JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

Clothing (7) Sheen (5)

Raise a false alarm (colloq) (3,4)

Too (4) Smooth, glossy fabric (5)

Sailing event (7) Courage (5) Along with (3)

Dab (3) Lament (5) Stated (8) Embarrassing error (7) Flexible (9) Theatre employees (6) Dowager (5) Naval greeting (4) Cycle (5) Mystery (6) Vitality (5)

Be (5)

Alien (7)

Glue (3)

Poorly (3) Hermit (7)

Bid (5)

Gentle push (5)

Arrive at a conclusion (6)

Allotted period of work (5)

Prudish (4) Crooked (5) Settle comfortably (6) Become suspicious (colloq) (5,1,3) Grandeur (7) System of worship (8) Cast out (5) Misrepresent (3) Grow old (3) Adversary (5) Hobby (7)

Field of activity (5) Dirty (4) Overshadow (7) Solid (5) Deliberately test someone’s patience (3,2,2)

DOWN

Soak up (6)

Flat unleavened bread (4)

Citrus skin (4)

Food cupboard (6) Eye protection (7) Posed for an artist (3) Careless, haphazard (8) Converse (8) Linear unit of measure (4)

Above (4) Predict (8) Entirely (L) (2,4) Abrupt (5) Passport endorsement (4)

Animal’s lair (3) Garland (3) Gradually reduce (5) Laid up (9)

Prank (4) Scraps of cloth (4) Hesitate (5) Instruction (9) Little (3)

Spree (5)

Short note (4)

Assisted reproduction technology (abbr) (3) Flag (4)

Treat with disregard (5) Emotionally insecure (5)

Up to (5) Seethe (4) Modify (4) Original (3) Anticipation (8) Incapacitate (8) Adventurous (8) Nervous (2,4) Sports equipment (3) Periods of reduced prices (5)

Brown coal (7) Washed out (3) Law of possession (4) Instant (6) Fawning subordinate (3-3)

Chime (4) Spring (4) Military force (4) Compass point (4) Beer (3)