JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 931

ACROSS

1 A drinking toast (5,3,2,4,3) 10 Bitterness (8)

15 Bread factory (6)

16 Disappointing ending (10) 17 Large snake (8)

19 Fabric (7)

21 Hobbles (5)

22 Building plan (9)

25 Undercover work (9)

27 Decorate or embellish (7) 29 Verified (6)

33 Soldier's decoration (5) 34 Avid reader (8)

36 Loan security (10)

39 Rascal (3)

41 Coal holder (7)

42 Eastern market (6)

43 Vigour (6)

44 Placid (4)

45 Progress (7)

48 Orbiting communication devices (10)

53 Cut into three (7)

57 Castle ditch (4)

58 Large hollow (6)

59 Drink of the gods (6)

60 Zealot (7)

62 Unhappy (3)

64 Place to sign (6,4)

65 Fearless and adventurous (8)

66 Narrow band (5)

69 Clothes maker (6)

70 Make known (7)

71 More potty (anag)(9)

76 Faulty (9)

77 Majestic (5)

78 Thrive (7)

83 Novel (8)

84 Turned to steam (10)

85 Writhe (6)

86 Assiduous (8)

87 Earn a living, especially for one's family (5,4,3,5)

DOWN

2 Rubbed out (6)

3 Build (5)

4 A month (3)

5 Expensive (4)

6 Mesh (7)

7 Reside in (6)

8 Surprise attack (4)

9 Young racehorse (8)

11 Middle (6)

12 Reduce to ashes (10) 13 Has (4)

14 Longed for (7)

18 In response (anag)(10) 20 Den (4)

23 Cast metal bar (5)

24 Pass (8)

26 Began (7)

28 Naval commander (7) 30 Save from danger (6) 31 Long journey (6)

32 Insult (6)

35 Australian "bear" (5)

37 Restrict (5)

38 Jumping insect (4)

40 Nuisance (4)

45 Muggy (5)

46 Slaughterhouse (8)

47 Every twelve months (6)

48 Laboratory workers (10)

49 Playthings (4)

50 Touchdown (7)

51 Provoke to action (6)

52 Dodge (5) 54 Tangible (4)

55 Strew (7) 56 Reviewer (6)

61 Getting better (10)

63 Fulcrum (5)

67 One who outlives another (8)

68 Equipment (4)

69 Double (7)

72 Spectre (7)

73 Get back (6)

74 Quest (6)

75 Oddball (6)

79 Steam bath (5) 80 Invoice (4)

81 Twirl (4)

82 Check and correct (4) 85 Take to court (3)