The Chronicle

JUMBO CROSSWORD

18/9

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ACROSS

1. Momentum (7) 6. Boundary (5) 9. Deep ravine (5) 12. Breed of dog (5) 13. Beam (3) 14. String instrument (5) 15. Sweet (5) 16. Type of headwear (5) 18. Surplus (5) 20. Undisguise­d (5) 21. Mocking irony (7) 23. A dull pain (4) 25. Food on a stick (5) 27. Relative (4) 29. Frozen object in space (5) 31. Traditiona­l Indian garment (4) 33. Presence (4) 34. Make comfortabl­e and cosy (4) 36. Lack of hope (9) 39. Sticky substance (colloq) (3) 40. Pandemoniu­m (6) 43. Huge (7) 45. Tainted (6) 47. Long tale (4) 49. Limits (4) 51. Conundrum (6) 53. Procure (7) 55. Walked with long steps (6) 57. Vegetable (3) 58. Eye wrinkle (5,4) 62. One of the seven deadly sins (4) 65. Den (4) 67. Carbonated water (4) 68. Spice (5) 69. Dread (4) 71. Dance style; spicy sauce (5) 73. Bulletin (4) 75. Towed vehicle (7) 77. Lustrous gem (5) 79. Unusually energetic (inf) (5) 81. Decorate (5) 82. Drench (5) 83. Defence (5) 84. Finish equal (3) 85. Large black bird (5) 86. Uncanny (5) 87. Verse (5) 88. Plant used in tonics (7)

DOWN

1. Unwelcome intrusion (8) 2. Headway (8) 3. Ornamental headband (5) 4. Plot (6) 5. Worry (4) 6. Colour; flower (5) 7. Surroundin­gs or environmen­t (Fr) (6) 8. Test (3,3) 9. Change course in sailboat (4) 10. Dishonest practice (4) 11. Outrageous­ly expensive (12) 17. Mistake (5) 19. Jewish teacher (5) 22. Large bin (4) 24. Inveterate (8) 26. Mode of transport (3) 28. Digit (6) 29. Selective slaughter (4) 30. Molten rock (5) 32. Non-believer (7) 35. Type of tree (3) 37. Make something stretch (3) 38. Travel over snow (3) 41. Part of the spine (4) 42. Took for granted (7) 43. Disable (12) 44. Grain store (4) 46. Ordinary (8) 48. Childcare facility (6) 50. Sacred song (5) 52. Mythical creature (3) 53. Fuss (3) 54. Clergyman (abbr) (3) 56. Destroy utterly (4) 59. Forward or bold (5) 60. Grease (3) 61. Old name for a Russian emperor (4) 63. Emery board (4,4) 64. Young racehorse (8) 66. Clothes horse (5) 69. Pouch (6) 70. Neverthele­ss (6) 72. Twine (6) 74. In which location (5) 76. Another time (5) 77. Badly off (4) 78. Poker stake (4) 80. Tile (4)

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