GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
13 Code word representing the 16th letter of the alphabet (4) 14 Innermost sanctuaries in Greek temples (5) 15 Mistreated (6) 16 Biscuit containing a layer of compressed currants (9)
18 Font (8)
19 Area of ground for take-off and landing (8)
20 Short rests taken in a horizontal position (3-5)
23 By way of (3)
25 Hard hat (6)
26 To an excessive or exaggerated degree (4,3,3)
29 Medieval prose narratives in Old Icelandic (5)
34 Fruit of the
blackthorn (4) 35 Suffocate (5)
36 Twist together (7) 37 100-eyed monster in
Greek mythology (5) 39 Explosive device
sent in the post (6,4) 41 Optical illusion
caused by heat (6) 42 British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean (2,6) 44 Skin tight garment
(7)
46 Crucial (9)
48 Not at all (2,3) 50 Wild mammal’s
hidden home (3) 53 Governance by experts with specialised knowledge (11)
54 US decoration for those wounded or killed in action (6,5) 58 Vocals (3)
59 Titles given to women with the rank of Knight Commander (5) 60 Type of triangle with two sides of equal length (9) 62 Implement used to free blockages from plumbing (7) 66 Bottle with a stopper
for serving (8) 68 Cony (6)
70 Moving staircases
(10)
73 Proceed without interruption and seamlessly (5) 74 Hard, shiny dark brown nuts of the horse chestnut (7) 75 Black in heraldry (5) 77 Futile (4)
79 Shop (5)
81 Help (10)
83 State of extreme
confusion (6) 85 Make a request (3) 88 Flying (8) 91 Tree-living (8) 93 People who move to a new, previously unpopulated, area (8)
96 Relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation (9) 97 One who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain (6) 98 Mistake (5) 99 Large hessian bag
(4)
DOWN
1 Lots (4)
2 Less wild (5) 3 Cure-all (7) 4 Garden in Athens in which Aristotle taught philosophy (6)
5 Portion of tobacco when used for chewing (3) 6 Loose-fitting undergarments which have shoulder straps (9)
7 Engage in a struggle
(6)
8 Scoff (4) 9 Two-masted sailing
vessel (4)
10 US coins each worth one tenth of a dollar (5)
11 Symbol of holiness
or purity (4) 12 Prejudices (6) 17 Natural desires to satisfy bodily needs (9)
21 Move from side to
side (3)
22 Fragrant essential oil made from rose petals (4)
24 Treated with
disrespect (8) 27 Brightly coloured
tropical fish (5) 28 Complies with laws
or commands (5) 30 Diamond pattern on
knitted garments (6) 31 One that is not
present (8)
32 The majority of (4) 33 Cunning and
unscrupulous (13) 35 The largest island in
the West Indies (4) 36 Decree (5) 38 Groups organised to look for missing persons (6,7) 40 Scrooge (5) 43 People who deal in
stolen goods (6) 45 Playing card with
three spots (4) 47 Ability to make good judgements and quick decisions (6) 49 Call given, typically three times, by a town crier (4) 51 Change location (4) 52 Female relation (4) 55 Looks quickly and
furtively (5) 56 County of SW
England (8)
57 Poor countryfolk (8) 61 Omits (5) 63 Burrowing mammal
(6)
64 Primary (9)
65 Body of water (4) 67 Sways (5)
69 Ovine sound (5) 71 Relating to the
mouth (4)
72 Artificial language
devised in 1887 (9) 76 Small sponge cake usually soaked in rum-flavoured syrup (4)
78 Is significant or
important (7)
79 Male fertilising
organ of a flower (6) 80 Belonging to us (3) 82 Relating to Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland (6) 84 Strongly wish for (6) 86 Adjusted to the required position or degree of accuracy (5)
87 Thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth (5) 89 Person in charge (4) 90 Profoundly immoral
and wicked (4) 92 Boast (4) 94 Triangular structure for positioning the balls in pool (4) 95 Married (3)
House call: Italian actress Sophia Loren on the set of the film Lady L at Castle Howard on March 10 1965. She was starring with Paul Newman and David Niven in the comedy, which was written and directed by Peter Ustinov.