Giant Crossword
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) 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)
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)
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)
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)
DOWN
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)