Sunderland Echo

GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Push (6) 5 Sicilian organisati­on (5) 8 Conundrum (6) 10 Formidable (8) 14 __ Danes, US actress who stars in Homeland (6) 16 Nickname of Tottenham football team (5) 21 Ultimate (8) 22 Shakespear­e play (7) 23 Conceal (5,2) 25 Amplifying device (9) 26 Harmony (6) 27 The __, South London cricket ground (4) 28 Mountain (3) 29 US name for draughts (8) 32 Articles (5) 33 Pre-1917 Russian ruler (4)

34 Notches (5) 35 Units of time (4) 38 Attractive (6) 40 __ Mayweather Jr., undefeated US boxer (5) 42 Charged barrier (8,5) 44 Cash in the __, auction-based TV show (5) 46 Reduced in price (6,4) 48 For the time being (3,3) 51 Having a high temperatur­e (7) 54 Supported (10) 55 Sailor (8) 59 Deliver into custody (4,2) 60 Spanish gentleman (9) 62 Seer (7) 63 Surpass (5) 64 Tooth science (9)

67 Funny performers (9) 69 Acute (5) 71 2016 thriller starring Tom Hanks (7) 74 Impudence (9) 77 Restart 78 Bugle signal (8) 81 Destructio­n (10) 82 Convent (7) 84 Instant (6) 87 Spoken accompanim­ent (10) 90 Pith helmet (5) 92 Fleet defeated by Sir Francis Drake in 1588 (7,6) 95 Alcove (5) 96 Writing fluid container (6) 98 __ Hazard, Chelsea attacker (4) 100 Heading (5) 101 Capital of Fiji (4)

102 Jennifer Jason __, star of The Hateful Eight and Atypical (5) 104 Symbol of hospitalit­y (4,4) 107 Label (3) 109 Pecan, almond etc. (4) 111 Stableman (6) 112 Oversee (9) 114 Open grasslands (7) 117 Execute (7) 118 Frightens (8) 119 Hunts (5) 120 Tenant’s payment (6) 121 Cleopatra’s nationalit­y (8) 122 Seal (6) 123 Kirsten __, US actress who has starred in The Beguiled and the Spider-Man films (5) 124 Make certain (6)

DOWN

2 Resuscitat­or (7) 3 Relating to punishment (5) 4 Washing (7) 5 Mediterran­ean country (5) 6 Infallible (9) 7 Throbbing pain (4) 8 Old object (5) 9 Resin (3) 11 Impair (3) 12 Pop concert (3) 13 Down payment (7) 14 Group of singers (5) 15 High card (3) 17 Arrogant (5) 18 Secret agents (5) 19 Above (4) 20 Thin, absorbent paper (6) 24 Vladimir __, Russian president 25 Parent (3) 26 Straighten­s out (7) 30 First woman (3)

31 Tomato sauce (7) 34 Title (4) 36 Deviate (3) 37 Once more (6) 38 Burst (3) 39 HMS __, British passenger liner sunk by iceberg on maiden voyage (7) 40 Robbed (7) 41 Satan (5) 42 Creepy (5) 43 Select group (5) 44 Fondness (9) 45 Religious conviction (5) 47 Water barrier (3) 49 Usual procedure (7) 50 Smallest (7) 52 Write to, informal (4,1,4) 53 Feeling (7) 54 Stops working (7) 56 The meantime (7)

57 Uma __, Kill Bill star (7) 58 Soon (4) 61 Mr __, popular Rowan Atkinson character (4) 65 Make a list of (7) 66 Muslim veil (7) 68 Paid out (5) 70 Pangs (5) 72 Adopt a military formation (4,2) 73 Attack and defeat (7) 75 1993 Eurovision singer (5) 76 Sleep late (3-2) 79 Tree (3) 80 Extortione­r (7) 83 Sailor (9) 85 Small child (3) 86 Jane __, Charlotte Brontë novel (4) 88 Elderly (3) 89 Stinging weed (6) 91 Pauperism (7)

93 Aberdeen __, cattle breed (5) 94 Gas (3) 96 US state (7) 97 Use up (7) 98 Furnish (5) 99 Unpleasant (5) 101 Flower part (5) 103 Watch (3) 105 Stage name of Alecia Beth Moore, US singer (4) 106 __ Jessica Parker, Sex and the City star (5) 108 Trouble persistent­ly (5) 109 Records (5) 110 Harrison __, The Call of the Wild actor (4) 112 Group (3) 113 Frozen water (3) 115 Through (3) 116 __ Rose, Guns N’ Roses lead vocalist (3)

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