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ACROSS:
1 Caress sucker? (1,4,5)
6 Pygmy antelope or Nile wader without a tail (5)
10 Robber put the kybosh on it, by the sound of it (6)
16 Making a great noise (4)
18 Figure thou hast deserted and desert, too (4)
19 Place to end the barrister's daily fee (5)
21 Guided polite members to front door (7)
24 A costing engineer with religious doubts (8)
26 Wife qualified to assist first (8)
27 My friend is a bit of a backward primate (3)
28 Sex-change suffix (3)
30 Lug worm finally being a symbol (5)
32 Three as a prefix (3)
33 Naomi's source of compassion (4)
35 Delivers (5,3)
37 Run out of horror mag edited in wicked city (8)
38 A lieutenant bearing one star (6)
39 I head riveting, intriguing and quiet nationality (5)
41 At heart, Willy is crook (3)
42 Islam no problem in this empire (7)
45 Delivery from the gun-runner? (5)
46 Certify it's all right by issuing this? (3)
48 Jumper, half hunter, still came first (7)
50 Aren't contradicted? (3)
52 Boycott to proceed after turning amber (7)
53 Pretentious Greek character doubled up (6)
56 Not a sum that's incorrect - sums (7)
57 Spend very little time on getting killed during a space journey (8)
59 Make a big hit that fails to finish off Larry (3)
62 Short Egyptian king backing it for everyone in Rome (5)
64 Urge to get a horse going (3)
65 The man's a fool - he stuck to a fat-free diet (4,5)
67 Some Romans disturbing the CID? (3)
69 Miner slumped against a thing in court (2,3)
70 Sound animal of Russian forests (5)
71 Unruly crowd captures a kingdom of old (4)
72 County girl (5)
74 Firm about one of two Andean shrubs (4)
75 Ancient Scandinavian fellow (6)
76 Rough deal for one loved by Zeus (4)
78 Given modest share of grief (5)
79 Duty of foreign royalty under a broken down cot? (6)
82 His Lordship's nickname on all the pens (4)
84 Finally feed fire in hearth, wood being low (6)
86 Lily losing 51 miles per hour - point to bodily fluids (6)
88 In the morning he gives a slight cough (4)
89 Moved unit is unmoved (2,4)
90 Philosopher almost went rigid (5)
92 The doctor is in the extremes of ecstasy; it goes against the current … (4)
94 Like a fox, tailless, taking head of such flowers? (6)
95 Be mother for the French (4)
96 Sectarian taking up one particular emperor? (5)
97 Runs into animals (4)
99 Go beyond an alfresco celebration (5)
101 We sat outside in a states anxiety (5)
103 So this is the land of March composer! (3)
104 The woman's fish, we hold are needed here, and in what other place? (5,4)
107 Thickhead gets one article for Pedro's aunt (3)
108 Perms seen aboard ship? (5)
110 Good king in the middle of the whales (3)
111 In underneath trap, caught first eastern region turtle (8)
113 Big top top in Roman nick (7)
116 Continual growth is important to his industry (6)
118 Routine operation before birth (2,5)
121 Said only partly by the groom? (1,2)
123 Someone used to cause a hitch (3-4)
125 What fun to be seen at the tramps' ball! (3)
126 Top entertainment after midday brought not a single person! (2-3)
127 Incline to get works put up and brought to attention (7)
129 Resort was pa's choice, of course (3)
131 Romantic type in anguish without love? Right (5)
133 Exact a bygone wrong (6)
135 Foundered, with first of boats trapped here? (8)
138 Solves a mystery and brightens (6,2)
141 The East cross in U.K.? (4)
142 Social worker (3)
144 This might get a ruddy turn, that is to say, on the bed (5)
146 Sat around with former service women? (3)
148 Highlander's denial? (3)
149 It's to do with the shoulder of part of a monastic habit (8)
151 Good subject if a boy has a definite inclination for it (8)
155 Nail-hardener a tinker employed (7)
156 My boy take Indian Airlines and meet her! (5)
157 She may sound pretentious but she is Indian? (4)
158 It indicates a source of English degree (4)
159 Princess to help out in old Greek city (6)
160 Pulls out American troops (5)
161 Fasteners required? Yes, if pants get torn (6,4)
DOWN:
2 Severely limit us to shots in the arm (7)
3 Carry punters money here (4)
4 The ornament is in the hold (5)
5 Beastly character with a head for drink (3)
6 Whatever has nothing to do with William the Conqueror's half-brother (3)
7 As a suffix there is none ahead of it! (3)
8 Torment with something attractive (4)
9 Company in Greek capital going round under an assumed name (5)
11 This wind record could be a dreadful goner, Ma’am (9)
12 French actor molested over his god? (9)
13 Manuscript I turned up for this religion, or philosophy (3)
14 Object of an action in which one tries to behave suitably? (3,5,2,2)
15 I am smart if I certify that the contract contains a trick (8)
17 Relax, even in sunny Cook Isle (6)
20 Always he loses his head in the presence of royalty (3)
21 A normal amount first for the soldier (4)
22 You won't fit it boring to any great degree; only minimally (6,3)
23 Red-backed article from the German (3)
25 Muslim, if coming to America, is sent back (4)
26 The dressmaker's cough? (3)
29 Male found in any battle (5)
31 Boy soldier (5)
34 Sweetmeat for Henry and Virginia (5)
35 Slow-witted bird (6)
36 Terror caused by Roundhead in battle (6)
40 Anne had a way with it (4)
43 Patsy goes to ruin (6)
44 Got up like a flower (5)
47 Finite cut's ribbon-like pasta (9)
49 Dressed like a lord, while `is missus went down the pit (7)
51 Prominent feature of Anne's room (5,4)
53 Bringing lads close to breakdown in Southern Spain (5,3,3)
54 Something rugged about poor clothing (4)
55 Class of some silk stockings? (3)
56 Current term for a politician (3)
58 Unopposed in Rome, in short (3,3)
60 Religious leader enters a sham Indian heritage (6)
61 It's worn by some young imbibers! (3)
63 Satirise ridiculous old prophet (8)
65 Water-fetcher got crook after July 1st (4)
66 A measure of enlightenment (6,5)
68 Fashioned once on the outside of a boat (5)
71 Team annoyed a little about computer storage information (8)
73 Slab torn apart to make garments (4)
77 Public notice last month: headgear shows maturity (9)
80 Welshman Richard started becoming shy (4)
81 Stir up self-introduction for a bit of fruit (9)
83 The last of the Mohicans can move around in South America (5)
85 Sort of fowl (6)
87 Aspire to reform an ancient country (6)
91 Smart gash with the end of a blade (4)
93 Having pulled over and stopped (5,2)
97 Floor covering top secret (3)
98 Being opposed to the building of seats for spectators? (6,1,5)
100 In America, the heartless teacher used to be behind the iron curtain (4)
102 Beastly hand sent back with it when one follows the animal? (6)
105 Greek character met in your holidays (3)
106 He makes a comeback in a skiffle group (3)
107 Area covered by religious pamphlet (5)
109 Struggle with aim and stance (9)
111 A steel assembly plant (6)
112 How to march on foot (6)
114 Such a person may not use his tongue when speaking (9)
115 Coastal resort - Chesil Bank, for instance (4,5)
117 In an insane world again! (4)
119 Discrimination a cannibal appreciates in people (5)
120 Mysteriously craves directions to deep fissure (8)
122 Injury when put on a reel (5)
124 Muhammad's first of the desirable ones (1-4)
128 Quietly the busybody changes by being in the front! (6)
130 Find fault with a sound period of rule (7)
132 Month to get an article for eight first? (4)
134 Young age obtained by initially putting eight in ten? (4)
136 Lay broadcast (3)
137 County has vital elements of education introduced (5)
139 Gem of a girl locally? (5)
140 Flower of a curious kind! (3)
143 There's something rank in an uncouth sort of way for such a one (3)
145 In which one's name goes down for duty or comes up with gratitude (4)
147 Quarrel made fellow beam (4)
150 Pastry in pieces (3)
152 Yen in principle accepted in China (3)
153 Look at Southend to see some part of another city (3)
154 No good leaving numbers to make an appeal (3)
SOLUTION TO JUMBO CROSSWORD - 127
Across: 1 Rock-bottom, 6 Liszt, 10 Fan-jet, 16 Roue, 18 Kirk, 19 Array, 21 Wickets, 24 Paganini, 26 Ptomaine, 27 Ava, 28 Ave, 30 Genii, 32 Gyp, 33 Sing, 35 Eminence, 37 Santiago, 38 Petrov, 39 Ditto, 41 Rae, 42 Elysian, 45 Beaux, 46 Orc, 48 Bedroll, 50 Icy, 52 Quite so, 53 Embryo, 56 Enlaces, 57 Botswana, 59 Ats, 62 Iceni, 64 Els, 65 Jack Sprat, 67 Ran, 69 Etude, 70 Ilona, 71 Cyst, 72 Endue, 74 Dung, 75 Not now, 76 Urdu, 78 Holed, 79 Arnhem, 82 Omeo, 84 Peewit, 86 Leeway, 88 Veda, 89 Missus, 90 Eddie, 92 Stem, 94 Albion, 95 Pain, 96 Arson, 97 Paws, 99 Erato, 101 Cuffs, 103 Uno, 104 Cat and dog, 107 Ben, 108 Felon, 110 B y o, 111 Befuddle, 113 Classic, 116 Gutter, 118 Oatcake, 121 Nym, 123 Pen pals, 125 Oda, 126 Palki, 127 Tussled, 129 Eel, 131 Chair, 133 Omahas, 135 Hibernia, 138 Gripping, 141 No-no, 142 Lee, 144 Foray, 146 Ono, 148 Lsd, 149 Arranges, 151 Roughage, 155 Claudia, 156 Wreck, 157 Goya, 158 Alas, 159 Resets, 160 North, 161 By and large.
Down: 2 Olivier, 3 Brer, 4 Orpen, 5 Moa, 6 Lea, 7 Ski, 8 Zing, 9 Tries, 11 Antitoxin, 12 Jambalaya, 13 Era, 14 Trigonometry, 15 Eyepiece, 17 Uganda, 20 Any, 21 Wasp, 22 Cantabile, 23 Sam, 25 Nyet, 26 Pin, 29 Vinyl, 31 Naval, 34 Greet, 35 Ever so, 36 Cinema, 40 Obey, 43 Looted, 44 Slows, 47 Squiredom, 49 Debited, 51 Clearways, 53 Enlightened, 54 Roan, 55 Oak, 56 ESP, 58 Sledge, 60 Tsetse, 61 TNT, 63 Neurosis, 65 Jowl, 66 Candle power, 68 Asked, 71 Converse, 73 Dues, 77 Ups-a-daisy, 80 Hems, 81 Main angel, 83 Milan, 85 Whinny, 87 Winced, 91 Drag, 93 Taffeta, 97 Pub, 98 Wool-gatherer, 100 Rout, 102 Undone, 105 ABC, 106 Dog, 107 Bumps, 109 Lease-hold, 111 Bestir, 112 Lapdog, 114 Snowbanks, 115 Imperfect, 117 Uric, 119 Clean, 120 Corn laws, 122 Flair, 124 Elgin, 128 Urinal, 130 Lansing, 132 Agog, 134 Soda, 136 Nos, 137 Aaron, 139 Poesy, 140 NOC, 143 Err, 145 Yo-yo, 147 Fail, 150 Ace, 152 UAR, 153 Hah, 154 Gab.