JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Bid (5) 4 Final play practice (5,9) 11 Swallows (5) 14 Freight (5) 15 Nothing at all (3,1,7) 16 Agenda (8) 19 Thaw (7) 20 Subordinate to (5) 21 Fair, unbiased (9) 24 Stair railings (9) 26 Solitary and friendless (6) 27 Ground up (6) 31 Reek (5) 32 Flowering plant (8) 34 Lacking brilliance or vitality (10) 38 Odd (7) 39 Mark of disgrace (6) 40 Afternoon nap (6) 41 Chilly (4) 42 Cure-all (7) 45 Noble (10) 50 Bather (7) 54 Expel (4) 55 Dress (6) 56 Drive forward (6) 57 Woollen fabric (7) 60 Direct and outspoken (10) 61 Leaving out (8) 62 Burn superficially (5) 65 Meagre (6) 66 Leave (6) 67 Pep-pill (9) 72 Toupee (9) 73 Striped animal (5) 74 Bird of prey (7) 79 Almond-flavoured confectionery paste (8) 80 Dogmatic, of fixed views (11) 81 Creamy-white colour (5) 82 Exhausted (5) 83 In spite of great difficulties or disadvantage (7,3,4) 84 Hawaiian greeting (5)
DOWN 2 Ragged at the edges (6) 3 Keen (5) 5 Chess piece (4) 6 Nut-turning tool (7) 7 Wandered (6) 8 Party-giver (4) 9 Debate (8) 10 Find (6) 11 Sociable, outgoing (10) 12 Deafening (4) 13 Bombed (7) 17 Savoury meat jelly (5) 18 Legislative assembly (10) 22 Direct (5) 23 Railway station area (8) 25 Memory loss (7) 26 Back disorder (7) 28 Verse form (6) 29 Small biting flies (6) 30 Wheeled boots (6) 33 Change (5) 35 Duck farmed for down (5) 36 Naked (4) 37 Russian emperor (4) 42 Evidence (5) 43 Breathing holes (8) 44 Reach (6) 45 Numerical calculations (10) 46 Wild goat (4) 47 Last paint layer (3,4) 48 Polish composer (6) 49 Representative (5) 51 Untamed (4) 52 Grand residence (7) 53 Vigour (6) 58 Apothecary (10) 59 Foe (5) 63 Cooking container (8) 64 Remove dirt from (5) 65 Sleepwear (7) 68 Violent windstorm (7) 69 Fleet (6) 70 Spring back (6) 71 Quest (6) 75 Competitor (5) 76 Faithful (4) 77 Rope joint (4) 78 Lifeless (4)