JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Peer (5) 4 Regard something with disdain (4,2,4,4) 11 Enthusiasm, energy (5) 14 Conductor’s stick (5) 15 Joint business (11) 16 Higher-ranking (8) 19 Rock (7) 20 Search someone for weapons (5) 21 Come again (anag) (9) 24 Scientific law (9) 26 Musical composition (6) 27 Strong drink (6) 31 Doctrine (5) 32 Benchmarks (8) 34 Origins (10) 38 Bird (7) 39 Whole (6) 40 Hackneyed phrase (6) 41 Roadway division (4) 42 Claimed (7) 45 Lullaby (10) 50 Idyllically happy and peaceful (7) 54 Seize (4) 55 Levelled (6) 56 Censure angrily (6) 57 Laudation (7) 60 Job applicant’s documents (10) 61 Busy city time (4,4) 62 Parcel out (5) 65 Married mate (6) 66 Bequest (6) 67 Courage in adversity (9) 72 Adorn (9) 73 Confidence (5) 74 Frightened (7) 79 Ancient language of India (8) 80 Bug killer (11) 81 Spacious (5) 82 User of oars (5) 83 Average (4,2,8) 84 Condition (5) DOWN 2 Prey (6) 3 Oak nut (5) 5 American state (4) 6 Free of artificiality (7) 7 Delight (6) 8 Olfactory organ (4) 9 Oscillating (8) 10 Of or like a horse (6) 11 Military campaigns (10) 12 House servant (4) 13 Secretly shelter (7) 17 Smart (5) 18 Asphyxiating (10) 22 Journal (5) 23 State of uncertainty (8) 25 Deep regret (7) 26 Make jump (7) 28 Crumb (6) 29 Small mission (6) 30 Height (anag) (6) 33 Piano technician (5) 35 Coil of yarn (5) 36 Spots (4) 37 Reverberation (4) 42 Boring tool (5) 43 Jumping game (8) 44 Plunging (6) 45 She had a wicked stepmother (10) 46 Says further (4) 47 Freedom (7) 48 Accentuate (6) 49 V-shaped cut (5) 51 Pretentiousness (4) 52 Paved with round stones (7) 53 Alternative (6) 58 Seamstress (10) 59 Stale-smelling (5) 63 Small bed (8) 64 Long-legged bird (5) 65 Patron (7) 68 Coal-pit (anag) (7) 69 Alleviation (6) 70 Squandered (6) 71 Recluse (6) 75 Perch (5) 76 Cold crystals (4) 77 Period in office (4) 78 Biblical garden (4)