JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Stay out of trouble (4,4,4,5) 10 Forceful and definite in expression or action (8) 15 Sorcerer (6) 16 Serious devotee (10) 17 Marriage offer (8) 19 Somewhat hungry (7) 21 Pillow stuffing (5) 22 Strike back (9) 25 Oddball (9) 27 Move off, carry on (7) 29 Ebb (6) 33 Cunning (5) 34 Calm (8) 36 Wet hobby (4,6) 39 Mimic (3) 41 Seer (7) 42 Small truck (6) 43 In slow time (mus)(6) 44 Intimate touch (4) 45 Equivalent word (7) 48 Final scene in which the plot is resolved (10) 53 Sweet-scented posy (7) 57 Impulse (4) 58 Fragrant ointment (6) 59 Small rounded lump (6) 60 Treated hide (7) 62 Day before (3) 64 Ultimate criterion (6,4) 65 Cud-chewing animal (8) 66 Line up (5) 69 Philatelist’s interest (6) 70 Sports official (7) 71 Height instrument (9) 76 On the fence (9) 77 Make ready (5) 78 Depict (7) 83 Imperil (8) 84 Classify according to a mental stereotype (10) 85 Botch, mess up (6) 86 Scatter (8) 87 Resorting in desperation to utterly inadequate remedies (9,2,6)
DOWN
2 Departed (6) 3 Practical joke (5) 4 Indicate assent (3) 5 Drawback (4) 6 Paper-folding art (7) 7 Magazine boss (6) 8 Optical glass (4) 9 Those watching (8) 11 Seller’s profit (6) 12 Theory (10) 13 Job (4) 14 Crash together (7) 18 Pickled cabbage (10) 20 Stop flow (4) 23 Begin (5) 24 Withdrawing from the workforce (8) 26 West Indian music (7) 28 Recovery setback (7) 30 Prey (6) 31 Two-note bird (6) 32 Flag (6) 35 Unworldly, inexperienced (5) 37 Blustery (5) 38 Extremely (4) 40 Abate (4) 45 Cushion (5) 46 Bedtime drink (8) 47 Contemptibly small in amount (6) 48 Cut out of one’s will (10) 49 Identify (4) 50 Rattle, demoralise (7) 51 French Mrs (6) 52 Synthetic fibre (5) 54 Portent (4) 55 Rave about (7) 56 Tree-lined street (6) 61 Adjust or make up for (10) 63 Engineer’s block (5) 67 Curative (8) 68 Vote against (4) 69 Perspired (7) 72 Parody (7) 73 Alcove (6) 74 Saturate (6) 75 Pallid (6) 79 Singing voice (5) 80 Part of the eye (4) 81 Surface depression (4) 82 Greek B (4) 85 Passenger vehicle (3)