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2 Sideways across a ship (5)
8 Collection of books (7)
14 Cultured dairy product (7)
15 Oriental (7)
16 Chicken product (3)
17 – Thurman, actress (3)
18 Decorative addition to a plate (7)
19 Suffer as a penalty (5)
20 Texture and pattern on timber (5)
21 Cold-blooded vertebrate (7)
23 Japanese rice and seafood delicacy (5)
24 Surname of film-making brothers
Joel and Ethan (4)
25 Freight (5)
26 Boardgame involving counters (10)
30 Carbon –, gas exhaled during
respiration (7)
31 Keen (4)
32 Annoyance (4)
33 Bright red (7)
37 Yellow fruit (6)
39 Cat’s sensitive facial hairs (8)
41 Portentous sign (4)
43 River flowing through London (6)
47 Loud rumbling sound which
follows lightning (7)
49 Pasture (6)
50 Small wave (6)
51 Male deer (4)
53 Mountain (3)
55 Fundamental (5)
56 Small four-stringed guitar (7)
58 – Mystery Tour, 1967 Beatles album
and film (7)
59 Simple lifting device (5)
61 Shady tree (3)
62 Old wine-bottle stopper (4)
64 Urban bird (6)
65 Snake-haired gorgon of
Greek legend (6)
67 Major road (7)
71 Spicy continental sausage (6)
72 American high school dance (4)
73 Casino game with a wheel (8)
74 Sleeping cushion (6)
78 Lively ballroom dance in 4/4 time (7)
79 Chimney conduit (4)
80 Sunset (4)
82 Scent, cologne (7)
86 Annual international song contest (10)
88 Bride’s partner (5)
89 Blue toner used in digital printers (4)
90 Zsa-Zsa –, Hollywood socialite (5)
94 City in the Otago region of New
Zealand’s South Island (7)
96 Mode of expression (5)
97 Stringed instrument (5)
98 Style of architecture and design
prominent between the World Wars
of the early 20th century (3,4)99 Long-bodied fish (3)
100 Football ground snack (3)
101 Hair-washing product (7)
102 North American grassland (7)
103 Closest (7)
104 South Pacific Island kingdom (5)1 Johanna –, television presenter (6)
2 Outdoor, in relation to dining (2,6)
3 Display, as of artworks (10)
4 Apocryphal folk tale (4)
5 Christina –, pop music diva (8)
6 From the Netherlands (5)
7 Everlasting (7)
8 Travellers’ bags (7)
9 – Cranston, star of Breaking Bad (5)
10 Plentiful (8)
11 Annual period (4)
12 Clairvoyant, psychic (6)
13 World wide web (8)
22 Ancient Egyptian god-kings (8)24 Staff on a boat (4)
27 Smooch (4)
28 Spanish afternoon nap (6)
29 Apt, fitting and attractive (8)
30 First public appearance (5)
34 Restriction (5)
35 Down-graded in rank (7)
36 Poisonous snake (3)
38 Naming words (5)
40 Meal comprising a meat pattie
on a bun (9)
42 In anticipation, particularly relating
to childbirth (9)
44 Sweetener refined from cane (5)
45 Victory (7)
46 Rich, affluent (7)
48 Gaming cubes used in 26 across (4)
52 Forward momentum (7)
54 Sink stopper (4)
55 Defensive players in a
football team (5)
57 Huge (8)
60 Letter such as A, E, I, O, or U (5)63 Ease (5)
66 Of practical value (6)
68 Australian big foot (5)
69 Made better, enhanced (8)
70 Scoring play in rugby (3)
75 Agricultural watering system (10)
76 – Redding, 1960s soul singer (4)
77 Rotate, twirl (4)
78 Devilish (8)
79 Group of maritime vessels (8)
81 Computer typing device (8)
83 Hand-held rain shelter (8)
84 Brass instrument (7)
85 Idea (7)
87 Aircraft landing strip (6)
91 Giaan –, former swimmer and
television presenter (6)
92 Long-barrelled firearm (5)
93 Ceremonial table (5)
95 Gas used in advertising lights (4)
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