JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 946
ACROSS
1 In a favourable or advantageous position (7,6)
8 Fight against (6)
14 Anger (5)
15 Multiplied by eight (8)
16 Comes next (7)
17 Burn suddenly brightly (5) 18 Family and relations (3)
19 Crux (7)
21 Interpret (9)
22 Pie covering (6)
25 Make three copies (10)
27 Raw (8)
28 Emergency (6)
31 African expedition (6)
33 Do well (7)
34 Mason’s mixture (6)
35 Added advantage (4)
37 Female deer (3)
39 Hemispherical roof (4)
40 Batting spell (7)
41 Retinue (9)
42 Produced (7)
43 No tinsel (anag)(8)
48 Outlook (8)
52 Downs tools (7)
56 Figurine (9)
57 Live together (7)
58 Tall story (4)
59 Monetary unit of Romania (3)
60 Departure (4)
61 Cheerful and friendly (6) 62 Confectionery flavour (7) 63 Chant (6)
65 Reduce the strength of (6) 66 One injured or killed (8) 68 Use vague or ambiguous language (10)
71 Artist’s workshop (6)
72 Most lethal (9)
74 Curt (7)
76 Bite (3)
79 Scoundrel (5)
80 Pen again (7)
81 Vision (8)
83 Vista (5)
84 Scarcity (6)
85 Behave inappropriately or disobediently (4,3,2,4)
DOWN
2 Cutting tooth (7)
3 Ceasefire (5)
4 Zero (3)
5 Seed vessels of leguminous plants (4)
6 Fizzy (12)
7 Hooked claw (5)
8 Italian rice dish (7)
9 Out of danger (4)
10 Large dung-beetle (6)
11 Slightly adhesive (5)
12 Modifications (7) 13 Cosset (11)
14 Cowboy film (7)
20 Find faults (9)
23 Small bed (8)
24 Receded (anag)(7)
26 Sugar pill (7)
27 Apprehensive (6)
29 Dried seedless grape (7) 30 Military pageant (6)
32 Oak nut (5)
34 Repairs (5)
36 Perfume (5)
38 Deception (4) 43 Children (5)
44 Staying power (7) 45 Extol (4)
46 Whim (6)
47 Boring machine (5) 48 Wonderful (8) 49 Hunter’s dog (9) 50 Obscure in meaning (7) 51 Warning device (5) 52 Conference (7)
53 Apply oneself seriously to a task (7,4)
54 Vitamin C deficiency disease (6)
55 Flue cleaner (7,5) 64 Need (7) 65 Looker-on (7) 67 Dig up (7) 69 Reinforce (7) 70 Unmarried (6) 71 Binge (5) 73 Nincompoop (5) 75 Wet pig-food (5) 77 Prophet (4) 78 Sweetheart (4) 82 Self-image (3)