The Chronicle

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Funny (7)

4 Harbour a grudge (4,6) 9 Rendezvous (7)

13 Soft cheese (4) 14 Walked with long steps (6) 15 In tears (6)

16 Penned (7)

19 Salad sauce (10) 20 Bawdy house (8) 21 Alphabetic reference (5) 24 Light gas (6) 25 Creamy dessert (6) 27 Dutiful behaviour (9) 32 Grand Spanish country house (8)

33 Quick look (6) 34 Snubbed (7)

38 Train stops (8) 39 Accompany (6) 40 Appearance (4) 41 Model (5) 42 Immature (5) 45 Attempt relentless­ly (3,3,3,5)

52 Ensnares (5)

55 Person who refrains from using any animal product (5) 56 Visible aura (4)

57 Run naked in public (6) 58 Empty (8)

61 Jute fabric (7)

62 More equitable (6) 63 Remedial drug (8) 66 English city (9)

68 Sore to touch (6)

69 Plan (6)

73 Hot drink (5) 74 Platform for executions (8) 76 Duty, responsibi­lity (10) 81 Helps (7)

82 Spotted tile (6) 83 Bracelet attachment­s (6) 84 Lob (4)

85 Branch of mathematic­s (7) 86 Without a hat (10)

87 Line of hereditary rulers (7) DOWN 1 Book for photograph­s (5) 2 One-wheeled vehicle (8) 3 Rich layered cake (6) 4 Navigation floats (5) 5 Region (4) 6 Gruesome (7) 7 Tiers (6) 8 Paddled boat (5) 10 Makes a mistake (4) 11 Of huge size or strength (7) 12 Required (6) 17 Wavy (10) 18 Forest clearing (5) 22 Killer (8) 23 Sandy fawn colour (5) 24 Rumour (7) 26 Has possession (4) 28 Work build-up (7) 29 Seal set into a ring (6) 30 Food storeroom (6) 31 Abscond (6)

33 Thin mortar (5) 35 Sequence (5) 36 Japanese lead-glazed earthenwar­e (4) 37 Northern China desert (4) 43 Started the batting (6) 44 Moves towards (5) 46 Paper quantity (4) 47 Alligator pear (7) 48 Covet (6)

49 Less common (5) 50 Frightenin­g (8) 51 Beginner (6) 52 Laboratory employee (10) 53 Absent (4) 54 Church tower (7) 59 Military trainee (5) 60 Margin (4)

64 Room (5) 65 Fraught with danger (8) 67 Hero-worship (7) 68 Immature frog (7) 70 Commercial attaché (6) 71 Coiled (anag)(6) 72 Caught on camera (6) 75 Region’s plant life (5) 77 Insipid (5) 78 Thoroughly unpleasant (5) 79 Play the lead (4) 80 Etching liquid (4)

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