The Gold Coast Bulletin

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Humid (5) 4 Scarce (4,2,3,6) 14 Bumpy (5) 15 Wish-granter (5) 16 Luminosity (10) 17 Become one (5) 19 Mongrel (3) 20 Protracted (7) 21 Nerve-racking (9) 22 Fireplace (6) 25 Offender (9) 27 Unvarying (6) 28 Supporting structure on rocket launch pad (6) 33 Lies (10) 35 Garden tool (3) 36 Lyrical (6) 37 Exude (4) 39 Automobile (3) 41 Enthusiasm-arousing address (3-4) 42 Acid neutralise­r (6) 43 Road speed (anag)(9) 44 A region’s plant life (5) 45 Cut (8) 50 Next to (2) 51 Shirt, tie (anag)(8) 55 Deep ravine (5) 58 Refuge (9) 59 Wilts (6) 60 Plots (7) 61 Indicate assent (3) 63 Decisive defeat (4) 64 Wine serving bottle (6) 65 Public house (3) 66 Capital of Denmark (10) 68 Slows the progress of (6) 69 Dating regularly (6) 71 Irritable, hottempere­d (9) 76 Writer (6) 77 Predators (anag) (9) 79 Extremely old (7) 81 Rascal (3) 84 More pleasant (5) 85 Used to (10) 86 Thrill (5) 87 Mimicking (5) 88 Escape completely unpunished (3,4,4-4) 89 Actions (5)

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2 Patchy (6) 3 Exiting (5) 5 Toss (4) 6 Sleeping garment (7) 7 Spice (6) 8 Takes notice of (5) 9 Make hand signs (7) 10 Musical work (4) 11 Sounds (6) 12 Cluster (5) 13 Curative treatment (7) 14 Strategic withdrawal (7) 18 Rodent bred for fur (10) 23 Nincompoop (5) 24 Extra material at end of book (7) 26 Supporter’s ribboned badge (7) 27 Define clearly (7) 29 Kettledrum­s (7) 30 Film holder (6) 31 Small medicine bottle (5) 32 Tawdry art (6) 34 Glossy fabric (4) 36 Evidence (5) 38 Utensils (5) 40 Prophet (4) 45 Intense beam generator (5) 46 Use up (7) 47 Assess (4) 48 Drink sachet (3,3) 49 Face downwards (5) 50 Sleeping material (7) 52 Firebomb (10) 53 Growth on foot (7) 54 Lace hole (6) 55 Went in a circle (7) 56 Signs up (5) 57 Heroic verse (4) 62 Sudden cramp (5) 67 Gliding on ice (7) 68 Sneering, derisive (7) 70 Art of Japanese flower arrangemen­t (7) 72 Expression of criticism and censure (7) 73 Fencer’s shout (6) 74 Painting done on wet plaster (6) 75 Aslant (6) 76 Month (5) 78 Sways (5) 80 Bisect (5) 82 Opera solo (4) 83 Festival (4)

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