THE BIG CROSSWORD 4868

ACROSS

1 Gloomy

4 Astounds

8 3D figures

12 Chatter

13 One above commodore (4,7)

15 Swerves

16 Greatest

17 Narcotic

18 And not

19 Animal fat

21 Horse racing adviser?

23 Oxygenate

24 Tariff

26 Sharp barks

28 Refrigerant (3,3)

29 Powered vessel (5,4)

31 Abridged

32 Sedative drug

33 Trash cans

35 Bother

36 Greek legend, ___ horse

37 Goes to

40 Require

41 Young bear

43 Duplicate

45 Nourish

47 Dig into

49 In addition

50 Origins

51 Next

52 Fears greatly

53 Bleach

DOWN

1 Down payment

2 Acute

3 Certify

5 Present, ___ and now

6 Brooch

7 Hanging limestone formation

8 Motorhome

9 Romantic poet; Lord ___

10 Our sun and its planets (5,6)

11 Unrestrained merrymaking 14 Wears away

20 Struck with a sharp blow

22 Employees’ wages

25 Strong feeling

27 Discovery

28 Shameful

29 Oceanic

30 Not ready

33 To jest or tease

34 Unhappiness

38 Cowboy hat

39 King in Camelot

42 Explode

44 Idolise 46 Not trimmed

48 Indecent