JUMBO CROSSWORD
18/3
ACROSS 1 Steam burn (5) 4 A very long time (1,5,2,7) 14 Undecorated (5) 15 Navigation aid (5) 16 Lopsided (10) 17 Sky-blue (5) 19 Mineral spring (3) 20 Slippery (7) 21 Inducement (9) 22 Coins (6) 25 Praised vociferously (9) 27 Large serving dish (6) 28 Earnings (6) 33 Kept in good condition (10) 35 Lummox (3) 36 Trinket (6) 37 Pine for (4) 39 Evergreen conifer (3) 41 Receive as a heir (7) 42 Pointless (6) 43 Tight-lipped (9) 44 Topic (5) 45 Lavishness (8) 50 Sun god (2) 51 Punishment set by court (8) 55 Deposit in kettle (5) 58 Blown instrument (9) 59 Lined up (6) 60 Exhibit (7) 61 Promissory note (1,1,1) 63 Margin (4) 64 Gibes (6) 65 Moose (3) 66 Risky with an uncertain outcome (5-3-2) 68 Rite (6) 69 Licence (6) 71 Campanile (4,5) 76 Former Soviet leader (6) 77 Too soon (9) 79 Coarse fern (7) 81 Track circuit (3) 84 Bird of prey (5) 85 Vexing (10) 86 Riversides (5) 87 Swindle (5) 88 A very small amount compared with what is needed or expected (1,4,2,3,5) 89 Dull-edged (5)
DOWN 2 Baby’s bed (6) 3 Power cables (5) 5 Nautical pole (4) 6 Candidate (7) 7 Took notice of (6) 8 Earliest (5) 9 Reveal (7) 10 Business transaction (4) 11 Adolescents (6) 12 Stop briefly (5) 13 Make bigger (7) 14 Tapering flag (7) 18 Appraisal (10) 23 Huge person (5) 24 Beat back (7) 26 Hide (7) 27 Crisp smooth lustrous silk-like fabric (7) 29 View (7) 30 Short sleep (6) 31 Stitched design (5) 32 Bell-shaped hat (6) 34 Percussion instrument (4) 36 Short-lived (5) 38 Military blockade (5) 40 Notable achievement (4) 45 Brownish-yellow pigment (5) 46 Vertical (7) 47 God of love (4) 48 Culmination (6) 49 Foundation (5) 50 Ask for (7) 52 Those next door (10) 53 Obliterate completely (7) 54 Indict (6) 55 Walk leisurely (7) 56 Looks for (5) 57 Faction (4) 62 Association of artisans (5) 67 Low wall by a drop (7) 68 Exact model of (7) 70 Cocktail (7) 72 Changing unpredictably (7) 73 Circled (6) 74 Sculpted figure (6) 75 Sleeveless jacket (6) 76 Seller’s patter (5) 78 Be worthy of (5) 80 Progress very slowly (5) 82 Note (4) 83 Early Peruvian (4)