JUMBO CROSSWORD

14/8

ACROSS

1 Get to (5) 4 Deserted while in difficulties (4,2,3,5) 11 Water lily (5) 14 Core (5) 15 Lucky charm (7,4) 16 Cut short (8) 19 Sports arena (7) 20 Graze against (5) 21 Method (9) 24 Punctuation mark (9) 26 Dairy product (6) 27 Handy (6) 31 Speed (5) 32 Ratify (8) 34 Resistance (10) 38 Church tower and spire (7) 39 Bird in clock (6) 40 Destroys (6) 41 Spouse (4) 42 Visually offensive thing (7) 45 Sweet gelatinous dessert (10) 50 Wholly (7) 54 Ill-mannered (4) 55 Body organ (6) 56 Mass departure (6) 57 Egg-shaped wind instrument (7) 60 From now on (10) 61 Lacking definite form or limits (8) 62 Mediterranean island (5) 65 Day nursery (6) 66 Split apart (6) 67 Nearly let (anag)(9) 72 Bottom (9) 73 Bow-legged (5) 74 Bridgelike structure (7) 79 Persistent determination (8) 80 Meant (11) 81 Take away (5) 82 Majestic (5) 83 Distinguishing trait (14) 84 Kills (5)

DOWN

2 Happenings (6) 3 Was concerned (5) 5 Test paper (4) 6 Smoked plant (7) 7 Inform (6) 8 Dagger handle (4) 9 Let out (8) 10 Recluse (6) 11 Of language (10) 12 Hard wood (4) 13 Out of the ordinary (7) 17 Flowering bulb (5) 18 eg rook, bishop (10) 22 Outspoken (5) 23 Office-holder (8) 25 Non-stop train (7) 26 Follow convention (7) 28 Softly (6) 29 Nauseate (6) 30 Jewellery item (6) 33 Lacking mercy (5) 35 Indigent (5) 36 Make unclear (4) 37 Duplicate (4) 42 Planet (5) 43 Threaten (8) 44 Utilise (6) 45 Puffing (10) 46 Spots (4) 47 Enlaces (anag)(7) 48 Single-celled animal (6) 49 Thin porridge (5) 51 Long ago (4) 52 Flown correspondence (7) 53 Extent of distance, time (6) 58 Machine-driven (10) 59 Small donkey (5) 63 Large coloured neckerchief (8) 64 Room on ship (5) 65 Shop bench (7) 68 Tiresome (7) 69 Frantic (6) 70 Be of importance (6) 71 Fill (6) 75 Rotary tool (5) 76 Cosy (4) 77 Functioned correctly (4) 78 Indonesian island (4)