JUMBO CROSSWORD
26/5
ACROSS
1 Cold dish (5) 4 Protectively covered (8) 9 Food grain (6) 14 Haggard (5) 15 Cruel, mean person (5,5,2,4) 17 Dog breed (5) 18 Lumberjack’s tool (3) 19 Golf course avenue (7) 20 Public declaration of policy and aims (9) 21 Victor (6) 24 Welder’s gas (9) 25 Suppressing official (6) 26 Artist’s workshop (6) 29 School boss (10) 31 Amazement (3) 32 Set (6) 33 Fifty per cent (4) 35 Alcoholic drink (3) 37 Swedish car (4) 39 Wrong (9) 40 Fecundity (9) 41 Bad-tempered and unfriendly (5) 42 Highly regarded (8) 47 Curved sword (8) 51 Of birds (5) 55 Cemetery (9) 56 Mutual understanding (9) 58 Small whirlpool (4) 59 Slump (3) 60 Discharge (4) 61 Hit (6) 62 Space between (3) 63 Place of worship (10) 66 Autographed (6) 67 Frank (6) 69 Expletive (5,4) 72 Drink of the gods (6) 73 Agitated, confused (9) 75 Eyelash makeup (7) 77 Extinct bird (3) 80 Heath shrub (5) 81 Rebuke severely (4,4,3,5) 82 Young eel (5) 83 Element in diamonds, graphite (6) 84 Lacking decisiveness (8) 85 African country (5)
DOWN
2 Landslide (9) 3 Subsequent to (5) 5 Stagger (4) 6 Perform surgery (7) 7 Chilled (12) 8 Operated a vehicle (5) 9 Baking container (4,3) 10 Slight sprain (4) 11 Fearful (6) 12 Radio detection and ranging (5) 13 Conflagration (7) 14 Gravitas (7) 16 Domed building with displays of the heavens (11) 22 Paranormal (6) 23 Appal (7) 24 Within earshot (7) 25 Sachet (anag)(6) 27 Daily record keeper (7) 28 Based on the metre (6) 30 Uncommon (4) 32 Core (5) 34 Lobby (5) 36 Company (4) 38 Donkey (3) 42 Bird of prey (5) 43 Doing business (7) 44 Balanced (4) 45 Demands and obtains something from someone (6) 46 Wash soap out (5) 48 Question intensively (11) 49 Emerald Isle (7) 50 Append (3) 51 Naval commander (7) 52 Hen-pecked (6) 53 Utterly absurd (12) 54 Finest (4) 57 Hot coals (6) 64 Generously, abundantly (9) 65 Instructor (7) 66 Thwarted (7) 68 Sea mammal (7) 70 Earth’s highest mountain (7) 71 Mouth liquid (6) 72 Unworldly (5) 74 Melting snow (5) 76 Tedious task (5) 78 Apparel (4) 79 Astound (4)