JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Capital of Wales (7) 4 The taking and using of another writer’s words (10) 9 Sports arena with tiered seats (7) 13 Waistband (4) 14 Pungent bulb (6) 15 Decrease (6) 16 Spear (7) 18 Shade of colour (3) 20 Vaporised (10) 21 Foliage (8) 22 Of sound (5) 25 Earthquake (6) 26 Gun kick (6) 28 Disbelieving (9) 33 Young ruffian (8) 34 Small harpsichord (6) 35 Intricate (7) 39 Authorisation (8) 40 Exertion (6) 41 Dilute (4) 42 Playing card (5) 43 Secret agent (3) 45 Come very close to breaking laws or rules (4,5,2,3,4) 53 Unmatched (3) 56 Arm joint (5) 57 Portent (4) 58 Repugnant (6) 59 Prevent from being known (8) 62 True (7) 63 Call off (6) 64 Food strainer (8) 67 Maintained at length without weakening (9) 69 Time to come (6) 70 Homing bird (6) 74 Outspoken (5) 75 Similarity (8) 77 Striptease (anag)(10) 81 Slump (3) 83 Mosque tower (7) 84 Rich cake (6) 85 Waterproof jacket (6) 86 Young female (4) 87 Severe (7) 88 Hamlet (10) 89 Cost incurred (7) DOWN 1 Hawser (5) 2 Let go (8) 3 Noisy quarrel (6) 4 Heartbeat (5) 5 Curve (4) 6 Against the law (7) 7 Slice of bacon (6) 8 Vessel’s rear (5) 10 Defrost (4) 11 Certificate (7) 12 Perfect place (6) 17 Dull, tedious and repetitious (10) 19 Lined chart (5) 23 Back and forth (2,3,3) 24 Fulcrum (5) 25 Intimidatory remarks (7) 27 Nervous (4) 29 Swiftest animal (7) 30 Acid neutraliser (6) 31 Small restaurant (6) 32 Stick up for (6) 34 Incline (5) 36 Stratagem (4) 37 Nimble (7) 38 Opinion (4) 44 Column (6) 46 Citrus fruit (4) 47 Ancestry (7) 48 Blacken with heat (6) 49 Spin (5) 50 Cut short (8) 51 Tropical lizard (6) 52 Decline in value (10) 53 Finished (4) 54 Reject with contempt (7) 55 Left at sea (4) 60 Confidence (5) 61 Aspersion (4) 65 Stiff (5) 66 Verdict (8) 68 Ignorant of (7) 69 Crack (7) 71 Movement (6) 72 Conquer (6) 73 Act properly (6) 76 Thrill (5) 78 Up in the air (5) 79 Work out (5) 80 Untidiness (4) 82 Donated (4)