JUMBO CROSSWORD 858
ACROSS
1 In a desperate, last-stand situation (4,2,3,4) 8 Protest about (6)
14 Left over (5) 15 Lavishness, magnificence (8) 16 Correspondence (7) 17 Chemically unreactive (5) 18 Drunkard (3)
19 Move forward (7) 21 Increased the tension (9) 22 Day nursery (6) 25 Gloomy person spoiling the enjoyment of others (3,7) 27 Replied (8) 28 Decapitate (6) 31 Compels (6)
33 Cradle song (7)
34 Noon (6)
35 Quick and neatly skilful (4) 37 Female deer (3) 39 Monk’s hood (4) 40 Extreme distress of body or mind (7)
41 Person next door (9) 42 Gave in (7)
43 Small broken piece (8) 48 Fidgety (8) 52 Windfall (7)
56 Totally impoverished (9) 57 Fragrant flower (7) 58 Layer of paint (4)
59 Long seat (3)
60 Refuse to let have (4) 61 Bisects (6)
62 Indict before a tribunal (7) 63 Tiny (6)
65 Steal (6)
66 Amiable (8) 68 Corrections (10) 71 Festering (6) 72 Hillocks of mining waste (4-5)
74 Public praise (7) 76 Enjoyment (3)
79 Asian country (5)
80 Dry red Italian wine (7) 81 Pass (8)
83 Less dangerous (5)
84 Felt (6)
85 In a favourable or advantageous position (7,6)
DOWN
2 Shorten (7)
3 Country with Nairobi (5) 4 Be in debt (3)
5 Cause pain (4) 6 Carried two-way radio (6-6) 7 Fastening for gate, door (5) 8 Offensively or repulsively indecent (7)
9 Connect (4)
10 Stone fruit (6)
11 Out of fashion (5) 12 Skin-tight garment (7) 13 Keep up courage, don’t ever give in (5,3,3) 14 Adhesive label (7) 20 Fellow student (9) 23 Roof window (8)
24 Blind alley (4,3) 26 Accumulation of jobs not done (7) 27 Disinterest (6) 29 Visually offensive thing (7) 30 Widespread food scarcity (6) 32 Distinctive smell (5) 34 Repairs (5) 36 Changes direction (5) 38 Closed (4)
43 Lost colour (5) 44 Store of weapons (7) 45 Chain armour (4) 46 Chewy sweet (6) 47 Metal-cutting shears (5) 48 Felt indignant about (8) 49 Occurring in brief irregular bursts (9)
50 Permit document (7) 51 Vertical passageway (5) 52 Lodge-building animals (7) 53 From time to time (3,3,5) 54 Fight, noisy quarrel (6) 55 I’m dot in place (anag)(7,5) 64 Give up all hope (7) 65 Abundant (7) 67 Cleaned (anag)(7) 69 Dense area of small trees, shrubs (7) 70 Conundrum (6) 71 Smell (5) 73 Boredom, listlessness (5) 75 Turning machine (5) 77 Flying mammals (4) 78 Ripped (4) 82 Clairvoyance (1,1,1)