Sunderland Echo

GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Shareholde­r’s portion of profits (8) 5 Satirize (7)

9 Ambiguity (9)

14 Mistake (5)

16 Mazes (10)

23 Confront (6)

24 Complaint (9)

25 Military gestures (7)

26 Young newt (3)

27 Loquacious­ness (9)

28 __ of the d’Urberville­s,

Thomas Hardy novel (4)

29 1996 film starring Michelle Pfeiffer

and George Clooney (3,4,3) 30 Front limb of an animal (7)

31 19th-century Dutch settler in

S. Africa (4)

32 In flight (3-3)

33 Gag (4)

34 Italian astronomer (7)

37 Demon (5)

38 Duke, for example (5)

39 Nick (5)

40 Act without delay (4,2,4) 42 Divided (5)

43 Assuage (8)

48 Fairy (4)

49 Israeli city (3,4)

50 Investigat­ion (8)

51 Lair (3)

52 Of feeble character (4-6) 53 Insect (6) 58 Intimidate (8)

61 Reverberat­ed (6)

62 Zeppelin (7)

63 Varsity sporting contest (4,4)

65 Musical instrument (10)

70 Teenager (10)

72 Pocket blade (8)

73 Oblivious (7)

74 Voucher (6)

75 Furthest back (8)

82 Impelled (6)

83 English poet (4,6)

85 Underwear item (3)

86 When everything is considered (5,3) 87 End a relationsh­ip (5,2)

88 Pavement edge (4)

94 Impetus (8)

95 Hard-wearing fabric (5)

96 Condiment with roast chicken (5,5) 97 Insufficie­nt (5)

98 Farewell (5)

99 Fat (5)

103 Allspice (7)

105 Deeds (4)

106 Part of the blood (6)

108 007 (4)

109 Weeping (2,5)

110 Deceptive warning (5,5)

113 Rant (4)

114 Ruts followed by streetcars (9)

115 Constricto­r (3)

116 Cretan princess and lover of

Theseus (7) 118 Liquid-filled sleeping surfaces (5,4) 119 Dissertati­on (6)

120 Unrelentin­g (10)

121 Distressed (5)

122 Effusion (9)

123 Curved (7)

124 Farce (8)

DOWN

2 Motivation (9)

3 Innocuous (11)

4 Consuming (6)

6 Beers (4)

7 Army units (8)

8 Etui (6,4)

9 Face (6)

10 __ Gadot, Israeli actress (3)

11 Respected (8)

12 Compass point (4)

13 Particular (8)

14 Additional (5)

15 Waterside (9)

17 Reply (6)

18 Once more (3,5)

19 Completely empty (7,4)

20 Hurry (5)

21 The constellat­ion Ursa Major (5,4) 22 Loathsome (9)

31 Furniture item (8)

35 Enchant (7)

36 Argued (5)

41 Expels (6)

44 Skills (7)

45 Immediatel­y, Latin abbreviati­on (4) 46 Taxes (7) 47 Devil (5)

54 Gown (4)

55 Large monster (5)

56 Water bird (7)

57 Skin condition (4)

59 Secret place (7)

60 Carve (4)

64 Society (4)

66 __ du Beke, dancer (5)

67 Bury (6)

68 Deceitful (3-5)

69 Bouncer (7)

71 Temporary stand-in (5-6)

76 Snakes (4)

77 Pretend (4-7)

78 Not sure (9)

79 Unrefined (5)

80 Sentry post (10)

81 Type of biscuit (9)

84 Street lighting (9)

89 Self-control (9)

90 Dictator (8)

91 Infiltrate (8)

92 Type of shrub (8)

93 Nicola __, Scottish First Minister (8) 100 Small crocodile species (6)

101 Common bird (6)

102 Big __, nickname for a German WWI

howitzer (6)

104 Furious (5)

107 Monks’ superior (5)

111 Programmin­g language (4)

112 Woodwind instrument (4)

117 Senior investigat­ing officer (init.) (3)

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