GIANT CROSSWORD
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1 Thread (6) 5 __ Cooper, US rock star (5) 8 High-ranking card suit (6) 10 Item of angling equipment (4,4) 14 __ Messi, Argentine football superstar (6) 16 Vacant (5) 21 Pardoned (8) 22 Terse (7) 23 Dated, out of use (7) 25 Feeling (9) 26 Afternoon rest (6) 27 Achievement (4) 28 As well (3) 29 Adapted (8) 32 Detests (5) 33 Depend (4) 34 Australian wild dog (5) 35 Chicken (4) 38 Continent (6) 40 Prevent legally (5) 42 Performed in vain (3,3,7) 44 Discovered (5) 46 Of feeble character (4-6) 48 __ Fowler, BBC Egghead (6) 51 Never-ending (7) 54 Perfect (6-4) 55 Ward (8) 59 Relating to the eye (6) 60 Non-voter (9) 62 Assume a defensive position (5,2) 63 Retrieve (5) 64 For eternity (4,5) 67 Conquer (9) 69 Poetry style (5) 71 Less heavy (7) 74 Flawed (9) 77 Hurried (6) 78 Inadequate (8) 81 Component (10) 82 Raise (7) 84 Explode (3,3) 87 Plaything (3,7) 90 Liquid condiment (5) 92 Luxurious floor covering (7,6) 95 The __ Stooges, 2012 comedy (5) 96 Cup (6) 98 Upon (4) 100 Slanted (5) 101 Glorify (4) 102 The Sixth __, 1999 Bruce Willis thriller (5) 104 Innocent (4-4) 107 Finish (3) 109 Round loaves of bread (4) 111 Take (6) 112 Shells (9) 114 Return of illness (7) 117 Young hare (7) 118 Move in waves (8) 119 Slack (5) 120 Loves (6) 121 Route marker (4,4) 122 Northern Ireland (6) 123 Assault (3,2) 124 Boats (6)
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2 Dramatic scene (7) 3 Assume (5) 4 Separate (7) 5 Financial examination (5) 6 Obtained dishonestly (3-6) 7 Every (4) 8 Latin-American dance (5) 9 The Princess and the __ (3) 11 __ Gershwin, US lyricist (3) 12 Relatives (3) 13 Flat land area (7) 14 Laymen (5) 15 Possess (3) 17 Theme (5) 18 Singing effect (5) 19 UK secondary school qualification (1,1,1,1) 20 Disfigure (6) 24 American mammal (5) 25 Murder __ Wrote, TV series (3) 26 Desserts (7) 30 Unwell (3) 31 Pasta strips (7) 34 Daybreak (4) 36 Little (3) 37 Gazed (6) 38 __ the Duck, CBBC puppet (3) 39 Shakespeare play (7) 40 Stylish (7) 41 Bearlike mammal (5) 42 __ Ferdinand, Rio’s younger brother (5) 43 Woe (5) 44 Vanguard (5-4) 45 Evade (5) 47 And not (3) 49 Department of Greece (7) 50 Creepiest (7) 52 Game bird (9) 53 Pamphlet (7) 54 Ball room dance (3-4) 56 Stronghold (7) 57 Own person (7) 58 Dried up (4) 61 Certain (4) 65 Spanning (7) 66 Rice dish (7) 68 __ of a Dove, 1983 Madness hit (5) 70 Inexpensive (5) 72 Pungent bulb (6) 73 Behave destructively (7) 75 Fold (5) 76 Cook in an oven (5) 79 Belonging to him (3) 80 Type of sport (7) 83 Seriously (9) 85 Stephen __, UK actor and comedian (3) 86 Ship’s staff (4) 88 Not at home (3) 89 Hired out (6) 91 Seized (7) 93 Stair part (5) 94 Sell (3) 96 Day of the week (7) 97 Natural surroundings (7) 98 __ Lavigne, Canadian singer (5) 99 Selects (5) 101 Noblemen (5) 103 Units of printing measurement (3) 105 Little devils (4) 106 Frogman (5) 108 Uncertainty (5) 109 Stomach pain (5) 110 Steffi __, ex-tennis player (4) 112 Vehicle (3) 113 Dog (3) 115 Limb (3) 116 Fish (3)