JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Make happen (5) 4 Pretend not to see (4,1,5,3,2) 14 Wading bird (5) 15 Criminal deception (5) 16 Seize for military purposes (10) 17 Tropical spiky plant (5) 19 Tree fluid (3) 20 Cricketer in the team not batting (7) 21 Motivation (9) 22 Neighs (anag)(6) 25 Accumulated stores (9) 27 Prolonged inconvenience (6) 28 Toddler (6) 33 Awkwardness in movement, performance (10) 35 Tune (3) 36 Skinned (6) 37 Discontinue (4) 39 Regret (3) 41 Preserving liquid (7) 42 Cores (6) 43 Headroom (9) 44 Drain (5) 45 Shoes, boots etc (8) 50 Alternatively (2) 51 Adorn (8) 55 First Greek letter (5) 58 Denoted (9) 59 Bicycle for two (6) 60 Flourishing unchecked (7) 61 Wheel edge (3) 63 Twirl (4) 64 Saltwater solution (6) 65 Consume (3) 66 Summer spectacles (10) 68 Rudimentary canoe (6) 69 Temporary military unit (6) 71 A solstice time (9) 76 Mediterranean island (6) 77 Shelled (9) 79 Made a pretence of (7) 81 Attempt (3) 84 Clamorous (5) 85 Contrite (10) 86 Fundamental (5) 87 Oscillate (5) 88 Troupers’ slogan (3,4,4,2,2) 89 Research (5) DOWN 2 Scared (6) 3 Cranium (5) 5 On (4) 6 Existing in name only (7) 7 Golfer’s trap (6) 8 Bungling (5) 9 Revised (anag)(7) 10 Stringed toy (2-2) 11 Strategy (6) 12 Traverse (5) 13 Small piece cut off (7) 14 Suspended (7) 18 Make inoperative (10) 23 Seller’s patter (5) 24 Eloquence (7) 26 Storm (7) 27 Bird of prey (7) 29 Feeler (7) 30 One lacking pigment (6) 31 Train tracks (5) 32 Default on a deal (6) 34 Self-satisfied (4) 36 Lively, zippy (5) 38 Segment (5) 40 Therefore (4) 45 Welds (5) 46 In progress (7) 47 Abandoned child (4) 48 Creature (6) 49 Left over (5) 50 Porridge (7) 52 Contestant (10) 53 Quick sharp reply (7) 54 Burrow (6) 55 Highly regarded (7) 56 Speed at sea (5) 57 Egg producers (4) 62 Familiar (5) 67 Vaulting (7) 68 Tooth repairer (7) 70 Green fruit (7) 72 Floating lump (7) 73 Impose a penalty on (6) 74 Pointers (6) 75 In arrears (6) 76 Sneerer (5) 78 Flower (5) 80 Bestow (5) 82 Potato dents (4) 83 Type of pastry (4)