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1 Ask __, Q&A focused e-business (6) 5 Earthy lump (4)

8 Hurried (6)

10 Naomi __, UK supermodel (8)

14 Bereaved wives (6)

16 Incident (5)

22 Water feature (8)

23 Null and void (7)

24 Weapon used in the Middle Ages (7) 26 Irritable (9)

27 Salvation __, charity (4)

29 Verse (4)

30 Day before (3)

31 Controls (5)

33 Retain (4)

34 File added to an email (10)

35 Sheriff (5)

36 Cereal used in puddings (4)

39 Infirmary (8)

41 Selected (6)

42 A person with strong interests,

informally (6)

43 Performer (5)

45 Epinephrin­e (10)

49 Wilt (6)

51 Farewell (5)

54 Unlikely (10)

55 Passionate­ly (8)

60 Liberated (8)

62 Never-ending (3-4)

63 Mock action (5)

64 Will __, UK singer who won

Pop Idol in 2002 (5)

65 Group (3)

68 Shout of disgust (3) 69 Indian language (5)

71 Relinquish (5)

72 Plead (7)

75 Long drink (8)

80 Suicide (4-4)

82 Great painters (3,7)

84 Australian wild dog (5)

86 Remove weapons from (6)

88 Appointed (10)

91 Gowns (5)

93 Revolution­aries (6)

95 Sewing implement (6)

97 Lacking skill (8)

100 1995 film starring a piglet (4)

102 Group of bees (5)

103 Fierce verbal attacks (10)

104 Mythical queen (4)

106 Enthusiasm (5)

109 Falsehood (3)

110 Expensive (4)

111 __ Partridge, comedy character

played by Steve Coogan (4)

112 Close result (4,5)

114 Double (7)

117 __ Jones, fictional hero played by

Harrison Ford (7)

118 Lift (8)

119 Northeaste­rnmost US state (5) 120 Phantoms (6)

121 Unfamiliar person (8)

122 In a self-satisfied manner (6)

123 Location (4)

124 Is situated (6)

DOWN

2 Thrift (7)

3 Poison (5)

4 Assume a defensive position (5,2) 6 The River Soar flows through

this UK city (9)

7 Frogman (5)

8 New __, capital of India (5)

9 Anguillifo­rm fish (3)

11 Priest’s vestment (3)

12 Toilet, informally (3)

13 Aged (7)

14 Cereal grass (5)

15 Sunrise (8)

17 Renovates (5)

18 Forbidden (5)

19 Translate (9)

20 Leg joint (4)

21 Imbibe (4,2)

25 Colourless liquid (5)

26 Burst into laughter (5,2)

28 Put into new order (9)

32 Thus (3)

33 Gustavo __, Brazilian former

world tennis No.1 (7)

37 Spirt consumed with tonic (3)

38 The Dark __, 2008 Batman film (6)

40 Rent (5)

41 Twosomes (5)

43 Put an end to (9)

44 Exchange of shots (5)

46 Computer network linking devices

locally (init.) (3)

47 Be in debt (3)

48 Angel (6)

50 Type of pasta (7)

52 Disrobes (9)

53 Dead __, UK comedy sketch show (7) 54 Have strong effect on (7)

56 Conflict, friction (7)

57 Organ (5) 58 Source of power (4)

59 Smell (5)

61 Sicilian volcano (4)

66 Shove (6)

67 Popular Christian festival (9)

70 Lazy person (5)

73 Dessert (6)

74 Weapon (7)

76 Bottled spirit (5)

77 Thick soup (5)

78 Covered (9)

79 Flightless bird (3)

81 Muhammad __, US boxing legend (3) 83 Jewellery item (7)

85 Begging (9)

87 Leftovers (8)

89 Age (3)

90 Snooping (6)

92 Absorber (7)

94 Sheep’s cry (5)

96 Man’s best friend (3)

98 Peter __, comic actor in the Pink

Panther films (7)

99 Precious stone (7)

100 Orlando __, Lord of the

Rings actor (5)

101 __ MacArthur, successful British solo

yachtswoma­n (5)

103 Supports (5)

105 Worshipped object (4)

107 Sorrowfull­y (5)

108 Semi-transparen­t gemstones (5)

110 __ Ross, US singer, actress

and record producer (5)

113 Of the item (3)

115 Single (3)

116 Water barrier (3)

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