Donkey (3) 13 Genuine (7) 14 Dispatches (5) 15 Sever (5,3) 17 Desert animal (5) 18 Molar (5) 19 Listen secretly (9) 20 Holy image (4) 21 Variety of capsicum (6) 25 Hard-wearing fabric (5) 26 Stinking (7) 28 Humiliatin­g (9) 32 Levy (3) 33 Rock formation (7) 37 Number (3) 38 Agreement (6) 40 Confluence­s (5) 41 Embankment (5) 43 Fizzy drink (9) 44 Vision (5) 46 Couple (3) 47 The Jackson Five song (1,1,1) 48 Properties (6) 50 Coins (7) 52 Wirelesses (5,4) 53 Gathering (7) 54 Two combined continents (7) 56 Unsuspecte­d difficulty (7) 57 Woody __, actor and director (5) 58 Insect (4) 59 __ Paul, Breaking Bad actor (5) 61 Needle case (4) 66 Carriages (6) 67 Selling (9) 70 Register (5) 73 Famous mathematic­ian (6) 74 Servile (7) 76 Altercatio­n (3,2) 77 Outgoings (5) 78 Crispy pork skin (9) 79 Writing fluid (3) 81 Finish (3) 83 Duke’s wife (7) 85 Adaptable (9) 87 Sharpened (8) 89 Vase for ashes (3) 90 Displace (6) 92 Lightweigh­t cotton cloth (7) 94 Man-made fabric (5) 96 Type of meat (3) 98 Word puzzle (7) 99 Weapon (7) 100 Surpass (5) 101 As above (5) 103 Geometric solids (5) 105 Assistant in Gothic novels (4) 107 Carlos __, footballer (5) 108 River-mouth area (5) 110 Alternativ­e (5) 113 And not (3) 115 Of the item (3) 116 Flightless bird (3)

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