JUMBO CROSSWORD
Solution in Monday’s paper
ACROSS
1. Forsake (4-3)
5. Transport vehicle (7)
9. Fake (5)
12. Paddle (3)
13. Finger (5)
14. Exploit (9)
16. Rascal (5)
17. Mess up (3)
18. Silence (3)
19. Sheep (3)
20. Clear-headed (5)
21. Unlit (4)
24. Within reach (4)
26. Fortune teller (7)
30. National song (6)
33. Singe (6)
37. Song of praise (4)
39. Shy and timid (5)
41. Area (6)
42. Part of grammar (6)
43. Naming words (5)
44. Boredom (Fr) (5)
47. Night-time restriction (6)
50. Richly decorated, heavy fabric (7)
52. Filter (6)
54. Farewell (Fr) (5)
56. Whiff (5) 57. An old mariner (6)
59. Part of the eye (6)
61. Dogma (5)
64. Brake plate (4)
66. Metre (6)
69. Supernaturalist (6)
70. In proportion (L) (3,4)
74. Axe-like tool (4)
76. Condition (4)
79. Of the sun (5)
80. Deed (3)
81. Writing fluid (3)
83. Period of history (3)
84. Bird-like (5)
85. Synthetic fabric (9)
86. Smallest (5)
87. Physician (abbr) (3)
88. Pale-faced (5)
89. Hectic, competitive way of life (3,4)
90. Love affair (7)
DOWN
1. Tightly-framed photo shot (5,2)
2. Resembling a dream (7)
3. Paper art (7)
4. Faithfulness (8)
5. spell-casting stick (5,4)
6. Famed (5)
7. Panel (5)
8. Cut off (5)
9. Plug (4)
10. Measure (5)
11. Smudge (5)
15. Latin-american dance (5)
22. Bullets (colloq) (4)
23. Smooch (4)
25. Bend (3)
27. Era (3)
28. Theme (5)
29. Astute (6)
31. Incisive (9)
32. Implant (5)
34. Doubter (5)
35. Course (5)
36. Exclamation of praise to god (7)
38. Possibly (5)
40. Vase (3)
24/9
41. Aid in time of need (7)
45. Whinny (5)
46. Loan shark (6)
48. Spacious (5)
49. Soil (5)
51. Out of practice (5)
53. Helicopter blade (5)
55. Hotel (3)
58. Swing back and forth (9)
60. Louse (3)
62. Discharge (4)
63. Muslim ruler (4)
65. Machinery driver (8)
67. Possessed (3)
68. Very small (colloq) (5)
71. Most favourable (7)
72. Desert (7)
73. Newspaper story (7)
74. First in importance (5)
75. Nothing (colloq) (5)
77. Go in (5)
78. Worth (5)
79. Latin American dance (5)
82. Eager (4)