The Chronicle

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1 Feline mammal (6)

5 Resound (4)

8 Nullify (6)

10 Strife (8)

14 Calm, quiet (6)

16 Ointment (5)

22 Brawny (8)

23 Return of ill health (7)

24 Capital of Venezuela (7)

26 School punishment (9)

27 Michael __, Canadian

singer (5)

29 Wound seriously (4)

30 Hot beverage (3)

31 Appointmen­t to meet (5)

33 Johnny __, US country

singer (4) 2 Bravery (7)

3 Stand-in doctor (5)

4 Israeli city (3,4)

6 Abridged (9)

7 Young bird of prey (5)

8 Quick, informally (5)

9 Facial twitch (3)

11 Mythical monster in Lord

of the Rings (3)

12 Tropical freshwater fish (5)

13 North African country (7)

14 Winter sportsman (5)

15 Condemn openly (8)

17 Improvise (2-3)

18 Elicit (5)

19 Brotherly (9)

20 Cupid (4)

21 Type of apple (6) 34 Arsonist (10)

35 Operators (5)

36 Bottom, foundation (4)

39 Farmyard bird (3)

40 Pipe for excess water (8)

42 Use (6)

43 Stops briefly (6)

44 Draws close to (5)

46 Ruminate, ponder (4,3,3)

49 Spectral colour (6)

51 Hand digit (5)

54 Contemptib­le, mean (10)

56 Lacking energy (8)

61 Dilapidate­d (8)

63 Disclose (7)

64 __ Movie, horror spoof (5)

65 Search thoroughly (5) 25 Moves (5)

26 Frocks (7)

28 Bracelets, rings, etc. (9)

32 __ Gun, 1986 action film

starring Tom Cruise (3)

33 Traversed (7)

37 Former French coin (3)

38 Rapscallio­n (6)

39 Bee structure (4)

41 Adam’s ale (5)

42 Fit out (5)

44 Pests (9)

45 Auctions (5)

47 Slippery fish (3)

48 Blunder, informally (4-2)

50 Underwater missile (7)

52 Informal drinking

toast (7,2) 66 __ Scheider, star of 1975’s

Jaws (3)

68 Married German

woman (4)

70 Muslim ruler (4)

71 Pastry dish (3)

72 Crowd actor (5)

74 Thin strip of leather (5)

75 Function (7)

78 Spice (8)

83 Vegetable (8)

85 Prophet (10)

87 Edge along (5)

89 Card game (6)

91 US family noted for their reality TV appearance­s (10) 53 One rescuing another (7)

54 When a birth is

expected (3,4)

55 __ Poehler, US actress,

comedian and director (3)

57 Jagged (7)

58 Capital of Bulgaria (5)

59 Han __, Star Wars character played by Harrison Ford (4)

60 Germaine __, Australian­born writer and feminist (5)

62 Dines (4)

67 Sycophant (3,3)

69 Lacking something

essential (9)

73 Sweet smell, fragrance (5) 94

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106 107 109 111 114 115 116 117

Ancient Greek story teller (5)

Loves intensely (6) Disregard (6) Appreciati­ve (8) Flightless bird (3) __-Göran Eriksson, former England football manager (4)

Legal possessor (5) Wicked (4-6) Female sheep (4) Marsupial (5) Durable type of wood (3) Barrel (4)

Motto, proverb (5) Bought (9) 74 Toddler (3)

76 Engraves (6)

77 Provokes to fury (7)

79 Push gently (5)

80 Vigilantly attentive (5)

81 To hurry up (4,5)

82 Bill of fare (4)

84 Rogue (3)

86 Pined (7)

88 Pale variety of gypsum

used for ornaments (9)

90 Fearless, daring (8)

92 Measure of alcohol

content (init.) (3)

93 Cake (6)

95 Slide unsteadily (7)

97 Upright (2,3)

99 Type of tree (3) 118 Plan, chart (7)

121 Flatfish (7)

122 Morning bugle call (8)

123 Greets enthusiast­ically (5)

124 Light shoe (6)

125 Emery board (8)

126 Ornamental chain (6)

127 Additional (4)

128 Girls (6) 101 Rude (7)

103 French river (7)

104 Cutting stroke (5)

105 Rafael __, Spanish tennis

player (5)

107 __ Flynn, late actor (5)

108 Worker in stone (5)

110 Twist out of shape (4)

112 Give out (5)

113 Photograph book (5)

115 Cots (5)

119 Everything (3)

120 Isle of __, between GB

and Ireland (3)

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