Hinckley Times

Giant Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Jumped suddenly (6)

5 Deduce (5)

8 Immerse (6)

10 Famous battle (8)

14 Seizing (6)

16 Appeal earnestly (5)

21 Move in waves (8)

22 Ostensible (7)

23 Former German state (7)

25 Series of successive

changes (9)

26 Rest against (4,2)

27 Be gloomy (4)

28 Ocean (3)

29 Person travelling to

work (8)

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2 First woman in Greek

mythology (7)

3 Keen (5)

4 Most serious (7)

5 Thoughts (5)

6 Wonderful (9)

7 Italian capital (4)

8 Anxiety (5)

9 Opening (3)

11 Donkey (3)

12 __ Jordan, UK-Polish

former Strictly dancer (3)

13 Washcloth (7)

14 String (5)

15 __ Bruce, UK radio DJ (3)

17 Appears imposingly (5)

18 Australian wild dog (5) 32 __ Shades of Grey, book

and film (5)

33 __ Boleyn, second wife of

King Henry VIII (4)

34 Biblical king (5)

35 Central London area (4)

38 Gathering of traders (6)

40 Sum (5)

42 Traditiona­l card

game (5,8)

44 Prison rooms (5)

46 Ship’s officer (6,4)

48 Evening meal (6)

51 Less dirty (7)

54 Skin irritation (10)

55 Recline unmoving (3,5) 19 The __, UK band fronted

by Robert Smith (4)

20 Set (6)

24 Evidence of absence (5)

25 Stomach and

intestines (3)

26 Songlike (7)

30 Chart (3)

31 1922 novel by James

Joyce (7)

34 Quiet (4)

36 Headwear (3)

37 Ruth __, UK actress (6)

38 Dirt (3)

39 Type of energy (7)

40 Punched (7)

41 Sleep late (3,2) 59 Part of the foot (6)

60 Party who initiates a

lawsuit (9)

62 William __, Canadian

actor (7)

63 Polished, smooth (5)

64 Ability to predict the

future (9)

67 Clear (sky) (9)

69 Star sign (5)

71 Gemstone (7)

74 Keen-sighted (5-4)

77 Disregard (6)

78 Very nearly (2,4,2)

81 Pushed roughly (10)

82 Relate (7) 42 Indian language (5)

43 Rides waves (5)

44 Colour-changing lizard (9)

45 Rigid (5)

47 Joined (3)

49 Neglects (7)

50 Parachute string (7)

52 Public votes (9)

53 Moved up and down (7)

54 Mocks (7)

56 Germanic language (7)

57 Young hare (7)

58 Salver (4)

61 Imitated (4)

65 Cruel people (7)

66 Drinking vessel (7)

68 Yogi (5) 84 Fireplace (6)

87 Space scientist (10)

90 Balearic Island (5)

92 Prank (9,4)

95 Gambling odds (5)

96 __ Cole, former England

footballer (6)

98 Island (4)

100 Two times (5)

101 Young male horse (4)

102 Ship’s bunk (5)

104 Extending over a

considerab­le period (4-4)

107 Burnt remains (3)

109 __ Merton, UK

comedian (4) 70 Deck of a ship (5)

72 Turn (6)

73 Philippine language (7)

75 Prickly shrub (5)

76 Delete (5)

79 Paddle (3)

80 Peaks (7)

83 Altitude (9)

85 __ Edwards, Welsh

newsreader (3)

86 Sea eagle (4)

88 Timid (3)

89 Perceive (6)

91 Enmity (3,4)

93 Loft (5)

94 Be in debt (3)

96 Emerging from sleep (7) 111 Responds (6)

112 Group of companies (9)

114 Touch (7)

117 Alcoholic drink (7)

118 Retain (8)

119 Admission (5)

120 Add herbs (6)

121 Margaret __, US author of

Gone with the Wind (8)

122 Shortsight­edness (6)

123 __ Keating, Irish singer (5)

124 Hot water jet (6) 97 Scholarly (7)

98 Come next (5)

99 Belonging to them (5)

101 Church decree (5)

103 Watch (3)

105 Verbal (4)

106 __ Sharapova, Russian

former tennis player (5)

108 Confine (3,2)

109 Trivial (5)

110 Christian __, French

fashion designer (4)

112 Call for help (init.) (3)

113 Limb (3)

115 Zero (3)

116 Attempt (3)

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