JUMBO CROSSWORD
Solution in Monday’s paper
ACROSS
1. Throw away (4,3)
6. Moribund (5)
9. Might (5)
12. Bring together (5)
13. Sense of self (3)
14. Block of metal (5)
15. Weighed down (5)
16. Composition (5)
18. Live (5)
20. Entice (5)
21. Singalong entertainment (7)
23. Tag (4)
25. Mindless (5)
27. Indolently (4)
29. Gaunt (5)
31. Sketch (4)
33. Enthusiastic (4)
34. Quaint (4)
36. Formal question and answer session (9)
39. Fuel (US) (3)
40. Form a link with (6)
43. Action in response to threat (14)
46. Product used in fertiliser and animal feeds (4)
47. Parsimonious (4) 49. Looking without buying (6-8)
54. Irregular strip (6)
56. Question (3)
57. Principles (9)
61. Indication (4)
64. Effortless (4)
66. Level (4)
67. Boisterous (5)
68. Scorch (4)
70. Shade of brown (5)
72. Chair (4)
74. Horrible (7)
76. Fittingly (5)
78. Ship’s officer (5)
80. Reverence (5)
81. Sarcastic praise (5)
82. Lag behind (5)
83. Slate (3)
84. Cut off (5)
85. Scope (5)
86. Estimate (5)
87. Expel as waste (7)
DOWN
1. Stocky (8)
2. Fashion industry (inf) (3,5)
3. Be superior (5)
4. Soup dish (6)
5. Music system (2-2)
6. Codeword for D in radio communication (5)
7. Really (6)
8. Softly (6)
9. Verse (4)
10. Compass point (4)
11. Cockney language idiosyncrasy (7,5)
17. Steeple (5)
19. Mock (5)
22. Global name for Chinese gooseberry (4)
24. Surroundings or environment (Fr) (6)
26. Perform (3)
28. Unruly (7)
29. Food store (abbr) (4)
30. Hostility (5)
32. Leftover (7)
35. Court (3)
37. And not (3)
38. Hole in a needle (3)
41. As well (4) 42. Assume (7)
43. Fall heavily (inf) (4,1,7)
44. Outside limit (4)
45. Insincerely emotional (7)
48. Crooked (5)
50. Character (6)
51. Armed conflict (3)
52. Spicy (3)
53. Badger (3)
55. Promising (4)
58. Enthusiasm (5)
59. Mischievous child (3)
60. Affirmative (inf) (4)
62. Start up (8)
63. Nautical shade (4,4)
65. Adjust to suit (5)
68. Blubbering (6)
69. On land (6)
71. Disregard (6)
73. Deep void (5)
75. Escapade (5)
76. Epoch (4)
77. Printed characters (4)
79. Preserve (4)