JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Monotonous (7) 6. Stunned (5)

9. Erect (3,2)

12. Relating to sound (5) 13. Bother (3)

14. Nick (5)

15. Bereaved wife (5) 16. Aqualung (5)

18. Herb (5)

20. Trepidation (5) 21. Wedding attendant (7) 23. A seaweed (4) 25. Majestic (5) 27. Dull pain (4) 29. Plain, simple (5) 31. Russian ruler (4) 33. Forehead (4) 34. Retain (4) 36. Short-lived, fleeting (9) 39. Self-esteem (3) 40. Dress (6) 43. Unemotional/ practical (6-2-6) 46. Imprint (4) 47. Actual (4) 49. Fairness (4-10) 54. Seasoned sausage (6) 56. Affirmative (3) 57. Equipment for sport on the greens (4,5) 61. Impulse (4) 64. Balanced (4)

66. Part of a church (4) 67. Fish-eating animal (5) 68. Male deer (4) 70. Kingdom (5) 72. Primary colour in printing (4)

74. Spray in a can (7) 76. Egg-shaped (5) 78. Sceptic (5) 80. Increased, raised (inf) (5)

81. Fully grown (5) 82. Frantic (5)

83. Speck (3)

84. Imperial unit of weight (5)

85. Figurines (5) 86. Chemical compound derived from an acid (5)

87. A long time ago (colloq) (4,3) DOWN 1. Select carefully (4-4) 2. Make less severe (8) 3. Addiction service (abbr) (5)

4. Headless peg (6) 5. Nervous (4)

6. Cylindrical rod of wood, plastic or metal (5)

7. Astrological diagram (6)

8. Dilly-dally (6)

9. Model (4)

10. Heavy, dull sound (4) 11. Police officer out of uniform (5,7)

17. Tree whose beans are used for chocolate (5) 19. Brothel keeper (5) 22. Mythical monster (4) 24. Rooftop room (6) 26. Remains of a fire (3) 28. Idyllic time, ___ days (7) 29. Badly behaved child (inf) (4)

30. Lovely (5)

32. Kitchen tool (7) 35. Period (3) 37. In favour (3)

38. Sprite (3)

41. Formerly (4) 42. Atrocious (7) 43. Carousel (5-2-5) 44. Indian king (4) 45. Cargo (7)

48. Strength, virtue (5) 50. Funeral speech (6) 51. Afflict (3)

52. Give a nickname (3) 53. Droop (3)

55. Ogle (4)

58. Trite (5)

59. “Home of the Brave” (3) 60. Identical (4) 62. Well thought-out (8) 63. Stated clearly, precisely (8) 65. Vitality (5) 68. Staid (6) 69. Find not guilty (6) 71. Underling (6) 73. Thespian (5) 75. Ballroom dance (5) 76. Gemstone (4) 77. Likelihood (4) 79. Zero (4)