JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Strength exercise (5-2)

5. Wild ox (7)

9. Watered (5)

12. Wonder (3)

13. Take it easy (5)

14. Casserole (5,4)

16. Dried coconut (5)

17. Long period of time (3)

18. Play a part (3) 19. Consume (3) 20. Trepidation (5) 21. Scottish valley (4) 24. Bap (4) 26. Unidentifiable (14) 33. Symbol (6) 37. Last word of the Bible (4)

38. Get the better of (5) 40. Alleviation (6) 41. University grounds (6)

42. Spice (5)

43. Dirt (5)

46. Pleasing views (6)

49. Stop temporarily (7)

51. Roof beam (6)

53. Gather of fabric (5)

55. NZ native tree (5) 56. Creature (6) 58. Displace (6) 60. Reverie (5) 63. Bacteria (4) 65. Extent (6) 68. Behaviour that attracts attention (6-4-4) 72. Musical symbol (4) 74. Go up and down (2-2)

77. Bed linen (5) 78. Passing trend (3) 79. Meshwork (3) 81. Numbskull (colloq) (3)

82. Shanty (5)

83. Resistance fighter (9)

84. Record (5)

85. Era (3)

86. Ode (5)

87. Drive mad (7)

88. Pretending modesty (7)

DOWN

1. Level off (7) 2. Voter (7) 3. Doubter (7) 4. Epitome (8) 5. Dancer (9) 6. Repaired (5) 7. Maturing (5) 8. Colour/fruit (5) 9. Sound of laughter (2-2) 10. Confrontation (3-2) 11. Peg (5) 15. Scour (5)

22. In place of (L) (4) 23. Want (4) 25. Recline (3) 27. Formerly (3) 28. Decree (5) 29. Boorish (6) 30. Sugary flower fluid (6)

31. Receiving favourably (9)

32. Failure (colloq) (5)

34. Type of coffee (5)

35. Cap (5)

36. Tower on a mosque (7)

39. Seadog (3) 40. Repealed (7) 44. Foot adornment (6) 45. Emotional shock (6) 47. Swayed (5) 48. Actor’s remark to audience (5)

50. Play (5) 52. Undomesticated (5) 54. Wrath (3) 57. Pleasant (9) 59. Cancelled (3) 61. Depend (4) 62. Friend (4) 64. Occurring regularly (8)

66. Snakelike fish (3)

67. Allude to (5)

69. Lack of guile (7)

70. Enrage (7)

71. Infinite (7)

72. Cylinder of tobacco (5)

73. Adversary (5)

75. Greased (5)

76. Broadcasting (2,3)

77. Blemish (5)

80. Authentic (4)