JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Vertical passageway (5)

4 Fruitless pursuit of something unattainable (4,5,5)

11 Singing group (5)

14 Last (5)

15 Factual TV programme (11)

16 Plentiful (8)

19 Shoplifters (7)

20 Armada (5)

21 Fanciful (9)

24 Inexact (9)

26 Singing bird (6)

27 Plan (6)

31 Spinning blade (5)

32 Collarbone (8)

34 Laden to excess (10)

38 Fleet commander (7)

39 Horrified (6)

40 Dropped rubbish (6)

41 Daze (4)

42 Pretended (7)

45 Called (10)

50 Hug (7)

54 Foolhardy (4)

55 Energy (6)

56 Most elderly (6) 57 Active mountain (7)

60 Continuity delay (10)

61 Earnest request (8)

62 Cavity in skull (5)

65 Picturesque (6)

66 Concurs (6)

67 Double meaning (9)

72 Breakfast spread (9)

73 Lying face downwards (5)

74 Capital of Arizona (7)

79 Almond-flavoured paste (8)

80 Protected (11)

81 Expel (5)

82 Sketched (5)

83 Put an end to something in a firm or definite manner (5,2,3,4)

84 Doglike scavenger (5)

DOWN

2 Altitude (6)

3 Picture surround (5)

5 Golf club (4)

6 Game between two pairs (7)

7 Unfolded (6)

8 Position (4)

9 Rite (8)

10 On the wane (6)

11 Corn to cart (anag) (10)

12 Elliptical (4)

13 Entourage (7)

17 Jovial (5)

18 Made worse (10)

22 Steam burn (5)

23 Blood feud (8)

25 Berth (7)

26 Large spotted cat (7)

28 Dog (6)

29 Petrol rating figure (6)

30 Gentle wind (6)

33 Fashion (5)

35 Solid (5)

36 Steal (4)

37 Blueprint (4)

42 Dismissed (5)

43 Took a firm stand (8) 44 Delicately pretty (6)

45 Exhaustively (10)

46 Ancient stringed instrument (4)

47 Treat, refine (7)

48 Quirk (6)

49 Follow on (5)

51 Tide puller (4)

52 Sale document (7)

53 Official headcount (6)

58 Great rejoicing (10)

59 Room at the top (5)

63 User response (8)

64 Excessively selfassertive (5)

65 Lost weight (7)

68 Sovereign (7)

69 Go on board (6)

70 Crabby person (6)

71 Diamond lookalike (6)

75 Savour (5)

76 Opera solo (4)

77 Observed (4)

78 Second Greek letter (4)