JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Two-wheeler (7) 6. Popular fast food (5) 9. Prank or silly act (5) 12. Coarse (5) 13. Pinch (3) 14. Proprietor (5) 15. Month (5) 16. Blemish (5) 18. Mock (5) 20. Watchful (5) 21. Prevailing atmospheric conditions (7) 23. Bridle (4) 25. Instruction (5) 27. Stables around a courtyard (4) 29. Legitimate (5) 31. Exploited (4) 33. Rancour (4) 34. Article (4) 36. Advantageous (9) 39. Put on (3) 40. Eavesdrop (colloq) (6) 43. Absentminded (14) 46. Food shop (abbr) (4) 47. Snatch (4) 49. Alternative (14) 54. Antenatal (6) 56. Unhappy (3) 57. Broke (9) 61. Notion (4) 64. Musical composition (4) 66. Bad habit (4) 67. Passage (5) 68. Gratis (4) 70. Motif (5) 72. Celebrity (4) 74. Imprecise (7) 76. Impersonate (5) 78. Crouch in fear (5) 80. Form of oxygen (5) 81. Terminate (5) 82. Robbery (5) 83. Gesture of approval (3) 84. Get the better of (5) 85. Surrender (5) 86. Take part (5) 87. Linked (7)
DOWN
1. Green vegetable (8) 2. Carry on (8) 3. Approximately (L) (5) 4. Rubber (6) 5. Trick (4) 6. Portion (5) 7. Holy place (6) 8. Relatives by marriage (2-4) 9. Part of a church (4) 10. Nipple (4) 11. Secret (12) 17. Judicial hearing (5) 19. Mistake (5) 22. Commotion (2-2) 24. Call into question (6) 26. Dunk (3) 28. Cajole (7) 29. Opinion (4) 30. Shelf (5) 32. Besotted (7) 35. Twitch (3) 37. Satisfactory (3) 38. Paddle (3) 41. Origin (4) 42. Foolish (7) 43. Acceptable (12) 44. Currency in multiple countries (4) 45. Serious mistake (7) 48. Praise (5) 50. Coffin (6) 51. Tank (3) 52. Mesh (3) 53. Playing card (3) 55. Feeling down (4) 58. Preface (abbr) (5) 59. Exercise (3) 60. Uniform (4) 62. Luxuriously selfindulgent (8) 63. Worked up (8) 65. Undecorated (5) 68. Front (6) 69. Accompany (6) 71. Looking glass (6) 73. Thespian (5) 75. Glorify (5) 76. Style (4) 77. Repair (4) 79. Unit of power (4)
Yesterday
Across: 1 Spare, 4 Come rain or shine, 14 Verse, 15 Probe, 16 Ridiculous, 17 Wedge, 19 Ski, 20 Solicit, 21 Diversion, 22 Medium, 25 Munitions, 27 Caesar, 28 Flares, 33 Roundabout, 35 Own, 36 Awaken, 37 Care, 39 Sag, 41 Steroid, 42 Indigo, 43 Confusing, 44 Lunge, 45 Internal, 50 Me, 51 Prospect, 55 Rouge, 58 Opportune, 59 Steady, 60 Reserve, 61 His, 63 Spry, 64 Remedy, 65 Ape, 66 Strawberry, 68 Ardent, 69 Tussle, 71 Obscurity, 76 Lawyer, 77 Frustrate, 79 Memento, 81 Ado, 84 Rural, 85 Precaution, 86 Koala, 87 Cable, 88 Do one’s level best, 89 Gypsy. Down: 2 Pardon, 3 Rabbi, 5 Omit, 6 Edition, 7 Amuses, 8 Nooks, 9 Restore, 10 Hewn, 11 Nudged, 12 Prism, 13 Devious, 14 Vehicle, 18 Litigation, 23 Piton, 24 Balance, 26 Unnerve, 27 Console, 29 Realise, 30 Cotton, 31 Robin, 32 Meaner, 34 Tiny, 36 Agent, 38 Eight, 40 Mums, 45 Irons, 46 Tapered, 47 Rare, 48 Abused, 49 Pushy, 50 Message, 52 Overworked, 53 Prevent, 54 Cavern, 55 Revenue, 56 Repel, 57 Odds, 62 Track, 67 Unaware, 68 Advance, 70 Stripes, 72 Bathtub, 73 Weirdo, 74 Arcade, 75 Stylus, 76 Lobby, 78 Siege, 80 Ebony, 82 Plan, 83 Boss.