JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Designs on skin (7) 4 Know-all (6,4)

9 Energy sugar (7)

13 Duo (4)

14 Hitting tool (6)

15 Of cattle (6)

16 Bird of prey (7) 19 Symposium (10)

20 Those watching (8) 21 Daily record (5) 24 Precious metal (6) 25 Claim (6)

27 Crisis (9)

32 Flying (8)

33 Suspend (6) 34 Universal remedy (7)

38 Put in jail (8)

39 Limp (6)

40 Haul (4)

41 Pester relentlessly (5) 42 Glossy fabric (5) 45 Vacillate between enthusiasm and apathy (4,3,3,4)

52 Of the kidneys (5) 55 Freewheel (5) 56 Obnoxious child (4) 57 Surpassed (6) 58 Outline of a play’s plot (8) 61 Hypersensitivity (7) 62 Useless (6) 63 Collarbone (8) 66 Napkin (9) 68 Detective (6) 69 Unoccupied (6) 73 Chairman's hammer (5) 74 Unsolicited advertising matter in letterbox (4,4) 76 In advance (10) 81 Custodian of a collection (7) 82 Lady ____, naked horse rider (6) 83 Blackboard sticks (6) 84 Ditch around castle (4) 85 Make pleased (7) 86 Watchful for danger, attack (2,3,5)

87 File of documents (7)

DOWN

1 Subject (5) 2 Three-sided figure (8) 3 Mutual (6) 4 Jester (5)

5 Gain by effort (4) 6 Hug (7)

7 Split (6) 8 Paddled boat (5) 10 Show the way (4) 11 Of the heart (7) 12 Alcoholic drink (6) 17 Iteration (10) 18 Frighten (5) 22 Gigantic beast (8) 23 Hold-up (5) 24 Strong liquor (7) 26 Fat (4) 28 Tuneful (7) 29 Soak up (6)

30 Not observed (6) 31 Strain injury (6) 33 First appearance (5) 35 Superior to (5) 36 Expectorate (4) 37 Trip over (4)

43 Son of Zeus (6) 44 Point in question (5) 46 Fat (4)

47 Diver's costume (7) 48 Get the better of (6) 49 Sufficient (5) 50 Thoroughly wet (8) 51 Duplicity (6)

52 Riot or trouble instigator (10) 53 Standard (4)

54 Sentry (7) 59 Fleshy-leaved tropical plant (5)

60 Compass point (4)

64 A planet (5)

65 Tubular pasta (8) 67 Gemstone (7)

68 Dried grape (7) 70 Handbook (6) 71 Social outcast (6) 72 Bifurcated (6) 75 Familiar (5) 77 Precise (5) 78 Discourage (5) 79 Sleep lightly (4) 80 Throb painfully (4)

QUICK QUIZ

1 Southern Rhodesia became which country in 1980?

2 What is the better-known stage name of Robyn Fenty?

3 How many strings does a violin usually have?

4 What record label did the Beatles establish?

5 The Melbourne Cup is run on which racecourse?

6 What is the name for a female fox?

7 How many states are there in the United States of America?

8 What is the world’s biggest island?

9 Who played the character Neo in The Matrix?

10 Who received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globes?

11 The airport in Salzburg, Austria, is named after which composer?

12 In the Harry Potter stories, what name is given to the family home of Ron Weasley, just outside Ottery St. Catchpole?

13 Which actress is taking on the role of the Doctor in the next series of Doctor Who?

14 The prairie wolf is an alternative name for which animal?

15 In the animated Disney movie Moana, what is the name of the demigod who helps the title character on her mission?

16 In cricket, what does LBW stand for?

17 Who played Emma the mechanic in the Australian TV drama series, The Flying Doctors?

18 What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair?

19 Who played Sergeant Gordon Elias in the film Platoon?

20 Who had a hit with I’m Too Sexy in 1991?