ACROSS:
1 A chorus - one taken from "All hail Jehu" perhaps (10)
6 Picture a beginner as being slow of speech (5)
10 It's not really used as a prefix (6)
16 I ask for foreign drink (4)
18 Liberal atmosphere in den (4)
19 Revolutionary type of linen (5)
21 Mystic interpretation of why the taxi is by the Welsh lake (7)
24 Inform on female assistant (4,4)
26 Sort of recorder involved in test case (8)
27 Whatever has nothing to do with William the Conqueror's half-brother (3)
28 Travel over a port in India (3)
30 Biblical character to go up with incomplete game (5)
32 Angry at being given a place behind the bags (3)
33 Give a besting to party official (4)
35 She has devotion for the lord, no doubt (4-4)
37 Search me discovering some fine soft wool (8)
38 Malaise almost brought about by foreign food (6)
39 Still producing cheerful songs (5)
41 The number you can send back free of charges (3)
42 She might be another girl (7)
45 Legend on the move (5)
46 Headgear sent back for a shoe? (3)
48 Settles with an upset G-man and beams (7)
50 Thickhead gets one article for Pedro's aunt (3)
52 All rest is disturbed about the stars (7)
53 Five hundred over paper money, for a change, indicates inaction (6)
56 Theirs is a miserable condition (7)
57 Broadcasting about the melody (2,3,3)
59 Bird from the sea, last seen before reaching United Kingdom? (3)
62 Composer employed in hotel garage (5)
64 Is compelled to be possessive (3)
65 Disorder outside is undermining the state (9)
67 Some Romans disturbing the CID? (3)
69 Around New York is 6-50 plastic (5)
70 Sesame St character discovered in the N.G. Zoo (5)
71 Notices either way (4)
72 Asians start taking heart as Italians sing Massenet opera (5)
74 Lively instruction to the players (4)
75 Penny and I in part of building doing some cleaning (6)
76 Many a teetotaller can appear dull (4)
78 Pull together on an ash tree (5)
79 David ran back with Edward and escaped (6)
82 Love a small part of a small notice (4)
84 Japanese mustard was a bit short (6)
86 Roman emperor withdrew artillery before New Year (6)
88 Sailor the first person to desert (4)
89 Oil provided by the Emperor over half a century (6)
90 Shrewish woman lacks a zodiac sign (5)
92 Next week just a little precious (4)
94 Pictures put up to provide shelter in Rose's place (6)
95 Our mother right (4)
96 I climbed out for her! (5)
97 Face the cat! (4)
99 Sectarian taking up one particular emperor? (5)
101 He seems to be against splitting the profit (5)
103 Morning figure for a type of contract (3)
104 Poorly-made and vulgar flag (9)
107 Mouth some part of Gobi desert (3)
108 Oddballs go right to Kansas (5)
110 Sign some people overlook (3)
111 Bewildering, but delightful all the same (8)
113 Hairpiece looks best on granny (7)
116 Opening for the quarrelsome (6)
118 Make gloomy or make happy (7)
121 Silver ring obtainable in the past (3)
123 Film star nuts about sheep (3,4)
125 Love for the lawyer in the harem? (3)
126 Dispute arrest (3,2)
127 Evaders turn contrary (7)
129 Scandal may be revealed with it off! (3)
131 Fruit from a prude? (5)
133 Waves to a cat crying for a bird (3,3)
135 Cross had replaced rope in window (4,4)
138 Put money back in waistcoat after talk of cheque (8)
141 Grass given up, newer drug taken, in casual agreement (4)
142 A quiet tree residue (3)
144 Fine examples of ormolu, lustrous to some extent (5)
146 Said only partly by the groom? (1,2)
148 That's enough to make one acid to be in a cell (3)
149 Whistler was accused by the art critic, Ruskin, of "flinging a __ ___ in the public's face" (5,3)
151 Like a newspaper perhaps to have a redhead behind the pillar (8)
155 Woolly couple (4-3)
156 Thus lacking, loveless lethargy (5)
157 Best sort of capital investment (4)
158 Is not curtailed in broken tins (4)
159 .......and in streets they may sell newspapers (6)
160 Marked his on the rack it's often self-evident! (5)
161 Point first if mum's ready to move about in hot season (6,4)
DOWN:
2 Jack had wasted a little time, the rascal (1,3,3)
3 Previous morning test (4)
4 Get the fool to agree to a test (5)
5 Laugh either way (3)
6 Plunge into the light (3)
7 Muslim camel driver in central Australia (3)
8 Fight over Mussolini's leadership gets more heated (4)
9 Ill-disposed to account for colour (5)
11 Western filmed at the junction? (9)
12 One from Northern Ireland must learn reconciliation (9)
13 River character, I hear (3)
14 Arrangement the Aden Group is steadily improving (2,3,2,5)
15 Singularly obsessed by an amended note on torture (3-5)
17 Emphatic victory by gallant underground spirit (6)
20 Historic Japanese prime minister with 1920s sex-appeal; nothing more (3)
21 Yachting-centre, we hear, overawes people (4)
22 Curate's mixed blessing at breakfast (6,3)
23 The commander may get in once more (3)
25 North Briton hears the wind (4)
26 Greek possession in Morocco suitcase (3)
29 In a peculiar way, is it crafty how cat comes in? (5)
31 Look into opening lively dance (5)
34 Be critical of the continental doctors (5)
35 According to my horoscope his life is in the balance (6)
36 Flier loses his head, according to such a wayfarer (6)
40 Observed the first notch being cut (4)
43 Crude place to put phone with your extension (6)
44 One less is wrong - like British for example? (5)
47 What a declaration of treason is? (9)
49 Revised list for a retailer in a growing trade (7)
51 Showing tolerance if you dig tunnel badly (9)
53 Pass on green flower to a Mexican muralist (5,6)
54 Where East started to take the last character to court (4)
55 Asian people found in retail (3)
56 Do the sporting thing in risking one's neck (3)
58 It takes two to make one (6)
60 More imagination needed here the place is ideal! (6)
61 Half a dozen that belong to Violet (3)
63 They fly to Riva as a change (8)
65 Fall for a novelist? (4)
66 Matter of fact, that’s how the parachutist goes! (4,2,5)
68 Be lectured, returning half-cut for a popular star (5)
71 For a start, weight and birth date must be entered (5,3)
73 Is one close in Qatar? (4)
77 Spasmodic birdwatching (9)
80 Acts for beasts (4)
81 Drives round taking nearly everything out of Italy - that's the difference (9)
83 Tramp, for instance, has position inside for high-ranking Muslim lady (5)
85 A Pole's somewhat odd leaning (6)
87 Sounds as if the container is missing (6)
91 Biscuit for Secretary of State Dean (4)
93 How Gil grew enough to make one squirm (7)
97 Take a hand in being beastly (3)
98 Educated person sends abroad for student grants (12)
100 Some of teacher's remarks cause discomfort (4)
102 Waits while a bed is made (6)
105 High tone of a subaltern (3)
106 Post for a patient person (3)
107 Men go round for a dwarf (5)
109 Hourglasses for example; sports model is going around the sea in France (9)
111 Not much of a spread in this predicament (6)
112 We sent out the most up-to-date (6)
114 Weekend article tackles Sumatra love opus (4,5)
115 Celestial bodies to colour unusual opening of diorama (4,5)
117 Peel and chop finely, after removing the top (4)
119 My breach of the Sixth Commandment is confessed in which of the Inner Hebrides? (5)
120 Officer failing to give way (8)
122 Look at last and run back with some to make grooves in them (5)
124 Having members liable to hold things up (5)
128 Condescends to change the design (6)
130 Yearned badly for house where clergy can stay (7)
132 Some favour Dutch as a language (4)
134 Do you mind repeating that question? (4)
136 Having had one's innings (3)
137 In airway, a gold coin (5)
139 Love of fine art seeing first try in football after six (5)
140 One who drinks and won't keep quietly in place (3)
143 Portuguese goodie is thus seen about an article (3)
145 Unassisted thus, look! (4)
147 A body might be carried away by it (4)
150 Negative effect of putting weight back (3)
152 Depressed cry (3)
153 Measure in a million? (3)
154 Short reply means my departure! (3)
SOLUTION TO JUMBO CROSSWORD - 98
Across: 1 Psychology, 6 Op art, 10 Sloper, 16 Oath, 18 Mein, 19 Unity, 21 Soothes, 24 Trimming, 26 Cabbages, 27 Col, 28 Ugh, 30 Delos, 32 Hat, 33 Odds, 35 Veracity, 37 Restrict, 38 Tumuli, 39 Arabs, 41 Pal, 42 Smetana, 45 Indri, 46 Aru, 48 Sky-high, 50 Spy, 52 Lutyens, 53 Petrov, 56 Beheads, 57 Suffrage, 59 Aha, 62 Marsh, 64 Ile, 65 Declining, 67 Aga, 69 Pinto, 70 Osaka, 71 Enow, 72 Negev, 74 Wend, 75 Nickel, 76 Leaf, 78 Embed, 79 Accent, 82 Arid, 84 Oafish, 86 Lappet, 88 Logo, 89 Libido, 90 Ochre, 92 Elon, 94 Tuvalu, 95 Purl, 96 Asset, 97 Borg, 99 Say no, 101 Verse, 103 Uno, 104 Soap opera, 107 Dim, 108 Adits, 110 Two, 111 Refusing, 113 Tabasco, 116 Manger, 118 Gingham, 121 Fee, 123 Bargain, 125 RNA, 126 Lathi, 127 Agnomen, 129 Don, 131 Flair, 133 Oodles, 135 Arranged, 138 Briefing, 141 Yoga, 142 Cud, 144 Dowry, 146 Ito, 148 Gam, 149 Overlaid, 151 Iolanthe, 155 Acolyte, 156 Lamia, 157 Spry, 158 Ayer, 159 Yapped, 160 Skein, 161 Mycologist.
DOWN: 2 Stood up, 3 Hi ho, 4 Gotha, 5 Yar, 6 Ohm, 7 Ami, 8 Rend, 9 Tiger, 11 Leastwise, 12 Public eye, 13 Ena, 14 Right hand man, 15 Mystique, 17 Titian, 20 Tea, 21 Scot, 22 Old master, 23 Sue, 25 Maya, 26 Cos, 29 Grieg, 31 Leads, 34 Sulky, 35 Vishnu, 36 Tralee, 40 Silo, 43 Misfit, 44 There, 47 Alimental, 49 Yeshiva, 51 Phenolate, 53 P G Wodehouse, 54 Reek, 55 Val, 56 Ban, 58 Flow of, 60 Hiccup, 61 Yaw, 63 Speeding, 65 Daub, 66 Candle power, 68 Going, 71 Enclosed, 73 Glib, 77 Footloose, 80 Eons, 81 Toothsome, 83 Ripon, 85 In a row, 87 Pelvis, 91 Hoya, 93 Lasagna, 97 Bud, 98 Royal academy, 100 Aran, 102 Emigre, 105 PTO, 106 Pom, 107 Dumbo, 109 Ichnology, 111 Repair, 112 Nig-nog, 114 Afterclap, 115 Celandine, 117 As if, 119 Giddy, 120 Broccoli, 122 Strew, 124 Ambit, 128 Gritty, 130 Negates, 132 Abba, 134 Same, 136 God, 137 Drips, 139 Fiery, 140 Noa, 143 Uva, 145 York, 147 Loco, 150 Ria, 152 Lye, 153 Nan, 154 Hem.