JUMBO CROSSWORD

12/8

ACROSS

1 Neck warmer (5) 4 Irregularly, spasmodically (2,4,3,6) 14 Tickle (5) 15 Occurrence (5) 16 Infection-fighting drug (10)

17 Earlier (5) 19 Father (3) 20 Severe, extreme (7) 21 Stain (9) 22 Extensively (6) 25 Aquatic reptile (9) 27 Pedestrian tunnel (6) 28 Elapsed (6) 33 Whisky plant (10) 35 Beverage (3) 36 Flowering (6) 37 Planet (4) 39 Fabric remnant (3) 41 Fabric (7)

42 Cold northern region (6)

43 Situated at the back (9)

44 Makes balanced (5) 45 Bread snack (8) 50 Alternatively (2)

51 Frightening (8) 55 Shop user (5) 58 City in Spain (9) 59 University award (6) 60 Removes bones from (7)

61 Take to court (3) 63 Paper quantity (4) 64 Devious, evasive (6) 65 Sprint (3)

66 Fed up, disheartened (7,3)

68 Spectator (6) 69 Dissolved (6) 71 Science of sound (9) 76 Song (6) 77 Relating to the lungs (9)

79 Large ape (7) 81 Mongrel (3) 84 Entire (5) 85 Of good omen (10) 86 Rider’s straps (5) 87 Jottings (5) 88 Final and desperate attempt (4-5,6)

89 Scatter (5)

DOWN 2 Clandestine (6)

3 Ladder steps (5)

5 Religious sisters (4)

6 First (7)

7 Sew (6)

8 Of birth (5)

9 Be fatally overwhelmed (7)

10 Mountains (4) 11 Unimportant details

(6)

12 Boggy (5) 13 Interfered (7) 14 Store of weapons (7) 18 Pickled veges (10) 23 Tacked on (5) 24 Rides at a fast pace (7)

26 Revolved (7) 27 Less common (7) 29 African language (7) 30 Film theatre (6) 31 Condition (5) 32 Crumb (6) 34 Story (4) 36 Concur (5) 38 Gesture with shoulders (5)

40 Rip (4)

45 Not intoxicated (5) 46 Provide a commentary (7) 47 Small bird (4) 48 Woman’s helmet-like hat (6)

49 Romany (5) 50 Sent away for (7) 52 Estrangement (10) 53 Tuneful (7) 54 Inform (6) 55 Stumped (7) 56 Severe pain (5) 57 Roadway edge (4) 62 Camera adjustment (5)

67 Fire puffers (7) 68 Active mountain (7) 70 Giant sea wave (7) 72 City in Wales (7) 73 Eastern temple (6) 74 Imprudent (6) 75 Quick look (6) 76 Thin soup (5) 78 Orchestral sounds (5) 80 Bungling (5) 82 Defeat (4) 83 Happy cat sound (4)