Hogmanay prize crossword

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This puzzle celebrates upcoming global events alluded to geographically by eight solutions down. Solvers may see a normal title in the completed grid. ACROSS

1 Magic part turns out to be matter-of-fact (9) 6 They could be catches - no? - to slips (7) 10 Game for 19 (5) 13 Small change for 84d once? (7) 17 Rescued after a fashion and tied up (7) 18 Sioux on being ill treated could be harmful (7) 19 Can fallen angel be redeemed if cruel? (7) 20 Pole nun converted nine times (7) 21 African republic has lost capital in this part of Europe (6) 22 Newsmen keep beer in house (9) 23 Mentioned? Raved about Edward (8) 24 Firm new alloy (5) 27 Minaret is demolished as not needed in the meantime (7) 28 Jewish teacher, 31 to begin with, for poor player (6) 30 Do run for this playground attraction (10) 32 Woman’s healthy, a good swimmer (5) 36 Falling for acrobat’s tricks (8) 39 Out of the usual a bit - your life? (8) 41 Hospital pharmacy retains top rating (5) 44 Article protecting broken limb or one to protect finger (7) 46 Drink 4½ gallons and get king drunk (4,3) 47 They spoil themselves with drops of extra port spilled in saucer (10) 48 Becomes a parent and unfortunately has ... (7) 49 ... to worry (4) 52 Clockwork model made by men on railway (6) 53 We’d no limb broken in this competition (9) 54 Cupbearer’s antipodean plant (4) 55 Interpret what’s unknown in American poet who influenced T.S. Eliot (7) 59 But Scot worried about recipe in hamper (8) 63 Unions that are frowned upon and I rage about being in in ruins (11) 66 Belloc’s Matilda for instance appears to scoff in return (4) 67 China grass extracted from a mire (5) 70 Aid distributed by European Union for so long (5) 71 Old boy and not quite old coin (4) 72 Tester turns sick rooms out (11) 73 Signs had varied hues (8) 76 Occasions to celebrate if seats can be moved (7) 77 Couple having bad time (4) 78 Guns later trained over one line then others (9) 80 What chip shop prepared in Tarbet? (6) 86 American rubbished any king (4) 88 Aims after last day at work for chums? (7) 90 Slander spread by a foe, damn it! (10) 91 Would art ignoring line represent as nouveau or superficial? (7) 94 Noun bible’s used for bites (7) 95 Damped out of doors (5) 96 Labour leader studied unruly opponents of innovation (8) 97 Reserve: Mcrae possibly or Macallum (3,5) 100 Give in produce (5) 101 Tourists are directed to this egress (10) 104 Play back with brilliant conclusion (6) 106 Knife record briefly is included in criminal scale (7) 110 One way to get to work on series of songs (5) 113 Scots pen one-liners for stocks again (2-6) 114 To Marx it’d represented a way of printing (3,6) 116 Laws relating to single combat or arm’s length between two (6) 119 Springy castle I erected (7) 120 On field illegally in car - right? (7) 121 Draw at court keeps drawing back (7) 122 Person in authority if force is involved (7) 123 Aboriginal youths? They’re cured (7) 124 Welcome cry (5) 125 Rot twice envelops a secluded place (7) 126 Advocate for accused accepts note for submission (9)

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1 I avoid rising to interrupt pest who expects the worst (9) 2 Very old - about 101 - is concerning (7) 3 More colloquially (7) 4 Three times a day errs initially - it’s twice a day (4) 5 City specially planned for California on barren ground (8) 6 Have petty officer make methodical search for popinjay (7) 7 U-boat prowling in the neighbourhood (5) 8 Cuban company brings in star - sort of (6) 9 Only a fish (4) 10 I made Conan extraordinarily like Alexander the Great (10) 11 Material so long contains fine, fragile ends (7) 12 Nelson put down hostilities only with proportion (7) 13 Wickerwork furniture is; some were bent for it (5) 14 Section of vehicle’s bodywork or switchboard (5) 15 Drain my pet cleaned up (5) 16 Knife sharpener; sounds like a bargain (5) 25 Highly regarded artist supported by English conservationists (7) 26 Managing to keep variable following a lead (7) 29 4 run about to butt in (7) 31 Coach for tour planned round Troy (5) 32 Document Women’s Rural Institute got on time (4) 33 Bream when cooked is brownish-yellow (5) 34 Opts to manufacture 16 with carbon content (6) 35 Soup perhaps requires stock first in Ayr or Musselburgh (10) 37 House Roman repaired (5) 38 Beer. Linger over s econd half (5) 40 City where seamen are brought up surrounded by salt water (8) 42 Mercury say is approximately 14 on thermometer to begin with (6) 43 Fit elaborate latch outside and tie up inside (8) 45 Found say in trash (5) 46 Revise also under forward plan (8) 50 Information on age for classes (6) 51 Rotten place and free (6) 56 The Fair City where prince upset the queen (5) 57 Pit housing second devil (5) 58 Criminal originally and certain finally to be condemned? (8) 60 Tentatively smell sink in Fife regularly (5) 61 Part for oboe mouthpiece cut by us can be put to service again (6) 62 Rough fellow carrying colt has influence (5) 64 Song the man orchestrated (6) 65 With an eye on those with 31 later? (10) 68 Crustaceans for cuirassiers once (8) 69 City partnered with Detroit (8) 74 Who’s needed if one of 88 is lost? (6) 75 $1000 piano (5) 79 Fancy aiming to go round Spain? (7) 81 Grotesque posture I can’t put right (5) 82 Educated with skill and brought up for commerce (5) 83 Opera House location found in Disney story - or it’s omitted (6) 84 Do they prepare spuds for striptease artists? (7) 85 Prisoner and copper’s son shake violently (7) 87 Lord can squander one pound (5) 89 Favourable circumstances for bushes (5) 92 Delighted to have cut flower (4) 93 Screen with scoring unit placed on 120? (5,5) 98 Lumber one can redirect to Victorian location (9) 99 Let in or let on (8) 102 Victorian city’s summons to meal including fish (7) 103 Sweet fungus (7) 105 Competitor one 99 (7) 107 Water-bearing layer provided monarch under a quart (7) 108 Still crossing? (7) 109 City of Bath or other (6) 110 One dealing with office records for Sri Lanka aircraftman (5) 111 Conservative politician going round Royal Academy is hard to make out (5) 112 Intend to put roots down and remove top (5) 113 Diamonds. Surprises? (5) 115 Poetic composition’s unit of length (5) 117 Try and listen (4) 118 What’s above gods or of circles (4)