JUMBO CROSSWORD

25/7

ACROSS

1 Evolve (7) 4 Indirect and long (10) 9 Compressed roughly (7) 13 Food grain (4) 14 Keep (6) 15 Scruffy, threadbare (6) 16 Went off course (7) 19 Lively interest (10) 20 Withdraws (8) 21 Bunches of hair, feathers, grass (5) 24 Throttled (6) 25 Burlesque (6) 27 Round (9) 32 On cloud nine (8) 33 Attraction (6) 34 Musical instrument (7) 38 Thunderous verbal attack (8) 39 Penetrate (6) 40 British peer (4) 41 Bypass (5) 42 Finger or toe (5) 45 Absolutely secure (2,4,2,6) 52 Metal bar (5) 55 Void (5) 56 Scoff at (4) 57 Do a favour for (6) 58 Carried out (8) 61 Sulphuric acid (7) 62 Quirk (6) 63 Enumerated (8) 66 Exalted (9) 68 Accident (6) 69 Sharp (6) 73 Fronded plants (5) 74 Divert someone’s attention (8) 76 Robot-like (10) 81 Contemptuously disregarded (7) 82 Banished (6) 83 Large lizard (6) 84 Indication (4) 85 From Stockholm (7) 86 Blameworthy (10) 87 Heighten (7)

DOWN

1 Mournful song (5) 2 Calling (8) 3 Summary (6) 4 Paint layers (5) 5 Ladder step (4) 6 Sudden increase (7) 7 Characteristics (6) 8 Darkest part of a shadow (5) 10 Duty roster (4) 11 Bladed utensil (7) 12 Votes in (6) 17 Government official (10) 18 Guide (5) 22 Impishness (8) 23 Fainthearted (5) 24 Congested (7) 26 Well-ventilated (4) 28 Tableland (7) 29 Anxiety disorder (6) 30 Address (6) 31 One lacking pigment (6) 33 Blood vessel (5) 35 Assembly of witches (5) 36 Long tooth (4) 37 Strong desire (4) 43 Spoil (6) 44 Bring upon yourself (5) 46 Outbuilding (4) 47 Brigade (anag)(7) 48 Titillating (6) 49 Saline (5) 50 Keyboard player (8) 51 Group of six (6) 52 Growing (10) 53 Hinged barrier (4) 54 Larval frog (7) 59 Squirrel away (5) 60 Girl’s name (4) 64 Attach to (5) 65 Intersection (8) 67 Lacking energy, spirit (7) 68 Bullfighter (7) 70 Jaundiced (6) 71 Sickly-looking (6) 72 Accidental (6) 75 Poison (5) 77 Give the slip (5) 78 Pointed rod (5) 79 House animals (4) 80 Appendage (4)