JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Declare (5) 4 Vessel for molten metal (8) 9 Seasoned sausage (6) 14 Cringe (5) 15 Start behaving in a better way (4,4,1,3,4) 17 Skinflint (5) 18 Floor covering (3) 19 Educates (7) 20 Lifelike (9) 21 One-sided (6) 24 Impediment (9) 25 Of service (6) 26 Picnic basket (6) 29 Not seen (10) 31 Encountered (3) 32 Muslim sovereign (6) 33 Percussion instrument (4) 35 Hard water (3) 37 Cut down (4) 39 Gin dealer (anag)(9) 40 Applying compression (9) 41 Shouts (5) 42 Frankly (8) 47 Powerless (8) 51 Components (5) 55 Hideous (9) 56 Green deposit on copper (9) 58 Arm bone (4) 59 Contend (3) 60 Lip (4) 61 Act correctly (6) 62 Garland (3) 63 US city (10) 66 Mute (6) 67 Chase (6) 69 Tornado (9) 72 Overpower (6) 73 Conceited, boastful (9) 75 Say again (7) 77 Large bird (3) 80 Dark wood (5) 81 Operate smoothly without a hitch (3,4,9) 82 Concluded (5) 83 Scale (6) 84 Enrol to vote (8) 85 Haggard (5) DOWN 2 Police club (9) 3 Dance (5) 5 Uncommon (4) 6 Factory restaurant (7) 7 Perplexity (12) 8 Balances up (5) 9 Be adequate (7) 10 Citrus fruit (4) 11 Inlaid design (6) 12 Winner’s prize (5) 13 Set off (7) 14 Fine glassware (7) 16 Offered (11) 22 Petty details (6) 23 Sword (7) 24 Limped (7) 25 Messy (6) 27 Of pigs (7) 28 Space devoid of air (6) 30 Speaker’s platform (4) 32 Vends (5) 34 Physical strength (5) 36 Nil (4) 38 Age (3) 42 Chocolate substitute (5) 43 Relating to marriage (7) 44 Unoccupied (4) 45 Linger idly (6) 46 Serious (5) 48 Always expecting the worst (11) 49 Plodded wearily (7) 50 Religious sister (3) 51 Mythical flying horse (7) 52 Gracefully slender (6) 53 Indoctrination (12) 54 Opinion (4) 57 Outcome (6) 64 Topple from power (9) 65 Made possible (7) 66 Railway supporter (7) 68 Sweetened (7) 70 Low temperature (7) 71 Courtroom twelve (6) 72 Velvety leather (5) 74 Singing voice (5) 76 User of oars (5) 78 Wheel cover (4) 79 Inkling (4)