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4 Separate (5)

6 Related by blood or

marriage (7)

10 Give official recognitio­n (8)

14 Stretch of water east of

England (5,3)

16 Greek letter (4)

17 Lacking pigmentati­on (6)

18 Adverse (12)

19 Type of wine (7)

20 Associates (8)

23 Took possession by

force (6)

24 On the ocean (2,3)

26 Naming word (4)

28 Actually (2,4) 1 Incursions (7)

2 __ Idle, Monty Python

comic (4)

3 Robber (6)

5 Shed (4-2)

6 Sacred book of Islam (5)

7 Smell awful (4)

8 Unfaithful (8)

9 Overcoat, informally (3)

11 Confine forcibly (9)

12 Dried grapes (7)

13 Solitary (4)

15 Hurries (6)

17 Junkie (6)

21 Cereal grass (3)

22 Magician (6)

24 Indian city, site of the Taj 29 Lazy person, informally (8)

32 Wrests money by

intimidati­on (7)

34 Cook in oil (3)

35 Flat circular plate (4)

37 Short literary

compositio­ns (6)

39 Conveyance (7)

43 __ Wright, former England

footballer (3)

45 Following (5)

46 Nobleman (4)

49 Was on one’s feet (5)

50 Vespers (8)

52 Choose (3)

54 Precipitat­ion (4)

Mahal (4)

25 Eats an evening meal (4)

27 Appropriat­es without

authority (6)

30 Iraqi port (5)

31 Similar (5)

33 Sieve (4)

34 Units of electrical

capacitanc­e (6)

36 English public school (4)

38 1995 thriller starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt (5)

40 Decay (3)

41 __ Batty, Last of the Summer Wine character played by Kathy Staff (4) 55 Liberated (8)

60 Reflexive form of it (6)

62 Appraisal (10)

66 Relating to the

countrysid­e (5)

67 Stitch (3)

69 File (4)

71 Middle Eastern country (4)

72 Sprite (3)

73 Float aimlessly (5)

74 Replacemen­t

components (5,5)

77 Branch of the Indian

Ocean (3,3)

80 Rotating engine

component (8) 42 Rice flavoured with

spices (6)

44 Small pieces of coloured

paper (8)

47 Made sounds during

sleep (6)

48 Furious (5)

51 Astonishme­nt (8)

53 Hairstyle (4)

56 Slight decline (3)

57 Mines (4)

58 Chrysalis (4)

59 Enquires (4)

61 Potion (6)

62 Units of electrical

current (4)

63 Knight (3) 83 84 85 89 90 92 93 94 98 101 102 103

Existence (4) Greek letter (3) Make less severe (8) Biblical character (5) Deprivatio­n (4) Postpone (5) Evergreen tree (3) Hindrance (7) Marks (6) US state (4) Lubricatin­g fluid (3) Exclamatio­n of annoyance (7)

105 Applauding (8)

107 Stoat fur (6)

108 Foot part (4) 64 Dutch cheese (4)

65 Vat (4)

67 Freedom from danger (6)

68 Legal documents (5)

70 Heroic tale (4)

71 Lout (3)

75 Adopt, assume (3,2)

76 Decorative tuft (6)

78 Pavement edge (4)

79 Jockey’s seat (6)

81 Tree (5)

82 Inferior (5)

83 Speech defect (4)

84 Twitch (3)

86 Cemetery (9)

87 Exclamatio­n of

affirmatio­n (3,3) 110 Edition (5)

112 Pail (6)

114 Single man (8)

116 Examine (7)

118 Horse race (12)

119 Examining intently (6)

120 Innocent person (4)

121 Implements (8)

122 Bandits (8)

123 Goes to bed (5,2)

124 Ancient Peruvians (5) 88 Pig fat (4)

91 Steal (8)

95 Playthings (4)

96 The Princess Royal (4)

97 Soldier’s sack (3,3)

98 Carlos __, Us-mexican

rock guitarist (7)

99 Ocean floor (3,3)

100 Hostile to (7)

104 Architectu­ral style (6)

105 Spiny plant (6)

106 Female sheep (3)

109 Flower (5)

111 Weakens (4)

113 Russian ruler (4)

115 Attack (4)

117 Finish (3)

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