Cumnock Chronicle

Giant Crossword

ACROSS

12 In a violent rage (7)

14 Atlantic‑coast US state (8) 15 Dealer in insurance, for example (6)

Adjourn (5)

Female singing voice (4) Copied illegally (7)

Cornish pie (5)

Nattering (9)

Keep a tally (5)

Flecked (7)

Concerning medical operations (8)

Included in, within (5) Disgrace (6)

Extremely agitated (7) Amusing or entertaini­ng poetry (5,5)

Person providing a voice‑over (8)

Escorted (5)

Laugh maliciousl­y (6) Deliverer (7)

Absolutely not (2,2,5) Hygienic (8)

Alluring (8)

Beer container (7) Concerning (5) Engagement token (4) Matching set of furniture (5)

Every one of (3)

Another word for the full stop (3)

Equipped with weapons (5) Cook (in a restaurant) (4) ___ Kush, Asian mountain range (5)

Favourable transactio­n (7) Colour found in police and sailors’ uniforms (4,4) Privates ___,

Peter Nichols play (2,6)

___ yourself, do too much (9)

Keep locked up (7) Mollycoddl­e (6)

Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

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DOWN

1 Ricochet (7)

2 Ox‑stomach as food (5)

Walk stealthily (6)

Grew older (4)

Cuts (5)

Results in (6) Competentl­y (4) Kipling’s jungle boy (6) Deep Scottish loch (4) Attached house (4) Jamming into place (7) Item worn over a kilt (7) Lathery, bubbly (6)

___ Carrey, Bruce Almighty actor (3)

Flair, skill (5)

Old artefact (5)

Creative (4)

Melodic sounds (5) Float gently (4)

Pelting with rocks (7) Up‑to‑date (6)

Church bazaars, eg (5) Mixed drink (8)

Large deep bay (4) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 17 18

25 27 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 38

Bad‑tempered and peevish (8)

Insulate against noise (10)

Backslide (7)

Few and far between (6) Variety of steak (1‑4) Diffident (8)

Walked (7)

Full English breakfast? (3‑2)

On the way (2,7)

Island in the

Ionian Sea (5)

Twining plant shoot (7) Modern Eboracum (4) Very wavy (hair) (5) Bankrupt (6)

Farm trough containing disinfecta­nt (5‑3) Employees’ wages (7) 39

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African country east of Angola (6)

Fragrant herb (6)

___ Howard, Apollo 13 director (3)

Angry shout (4)

Spiral (5)

___ Callas, famous soprano (5)

Just a taste (7)

Jazz piano style (7)

Daniel ___, Skyfall star (5) Second‑hand (4)

Childish name for a cat (5) Figure, form (4)

Dodge (5)

Shade of orange (5) Stoppered glass container (8) Fire‑breathing creature (6) Recite (6) 71

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Rubbish or refuse of any kind (7)

Coarse fibre (4)

Inner layer or coating (6) Desert waterhole (5) Conger ___, fish (3) Bustle, commotion (2‑2) (Had) travelled by air (5) Bulgaria’s capital (5) Accomplish­ed (5) Durable timber (4) Cathedral recess (4) Fortified Spanish wine (6) Atomiser (7)

Slanting (angle) (7) Childish and silly (7) Contemplat­e (6)

Beat (6)

Sketching implement (6) 101 102 103 105 106 107 108

Telecopied document (3) Not loud (5)

Also called (5)

Shop’s money drawer (4) Goad onward (4)

Secret language (4)

Kind (4)