JUMBO CROSSWORD
1. Crown jewels (7) 5. Make a physical or mental effort (5) 8. Abandons (7) 12. Himalayan monster (4) 13. Lets fall (5) 15. Coarsen (7) 17. Sag (5) 19. Obtained (3) 20. Knock lightly (3) 21. Civic leader (5) 22. Spanish estate or house (8) 23. Executioner (7) 25. Shotgun bullet (9) 28. Gasoline (6) 31. Lying face down (5) 35. Air shaft (4) 36. Kind-hearted person (5) 37. Logic (6) 39. Social blunder (5) 40. Portray (5) 43. Eye protectors (colloq) (7) 45. Bird on Australian coat of arms (3) 46. Writing fluid (3) 47. Midday (7) 49. Flair (5) 52. Harden (5) 53. Ice-covered region (6) 54. Take into one’s family (5) 55. On top of (4) 57. Cross the threshold (5) 60. Decapitate (6) 64. Game bird (9) 66. Fearless (7) 68. Line through the centre of a circle (8) 69. Smooth and shiny fabric (5) 72. Polynesian flower garland (3) 73. Animal house (3) 75. Commotion, uproar (3-2) 76. Voter (7) 78. Area of forested country (5) 79. Diminutive (4) 80. As a group, together (2,5) 81. Easily irritated (5) 82. University class (7) 1. Pungent root vegetable (6) 2. Alcohol (4) 3. Desire (4) 4. Aviator (6) 5. Hard to catch (7) 6. Cereal grass (3) 7. Octopus limb (8) 8. Dishearten (8) 9. Dirt on surface of liquid (4) 10. Of poor quality (colloq) (4) 11. Barely (8) 14. Child’s firearm (6) 16. Bond girl in Goldfinger, __ Blackman (5) 18. The three wise men (4) 22. Possessed (3) 24. Oxygen (3) 26. Material used on bow strings (5) 27. Requiring physical or mental effort (9) 29. Prized game fish (4) 30. Kiln (4) 31. Non-believer (5) 32. Feeling unwell (3-6) 33. Earlier (poetic) (3) 34. Cautious (5) 38. Musical composition (4) 41. Frozen (3) 42. Level (4) 43. Large edible fish (5) 44. Steep, almost vertical (5) 48. Discourage (5) 50. Melody (4) 51. Behind schedule (4) 52. Decorate with frosting (3) 54. Fitting (8) 55. Rise and fall (8) 56. Compliant (8) 58. Neutralise (6) 59. Dine (3) 61. Throw (5) 62. Skilfully (7) 63. In favour (3) 65. Group of three (4) 66. Rubble (6) 67. Visible, but distant (6) 70. Those ones (4) 71. Common sense (4) 73. Paddle (4) 74. Twisted fibres of wool (4) 77. Solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide (3)
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ACROSS: 1 Bound, 4 Shrinking violet, 14 Inane, 15 Stage, 16 Proportion, 17 Clown, 19 Run, 20 Costume, 21 Bluebells, 22 Cherry, 25 Scheduled, 27 Scanty, 28 Zipper, 33 Aftershock, 35 Lob, 36 Elbows, 37 Calf, 39 Lax, 41 Convent, 42 Scampi, 43 Enlighten, 44 Needs, 45 Startled, 50 Ag, 51 Esteemed, 55 Magic, 58 Liability, 59 Argued, 60 Amassed, 61 Pad, 63 Obey, 64 Beetle, 65 Eat, 66 Discovered, 68 Target, 69 Frisky, 71 Ballerina, 76 Caesar, 77 Meteorite, 79 Anarchy, 81 Boa, 84 Vodka, 85 Transcribe, 86 Drill, 87 Theme, 88 Burn one’s bridges, 89 Pluto. DOWN: 2 Option, 3 Night, 5 Hard, 6 Impulse, 7 Kernel, 8 Noise, 9 Vanilla, 10 Once, 11 Epochs, 12 Tarry, 13 Meander, 14 Inertia, 18 Impersonal, 23 Tutor, 24 Stables, 26 Cleaver, 27 Sibling, 29 Phantom, 30 Effort, 31 Blame, 32 Dwells, 34 Kick, 36 Expel, 38 Fined, 40 Ogle, 45 Salvo, 46 Amateur, 47 Toil, 48 Exited, 49 Agape, 50 Academy, 52 Tambourine, 53 Eastern, 54 Eleven, 55 Mystery, 56 Agate, 57 Mend, 62 Psalm, 67 Deserve, 68 Tribute, 70 Sweeten, 72 Altered, 73 Landau, 74 Eraser, 75 Chalet, 76 Caber, 78 Exams, 80 Rural, 82 Gain, 83 Oboe.