JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Deal someone a fatal blow (3,3,5,2) 8 Opportunity (6) 14 Hindu religious teacher (5) 15 Recent arrival (8) 16 Immediate (7) 17 Solo (5) 18 Outlaw (3) 19 Throb (7) 21 Tried (9) 22 Space to manoeuvre (6) 25 Narrow escape from disaster (5,5) 27 Three-wheeler (8) 28 Bypass (6) 31 Oil-rich sultanate (6) 33 Embellish, decorate (7) 34 Fishing weight (6) 35 Pine for (4) 37 Make a choice (3) 39 Indonesian island (4) 40 Porridge ingredient (7) 41 Greenish-blue colour (9) 42 Eternal (7) 43 Boss (8) 48 Bomb fragments (8) 52 Various (anag)(7) 56 Equivalent retaliation (3,3,3) 57 Inconsistent and unpredictable (7) 58 Malarial fever (4) 59 Small round mark (3) 60 Locale (4) 61 Walk laboriously (6) 62 Cynic (7) 63 Favour (6) 65 Shared (6) 66 Take away mathematically (8) 68 Wheeled ride-on (10) 71 Savoury tart (6) 72 Copper rust (9) 74 Layer (7) 76 Large bird (3) 79 Alcove (5) 80 Hold (7) 81 Vision (8) 83 Tie up (5) 84 Sharp (6) 85 Reveal secret information (5,3,5) DOWN 2 Of different size, length (7) 3 Carpet nails (5) 4 Deciduous tree (3) 5 Standard (4) 6 Timid (5-7) 7 Children, offspring (5) 8 Table implements (7) 9 Absent (4) 10 Copied genetically (6) 11 Domestic cat (5) 12 Innovator, trailblazer (7) 13 Keyboard instrument (11) 14 Underwater plant (7) 20 Evidence in court (9) 23 Female child (8) 24 Ten laps (anag)(7) 26 Daytime clock (7) 27 Dessert with sponge, custard, jelly, cream (6) 29 Point of view (7) 30 Fireplace floor (6) 32 Domain (5) 34 Scatter (5) 36 Egg’s outer covering (5) 38 Wild cat (4) 43 Additional (5) 44 Forbearing (7) 45 Woodwind instrument (4) 46 Whole (6) 47 Escape paying (tax) (5) 48 Weekend day (8) 49 One receiving (9) 50 Sugar pill (7) 51 Ooze (5) 52 Sports arena (7) 53 Owing (11) 54 Mutiny (6) 55 Non-amateur (12) 64 Soldier’s food allowance (7) 65 Souvenir (7) 67 Sugar syrup (7) 69 Make coarse (7) 70 Wedges (6) 71 Line (5) 73 Understand (5) 75 Spry (5) 77 Bill of fare (4) 78 Departed (4) 82 Female sheep (3)