Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Mediation (6)
5 Stumble (4)
8 Soda dispenser (6)
10 Chair support (8)
14 Coiffure (6)
16 Strike (5)
22 Wizard (8)
23 Security device (7)
24 Sudden increase (5-2)
26 Applicant, candidate (9)
27 Wear away (5)
29 Secondary school qualification (init.) (4)
30 Keanu Reeves’ character in the Matrix films (3)
31 Burdened (5)
33 __ mein, Chinese dish (4)
34 Unstoppable object or force (10)
35 Excellence (5)
36 Displace (4)
39 Gear (3)
40 Recently-acquired (8)
42 Dine in a restaurant (3,3)
43 One of Santa’s reindeer (6)
44 The Life of __, Monty Python film (5)
46 Broadcast indicating the correct hour (4,6)
49 Fuel gas (6)
51 One who does not consume animal products (5)
54 One by one (6,4)
56 Rubbish (8)
61 Wooden surface (8)
63 Jewish language (7)
64 Pig meat (5)
65 Relinquish (5)
66 Couple (3)
68 Mast (4)
70 Extinct bird (4)
71 Unifying principle of
Chinese religion (3)
72 Type of rice (5)
74 Twisted (5)
75 Wool extract (7)
78 Examiner (8)
83 Famous battle (8)
85 Religious follower (10)
87 Blood vessel (5)
89 Resentment (6)
91 Group of politically linked countries (10)
94 Channing __, Magic Mike actor (5)
96 Deep blue colour (6)
98 Trending higher (6)
100 Castle (8)
102 Beer (3)
104 Joke (4)
106 Insert (3,2)
107 Cashier’s cheques (4,6)
109 Russian ruler (4)
111 Danish currency (5)
114 Loose (3)
115 Japanese wrestling (4)
116 Heading (5)
117 Humiliation (9)
118 Self-interested person (7)
121 Crazy (7)
122 Reveal (8)
123 Teenager (5)
124 Erase (6)
125 Nationality of Marshal Tito (8)
126 Inspire affection (6)
127 Sweeney __, fictional villain (4)
128 Breathing disorder (6)
DOWN
2 Pasta dumplings (7)
3 Alcove (5)
4 Distance measured in yards (7)
6 Duplicate (9)
7 Foot lever (5)
8 Was upright (5)
9 Deactivated (3)
11 Grow older (3)
12 Weapon that gives an electric shock (5)
13 Wave caused by an earthquake (7)
14 Vital organ (5)
15 Private (8)
17 Device for connecting two computers (5)
18 Come next (5)
19 German city (9)
20 Ring of light (4)
21 Free (6)
25 Baglike container (5)
26 Crude metal made in a blast furnace (3,4)
28 Public walk (9)
32 __ King Cole, singer and jazz pianist (3)
33 Pickle (7)
37 Through (3)
38 Japanese horseradish (6)
39 Gown (4)
41 Evil spirit (5)
42 Number of days of
Hanukkah (5)
44 Woollen hood (9)
45 __ Furtado, Maneater singer (5)
47 Exclamation (3)
48 O-ring (6)
50 Entangle (7)
52 Silvery metallic element (9)
53 Very small fish (7)
54 Pupil (7)
55 Fish appendage (3)
57 Bowing (7)
58 __ Arabia, Middle Eastern country (5)
59 Finding __, 2003 animation (4)
60 Pacific kingdom (5)
62 Friend (4)
67 Repugnant (6)
69 By that very fact (4,5)
73 German WWII submarine (1-4)
74 Used to be (3)
76 Suitable for marriage (6)
77 Useless person (2-5)
79 Fragment (5)
80 Personnel (5)
81 Base or alkali containing the ion OH- (9)
82 Richard __, Pretty Woman actor (4)
84 Lengthen (3)
86 Hog found in the
Americas (7)
88 Not moving (9)
90 Intervening period (8)
92 North American country (init.) (3)
93 Provide (6)
95 This evening (7)
97 Wash (5)
99 Enquire (3)
101 Welsh city (7)
103 A large amount of
cash (4,3)
104 Succulent (5)
105 Live (5)
107 Shift (5)
108 Common flower (5)
110 Go for a dip (4)
112 Possessor (5)
113 Choose (5)
115 Separate (5)
119 Eggs (3)
120 Number (3)