Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Winter sportsmen (6) 5 Competent, talented (4) 8 Musical instrument (6) 10 Waterproof garment (8) 14 UK crime drama series 2002-2011 (6) 16 Stadium (5) 22 Trustworthy (8)
23 Small four-stringed guitar (7)
24 Patella (7) 26 Approach of darkness (9) 27 Golf clubs (5) 29 Corrosive substance (4) 30 __ Laver, Australian tennis player (3) 31 Newspapers collectively (5) 33 Minor deviation or error (4) 34 Type of bird (10) 35 Moorland (5) 36 Stinging insect (4) 39 __ Cattrall, Sex and the City star (3) 40 Stammers (8) 42 Mottos (6)
43 Select (6)
44 Mix (5)
46 Salad dressing (10) 49 Misshape (6) 51 Airship (5) 54 Percussion instrument (10) 56 Examines closely (8) 61 Borrowing charge (8) 63 Hits (7)
64 Bog (5)
65 Type of fish (5) 66 Nonvenomous snake (3) 68 Pudding ingredient (4) 70 __ the Week, UK panel show (4) 71 Chinese cooking vessel (3) 72 Emblem (5) 74 Bowed stringed instrument (5) 75 Clothing (7) 78 Undefeated (8) 83 Curved sword (8) 85 Fickle (10) 87 Annoyed, angered (5) 89 Symbol, badge (6) 91 Champion’s opponent (10) 94 Fatty part of milk (5) 96 Type of ape (6)
98 Taper (6) 100 Decompression sickness (3,5)
102 __ race, competitive professional lifestyle (3) 104 Is indebted to (4) 106 Cloth made of flax (5) 107 Inflammation of the skin (10)
109 Snug (4)
111 Army officer (5)
114 Road surface substance (3) 115 Mediocre (2-2) 116 Waken (5)
117 Type of preserve (9) 118 __ Dormer, Game of Thrones actress (7) 121 Caribbean island (7) 122 Prickly plant (8) 123 Clean with a broom (5) 124 Storage containers (6) 125 Abstaining from alcohol (8) 126 Capital of Niger (6) 127 Hard animal fat (4) 128 Give (6)
DOWN
2 Pakistani city (7) 3 Finished (5) 4 Theme (7) 6 Unlimited (9)
7 Fit out (5) 8 Web-footed birds (5) 9 __ the Family, UK game show initially aired 19671984 (3)
11 Curve (3)
12 Big cat (5) 13 Weariness (7)
14 Step (5)
15 US state (8)
17 Take up again (5) 18 Greek author (5) 19 Rueful (9) 20 Abominable snowman (4) 21 Child without living parents (6)
25 Minor planet (5) 26 Ignore, disregard (7) 28 Maze (9)
32 High score off a cricket delivery (3) 33 Confuses (7)
37 Call for help (init.) (3) 38 Elif __, UK-Turkish novelist of Three Daughters of Eve (6) 39 Baby goats (4) 41 Animal fur (5)
42 Type of corn (5) 44 Trouble persistently (9) 45 Intimidate (5)
47 Mimic (3)
48 Not solid (6) 50 Southern African mongoose (7) 52 Mineral oil (9)
53 Tell ( a story) (7) 54 Small falcon (7) 55 Downward slope (3) 57 Magnificent (7) 58 Lorry (5)
59 Flexible pipe (4) 60 Fundamental (5) 62 Completely unclothed (4) 67 Single-cell organism (6) 69 Indigenous Australian (9) 73 Moral principle (5) 74 Vehicle (3)
76 Gun (6) 77 Cradlesong (7)
79 Under (5) 80 Inspection of accounts (5) 81 Fanciful hope or plan (4,5) 82 Discharge (4)
84 __ Giedroyc, UK presenter and comedian (3) 86 S American dance (7) 88 Breed of dog (5,4) 90 Broadcast (8)
92 Cut (3)
93 Join up (6)
95 Set aside (7)
97 __ Lara, former W Indies cricketer (5) 99 Raised edge (3) 101 Unintelligent person (7) 103 Assail (7) 104 Portents (5)
105 Land adjoining the sea (5) 107 Pub game (5) 108 Adjust (5) 110 Capital of Norway (4) 112 Nervous or apprehensive (5) 113 Complains bitterly (5) 115 Glossy fabric (5) 119 Hot beverage (3) 120 Biblical priest (3)