THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Combat practice, military …
5. My Kitchen Rules host, … Feildel
8. Not ready for eating 11. Avoided, … capture 16. Expire, go out of date 17. Happening out of doors (4-3) 19. Worried constantly 20. Polishes to a shine 21. Contested
22. Neighbours setting, Ramsay … 23. Keenly 25. Sentiments, emotions 27. Clothes-drying stand 30. Physicists and biologists, etc 31. Stuck in a boring existence (2,1,3) 32. Short journey, quick … 33. Satirical sarcasm 37. Motorcycle brand, Harley … 41. Rougher 42. Undamaged, whole (2,3,5) 44. Ballet skirt 45. Afresh, start … 46. Move extremely slowly, … along
47. Tender and painful to the touch
48. Invited, … to dance
50. Friends star, Matt … 51. Turkey’s largest city 54. Race an engine,
… the motor
56. Dux, … of the class 57. Written sound of laughter (2-2) 59. Compass direction 61. Brine (4,5) 63. Nearby, shop … 66. Show tender affection for, … on
68. Anne Hathaway movie,
… Enchanted
69. Italian opera singer, Andrea … 70. Dependence on drug, eg 73. Mongrel dog 75. Curve in a road
76. Old Australian TV police drama, … Shop
78. Lamb’s mother 79. Bore a grudge about 80. Grounded electrically 82. Folder for incoming emails
84. Utter defeat 85. Eastern prince 87. Crockery, tea …
89. Bygone times, in the …
91. Stresses, … the point
94. Indonesian island
96. On the floor above
99. Cuttlefish ink
101. Middle of the leg
102. Became less agitated,
… down
103. Inspires, urges on
106. Energetic, a … walk
108. Produce, … electricity
110. More tedious
111. Make fun of, parody (4,2)
112. Wild animal’s den 115. Entertain
116. Naked Gun star, Leslie … 117. No Doubt vocalist, Gwen …
118. The Birds star, … Hedren
119. Rouse from sleep
120. See reason, come to
your …
121. Cummerbund
122. Fading away (5,3)
DOWN
1. Invigorated 2. Female sovereign 3. Gnaw on a bone 4. Unplanned, a … gesture 6. Process of changing to suit the circumstances 7. Outcry
8. Not just, an … decision 9. German white wine variety
10. My Kitchen Rules host, … Evans 12. Fashion tag, designer … 13. Protective, … measures 14. Cease, pause
15. Star of Red Sparrow, Joel …
18. Place where lashes grow
24. Blood vessels 26. Follower of an Eastern religion
28. Tel Aviv is there 29. Former French currency 32. Perform like Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire, eg (3-5)
34. Animal Farm author, George …
35. Colour of custard 36. Bring into action, … troops 38. Guacamole essential 39. Perform again 40. Avert or avoid,
… off hunger 41. Bounder 42. Animated movie,
Monsters …
43. Olivia Newton-john song, Banks Of The … 46. Immediate, get an … response
49. Lure into danger 52. Divide, disunite 53. Beautiful woman, … of the ball
55. Vehicle that’s not brand new (4,3)
56. In Cold Blood author, … Capote
58. Ham joint used for stock 60. Veteran rock singer, … Cooper 62. Explosive (1,1,1) 64. Calgary’s Canadian province
65. Torpor
67. Stretch
69. Trade without money 71. Lemons and limes, … fruit
72. Frozen polar region (3,3) 74. US Lone Star State 77. Verses, poems 80. Environmental Impact Statement (1,1,1) 81. Obligations 82. Queensland mining town, Mount … 83. Chance, if the … arises 86. Eating occasions 88. People playing tricks 90. Theatre platform 92. Piece of land projecting into the sea
93. Provoking, … violence
95. Measure of length
97. Toothpaste flavour
98. Asks
100. Transplantable eye
membrane
104. Hair-wash liquid
105. Large tropical lizard
106. Dummy bullets
107. Coloured parts of the
eyes
109. Superman actor, Christopher … 113. Yield to another 114. Prince Harry’s old school