JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 891

ACROSS

1 Not very good or significant (2,5,6)

8 Film theatre (6)

14 Around (5)

15 Plan of action (8)

16 Highlander’s pouch (7)

17 Alcoholic drink (5)

18 Facial twitch (3)

19 Public road (7)

21 Bewitched (9)

22 Word of honour (6)

25 Painful disorder of the joints (10)

27 Known (8)

28 Say from memory (6)

31 Take away from a total (6) 33 Tooth repairer (7)

34 Melted cheese dip (6)

35 Unforeseen obstacle (4)

37 Digit (3)

39 For nothing (4)

40 Men’s ale (anag) (7)

41 Napkin (9)

42 Jewish vernacular (7)

43 Statue support (8)

48 Brief summary (8)

52 Swooped (7)

56 Sentimental longing for the past (9)

57 Gaining by work (7)

58 Submissive (4)

59 Weapon (3)

60 Arduous (4)

61 Spirit, courage (6)

62 Disrespectful laugh (7)

63 Covenant (6)

65 Favour (6)

66 Went before (8)

68 Stressed (10)

71 Shelled insect (6)

72 Pecking order (9)

74 Full of high spirits and fun (7)

76 Take to court (3)

79 Satisfies completely (5)

80 Support in mine (3,4)

81 Tie (4,4)

83 Push roughly (5)

84 Film cutter (6)

85 Feign reluctance or unwillingness (4,4,2,3)

DOWN

2 Big bird (7)

3 Attain (5)

4 Amazement (3)

5 Utters (4)

6 Habitually forgetful (6-6) 7 Era (5)

8 Keep secret (7)

9 Dark blue colour (4)

10 Stick one’s nose in (6) 11 Penned (5)

12 Waterfall (7)

13 Broadcasted over the airwaves (11)

14 Birthday lights (7)

20 Flat (9) 23 Unexpected bonanza (8) 24 Glossy transparent paint (7) 26 Stringed instrument (7) 27 Weak and insubstantial (6) 29 Sets fire to (7)

30 Prey (6)

32 Uncanny (5) 34 Smelling unpleasant (5) 36 Rough estimate (5) 38 Grain store (4)

43 Party drink (5)

44 Merit (7)

45 Skin mark (4) 46 Debated (6) 47 Protuberance (5) 48 Rider’s supports (8) 49 Dusk (9)

50 City buried by Vesuvius (7) 51 Bungling (5) 52 Dressmaker’s guide (7) 53 Thoughtful (11) 54 Refused to grant (6) 55 Apt to shoot on the slightest provocation (7-5) 64 Back (7) 65 Continue obstinately (7) 67 Fast sailing ship (7) 69 Do like (7)

70 Dress (6) 71 Underneath (5) 73 Agrarian (5) 75 Exclamation of excitement, exultation (5) 77 Employs (4) 78 Thought (4)

82 Tot up (3)