The Gold Coast Bulletin

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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1 Person or thing that enjoys a short period of great popularity (7,2,3,5) 10 Ceremonial trumpet flourishes (8) 15 Day nursery (6) 16 Putting forward (10) 17 Collection­s of records (8) 19 Use up (7) 21 Deep ravine (5) 22 Became like stone (9) 25 Be indecisive, waver (9) 27 School (7) 29 Yarn (6) 33 Scottish landowner (5) 34 Lozenge (8) 36 Incredulit­y (10) 39 Residue of combustion (3) 41 Speak quietly (7) 42 Airless space (6) 43 Sour-tasting (6) 44 Profit (4) 45 Migratory bird (7) 48 Comprehens­ive or far-reaching scheme for action (6,4) 53 Long formal letter (7) 57 Behind time (4) 58 South African flowering shrub (6) 59 Pair (6) 60 Enlist (7) 62 Friend (3) 64 Freed from blame or obligation (3,3,4) 65 Disconnect (8) 66 Frighten from doing (5) 69 Safe (6) 70 Arrow (7) 71 Stubborn (9) 76 Very roomy (9) 77 Sudden fancies (5) 78 Tumescent (7) 83 Cause to begin (8) 84 Strange (10) 85 Court game (6) 86 Aggressive­ly enterprisi­ng person (2-6) 87 Return to the beginning of something and start again (2,4,2,6,3)

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2 Bigger (6) 3 Outspoken (5) 4 Applicatio­n (3) 5 Hops-drying kiln (4) 6 Harbour vessel (7) 7 Come out into view (6) 8 Pledge (4) 9 Inclinatio­n (8) 11 Unanchored (6) 12 Temperatur­e scale (10) 13 Enthuse wildly (4) 14 Dangle (7) 18 Safekeepin­g (10) 20 Dilute (4) 23 Sparkle (5) 24 The saint (anag)(8) 26 Spraycan (7) 28 Wishful thinker (7) 30 Type of nut (6) 31 Show off (6) 32 Elf or fairy (6) 35 Jewelled headdress (5) 37 Walk affectedly (5) 38 Decision-blocking vote (4) 40 Drag along (4) 45 Volley of shots (5) 46 Deception, ruse (8) 47 Deserving (6) 48 Very large bustling city (10) 49 Strike with open hand (4) 50 Debar (7) 51 Cushioned footstool or low seat (6) 52 Book of maps (5) 54 Quarry (4) 55 Snake (7) 56 Hang about (6) 61 Dispenser of medicine (10) 63 God or goddess (5) 67 Suggestive remark (8) 68 Was aware (4) 69 Looking for (7) 72 Italian child (7) 73 Fortified building (6) 74 Reduce in size (6) 75 Quit (6) 79 Sudden forward motion (5) 80 Telephone (4) 81 Informatio­n (4) 82 Middle East country (4) 85 Beverage (3)

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