THE BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Cronies 4 Bold style in art 8 Party drink 11 Undecorated 12 We (reflexive) 13 Violent storm 14 Epochs 17 Plot 18 Hairdo 20 Advances slowly 22 Bread rolls 25 Chains 27 Increase 29 Polynesian food 30 Raced 32 The States 35 Wrath 36 Highland 37 Son of Adam 39 Sound system (2-2) 40 Tribute 44 Dogma 45 Colours 46 Adhesive 47 Listeners 50 Foundling 52 Having jagged edges 54 Dissident 57 To scatter or break up 58 Constellation 59 Synthetic fabric 60 Gives support 61 Full of substance

DOWN 1 Peak (8,3) 2 Walk 3 Break in a journey 4 Fruit 5 Steering apparatus 6 Share 7 Raw silk colour 8 Lays down rules 9 Binary stars 10 Cheap lodgings 15 Outer garment 16 Rational 19 Discolour 21 Transport costs 23 Buoyant 24 Trap 26 Rust 28 Eatable 31 Lavish 33 Peerage 34 Decayed state 38 Ale 41 One married to an uncle 42 Employer 43 Bequest 44 Soup 48 Journals 49 Sunglasses (coll) 51 Pale (of skin) 53 Stoves 55 8th Greek letter 56 Enthusiastic (coll)