JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Stumped (7) 4 Vacant (10) 9 Packed full (7) 13 Winner’s ribbon (4) 14 Digging animal (6) 15 Irregular (6) 16 Blocked (7) 19 Scientist’s workshop (10) 20 Think deeply about; ponder (8) 21 Slept lightly (5) 24 Loosen up, relax (6) 25 Motor fuel (6) 27 Inexact (9) 32 Battery-powered (8) 33 Selection (6) 34 Difficulty (7) 38 Gave the right to (8) 39 Compelled (6) 40 Give off (4) 41 Verified truths (5) 42 Quick (5) 45 Totally indifferent (3,6,1,4) 52 Lazes (5) 55 Loses heat (5) 56 Cure (4) 57 Claim (6) 58 Drawing on a variety of sources, styles (8) 61 Least rapid (7) 62 Mischievous sprite (6) 63 Breed (8) 66 Violent radical (9) 68 Turned down (6) 69 Break loose (6) 73 Salty drops (5) 74 Two-wheeled Asian vehicle (8) 76 Vacillation (10) 81 Filled pasta envelopes (7) 82 Prefer (6) 83 Loathing (6) 84 Buried bomb (4) 85 Pretended (7) 86 Spiel (5,5) 87 Quick clever reply (7)

DOWN

1 A herb (5) 2 Round aquarium (8) 3 Severe shortage (6) 4 Brownish pigment (5) 5 Makes a choice (4) 6 Administrative body (7) 7 Oath (6) 8 Kick out (5) 10 Actor’s part (4) 11 Fly larvae (7) 12 Cricket team (6) 17 Interpreted (10) 18 Lay aside for future use (5) 22 Vegetable (8) 23 Gain points (5) 24 Ill-defined (7) 26 Cereal heads (4) 28 Tragedy by Shakespeare (7) 29 Filter (6) 30 One dominant in their field (3,3) 31 Middle (6) 33 Desert plants (5) 35 Flavourless (5) 36 Terminate (4) 37 Grain store (4) 43 Son of Zeus (6) 44 Relative (2-3) 46 Unfold (4) 47 Scaffold (7) 48 Economically feasible (6) 49 Synthetic fibre (5) 50 Debate (8) 51 Manoeuvre (6) 52 Utopian (10) 53 Stringed instrument (4) 54 Place out of sight (7) 59 Consumers (5) 60 Bolt (4) 64 Delicate (5) 65 Calms (8) 67 Gaining by work (7) 68 Bead of moisture (7) 70 Give an account of (6) 71 Chair of state (6) 72 Heavenly body (6) 75 Australian “bear” (5) 77 V-cut (5) 78 Female relative (5) 79 Delight (4) 80 Informal conversation (4)