Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Giant Crossword
ACROSS
1 Witty remarks (8)
5 Rough pictures (7)
9 Lead or zinc, e.g. (4,5)
14 Surname of two US
Presidents (5)
16 Alcohol taken to calm
nerves (5,5)
23 Name shared by a Greek goddess and a genus of owls (6)
24 Exclude (9)
25 Branch of science (7)
26 __ Anderson, US film
director (3)
27 Removing (9)
28 Pakistani language (4)
29 Shabby (4-2-4)
DOWN
2 Sponsor (9)
3 Unripe capsicum (5,6) 4 Warns (6)
6 Giant, troll (4)
7 Lessen (8)
8 Glasses (10)
9 Avoid (6)
10 Heavens (3)
11 Retain (8)
12 Duty (4)
13 Moving down (8)
14 Fable writer (5)
15 Glut (9)
17 Accepting (6) 30 Indicates (7)
31 __ James, US singer (4) 32 Camera stand (6)
33 Epidermis (4)
34 Desserts (7)
37 Tendon (5)
38 Arab country (5)
39 __ Girls, former girl
band (5)
40 Strictness (10)
42 Mother-of-pearl (5)
43 Rotary engines (8)
48 Fibre (4)
49 Employs (7)
50 Tip up (8)
51 __ cross bun, baked
treat (3) 18 Harmonising Chinese
practice (4,4)
19 Whole number (5,6)
20 Jog (5)
21 Vital (9)
22 Personification of winter
weather (4,5)
31 Completeness (8)
35 Concisely (7)
36 Hut made of snow (5)
41 American (slang) (6)
44 Corrected (7)
45 Abominable snowman (4) 46 Dirtied (7) 52 Showing curiosity (10)
53 Game popular in France (6) 58 Lack (8)
61 Took part in a game (6)
62 Pays attention (7)
63 One who puts money into
a business (8)
65 Italian composer (10)
70 Proposal (10)
72 Month (8)
73 Huge ship that famously
sank (7)
74 Picturesque (6)
75 Degree from the
equator (8)
82 Impede (6)
83 Motorised vessels (10) 47 Liz __, character in sitcom
30 Rock (5)
54 Typographical error (4)
55 Mollusc (5)
56 Dull (7)
57 Volcano (4)
59 Prudence (7)
60 __ Daly, British TV
presenter (4)
64 Portent (4)
66 Circles (5)
67 Causing vomiting (6)
68 Slaughter (8)
69 Charming (7) 85 __ St. Clement, British
actress (3)
86 Allotted (8)
87 Apart (7)
88 Enthusiastic (4)
94 Devastating blow (8)
95 Part of a tree after
felling (5)
96 Game between
grandmasters (5,5)
97 Mode of transport (5)
98 Climb (5)
99 African animal, in short (5) 103 Pressing clothes (7)
105 Pubs (4)
106 Again! (shouted by
audiences) (6) 71 Doctor, shamen (8,3)
76 Make weary (4)
77 General store (7,4)
78 Relevant (9)
79 Drop in standard (5)
80 Actual doing, as opposed
to theoretically (2,8)
81 Stamina (9)
84 Subjugator (9)
89 Rash (9)
90 House with one level (8) 91 Without equal (8)
92 Sickened (5,3)
93 Photo (8) 108
109 110
113 114 115 116 118 119 120 121 122
123 124 __ Sampras, US former tennis player (4) Absconds (7)
Having a disagreement (7,3) Wander (4)
Instruments (9)
Hatchet (3)
Brief view (7)
Standing accused (2,3,4) Garden tool (6) Grass-cutters (4-6)
Big (5)
The __ Barking, Dodie Smith novel (9)
African country (7) Hunger (8) 100 Reflective object (6) 101 Commercial (6)
102 Circus tent (3,3)
104 __ Cameron, Scottish
comedian (5)
107 Short-lived fashion (5) 111 Indian city (4)
112 The __, U2 guitarist (4) 117 Laundry fastener (3)