THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Inuit abode 4. Casualty, a … of the disaster 8. Northern Indian state
12. Applying
16. Say hello, … the guests
18. Flowering shrubs
19. Opportunities, the … are endless
21. Crisp types of lettuce
23. Jewish religious teacher
24. To a certain extent, … upset
26. Tár star, … Blanchett
28. Painful, … joints
31. Adhesive compound, … resin
32. Small green legume
34. French word of farewell
35. Scrub clean
36. Stage or movie performer
37. Censorial noise 38. Rotten, awful
39. Stingy, tight-fisted
41. Equal, the … amount
44. Gnocchi ingredient
45. Make a data entry error
49. Raced
51. Penniless (slang)
53. Rome landmark, … Fountain
54. Bits of leftover food, eg
56. Reverberates
57. Cultural proscriptions
59. Qatar’s capital
60. Abhor, loathe
62. Spotty skin condition
63. Misfortunes, woes
64. Polynesian-themed drinks venue, … bar
65. Building plot 67. Stinging insect
70. Sloping access
73. Colour-detecting membrane in the eye
75. Physicist or biologist, eg
76. Sporting venues
77. Gathered trim
78. Sweet liquid
79. Green vege, Brussels …
80. Opposed to
84. Garment that covers completely 85. Trade, exchange
88. Number in a quintet 90. Stored documents in an organised manner 92. Curio from the past 93. Nuku’alofa’s nation 94. Diplomatic helpers 96. Big, horned African pachyderm 97. Comes equipped with 99. Repeated emblem 100. Gives a nickname, eg 103. Strong cord 105. Crusty Italian loaf 107. Doorbell peal 108. Plaiting, … her hair 109. Professional boxers (5-8) 111. Differences of opinion 112. Names in court, eg 113. Acute apprehension 114. Flush, blush
115. Most up-to-date, latest 116. Personal heroes, my …
DOWN
2. World travellers 3. Car’s trip-measuring device 4. Fruit-bearing climbers 5. Translucent eye membrane
6. Fail to heed, snubbed 7. Virginia Woolf novel, … Dalloway
8. Fizz, verve
9. Idealised place
10. Star of Shakespeare In Love, … Fiennes
11. Traditional fairytale, … In The Wood
13. Cruel, vindictive
14. Community, nearby locale 15. Reaches, … at the destination 17. Container for cigarette butts 20. Treble woodwind instrument
22. Feel around blindly
25. Drug extracted from poppies
26. Greenish blue
27. Tribal symbol
29. Light wrinkled paper
30. Short shrill barks
32. Arguments in favour
33. In a skilful way
39. Medal-winning Kiwi swimmer, … Burmester
40. Spanish for “friend”
42. Keenly awake 43. Amend text 44. Travel ID documents 46. Offending, denigrating 47. Care for, … to the sick 48. Terrifies into stillness 50. Provided medicine, … the prescription 52. Walk wearily, trudge 53. Short-sleeved tops (1-6)
55. Type of nut
58. Church table
59. Morning condensation
61. Clairvoyance (1,1,1)
66. Purification, … of surgical instruments
68. Ghana’s capital
69. Firmly against
71. French thank you
72. Without reserve or restriciton, … love
74. Painting, sculpture, etc
76. Church recess
80. Make an unrehearsed speech (2-3)
81. Bridge’s curved span
82. Meshes
83. Ballroom dance
86. Classic card game
87. Poke with a finger
88. Celebrity, renown
89. Enfranchised person
90. Surgical pincers
91. Visionaries
94. Declared to be true
95. Propose, … a plan
98. Fervent, an … fan
101. UN, … Nations
102. Rare, hard to obtain
103. Amend, modify
104. Catwalk show,
fashion …
106. Hole-boring tool
108. Flat French cap
110. Wrongdoing
111. Wild beast’s lair