GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Priest (6)
5 Ship’s floor (4)
8 Three times (6)
10 High-heeled shoe (8)
15 Paltry (6)
17 Colloquial language (5) 23 Remove a limb (8) 24 Brigands, robbers (7)
25 Group of eight (5)
26 Amass (10)
27 Spanish drink (7)
29 __ Ashton, UK actress in Fresh Meat (4)
30 Tiny, informally (4-5)
32 Mountain goat (4)
33 Miserly person, informally (10) 34 European language (5)
35 Cut with scissors (4)
37 Female adult pig (3) 38 Genealogy (8)
40 Failure, termination (6)
41 Native of e.g. Sydney, informally (6)
42 Fundamental (5)
44 Rush of animals (8) 47 __ Ferdinand, former Spurs and England footballer (3) 49 On top of (4)
51 Plunge (7)
54 Having good luck (9)
56 Begin (8)
58 Weight used for gold, diamonds, etc. (5)
60 Jessica __, US actress in
Zero Dark Thirty (8) 62 Surrendered (7) 63 __ Almodóvar, Spanish film director (5)
64 Naming words (5)
66 Colombian capital (6)
68 Break free (6)
69 Farewell (5)
71 Very fat (5)
72 Questionable (7)
75 Widespread disease (8)
77 Slack (5)
79 The Good __, 2006 film directed by Robert De Niro (8) 81 Astrological prediction (9)
83 Sly laugh (7)
85 Alcoholic drink (4)
86 Regret (3)
87 Climbs down (8)
89 Entertainment with sketches and songs (5)
91 Capricious (6)
93 Accusation (6)
95 Examines carefully (8)
97 Recede (3)
102 Afflicts (4)
103 Chess pieces (5)
104 Advantageous (10)
105 Unable to hear (4)
107 Counterpane, coverlet (9) 110 Amphibian (4)
111 Mends (7)
113 Prophet (10)
115 Small ducks (5)
117 Foolish (7)
118 Assess too highly (8)
119 Stumbles (5)
120 Bird (6)
121 Spring flower (8)
122 Large wine bottle (6) 123 Takes a seat (4) 124 UK rock band (3,3)
DOWN
2 Lower back pain (7)
3 Wakens (6)
4 Travesty (7)
6 Listen secretly (9)
7 Take-away meat dish (5)
8 Belief (5)
9 Birth name of boxing legend Muhammad Ali (7,4)
11 Sound of disapproval (3)
12 Gate or door fastenings (7) 13 Mythical monster (3)
14 Humbles or debases (7)
15 Riotous fight (5)
16 Ancient Mexican civilisation (6) 18 Drag with effort (3)
19 Grips firmly (6)
20 Lacking (9)
21 Unspecified amount (4)
22 Six feet of water (6) 26 Unprofessional (7)
28 Whit Sunday (9)
31 Sweet potato (3)
35 Mediterranean island (5)
36 Steered (6)
37 Cosy (4)
39 Peter Shaffer play about a boy’s obsession with horses (5) 40 Conduct (9)
42 Unlimited (9)
43 Not dirty (5)
45 Extract (7)
46 Not trendy, slang (6)
48 Persian greyhound (6) 50 Fix up (7)
52 US state whose capital is Nashville (9)
53 Foot lever (7)
54 Decrease gradually (4,3) 55 Indigenous Australian (9)
57 Head towards (4,3)
59 Made calm (7)
61 Young cow (6)
65 Threaded fasteners (6)
67 Without effort, easily (5,4) 70 Escort (5)
73 Perplex (6)
74 Country that hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5,6)
76 Bird of prey (5)
77 Boiled sweet (5,4)
78 Rosemary, for example (4) 80 Jobs (5)
82 Major, for example (7)
84 Stand for (9)
88 Sell overseas (6)
90 Deer meat (7)
92 Harsh noise (7)
94 __ Brydon, Welsh actor and comedian (3)
96 Serious in mind or intention (7) 98 Enchant (7)
99 Macaw, say (6)
100 On dry land (6)
101 False (6)
104 Truncheon (5)
106 Simple (4)
108 Fact (5)
109 Steps (5)
112 Venomous snake (3) 114 An informal word for yes (3) 116 Advertisements (abbr) (3)