JUMBO CROSSWORD WORDFILL

ACROSS

1 Boring (7)

4 Act prematurely (4,3,3)

9 Give sanction to (7)

13 Be priced at (4)

14 Tree-lined street (6)

15 Fleet of warships (6)

16 Shoe mender (7)

19 desires (4-6)

20 Support on stairway (8)

21 Had a meal (5)

24 Paradoxical (6)

25 Female parent (6)

27 Colleague (9)

32 Sleeveless apron-like dress (8)

33 Show off (6)

34 Bitter in taste (7)

38 Unending time (8)

39 Scared (6)

40 Sailor’s shout (4)

41 Cove (5)

42 Thin porridge (5)

45 Fantasy of great wealth and happiness (7,2,5)

52 Ages (5)

55 Scoff (5)

56 Open-topped pastry (4)

3 LETTERS

ACE ACT AMP DAY DEW DIG EBB END ERA IMP INN IRE LAP LEA LED LEE PEA RAG 57 Avaricious (6)

58 Production hold-up (8)

61 Hold (7)

62 Diminutive person (6)

63 Was curious (8)

66 Pen type (9)

68 Ambush (6)

69 Lemon acid (6)

73 Tastelessly bright (5)

74 Intrude unlawfully (8)

76

81 Plant piece for growing (7)

82 Counterbalance (6)

83 Leg-extending poles (6)

84 Bludgeon (4)

85 Feeling of anger from being offended (7)

86 Come up empty

87 Shared out (7)

GNUS INCA INCH IRIS PARE PEGS 4 LETTERS RISE ANON SAME BATS SLED BAYS THAW BELT TUBE BRAD TYPE DALE EDEN EDIT EKED EMIT EPIC

GLEN

SIP SPY TEE TON TOT

5 LETTERS

AMEND CADGE DHOBI EERIE ENSUE

DOWN 1 2 3 4

Small sharp nails (5) Veto (8)

Economising (6) Post-revolution ruling faction (5)

5 Submissive (4)

6 Tutor (7)

7 Stoat fur (6)

8 Beneath (5)

10 Ship’s pointy bit (4)

11 Constructed again (7)

12 Television user (6)

17

18 Climber’s spike (5)

22 With a happy disposition (8)

23 Squeeze sharply, painfully (5)

24

26 Wind instrument (4)

28 Indoor tanning device (7)

29 Strategy (6)

30 Set (6)

31 Homing bird (6)

33 Defects (5)

35 Wash soap out (5)

36 Bill of fare (4)

STEEP TIERS

6 LETTERS ACCESS ESTEEM REACTS SPHERE

7 LETTERS

BESEECH BOATMAN

8 LETTERS

24/5

37 Mongolian desert (4)

43 Haphazard (6)

44 Upright (5)

46 Friend in war (4)

47 Stress (7)

48 Enter into battle with (6)

49 Bungling (5)

50 Crabwise (8)

51 Chat casually (6)

52

53 Colourful gemstone (4)

54 Varnish resin (7)

59 Fatuous (5)

60 Girl’s name (4)

64 Harass (5)

65 Crinkly (8)

67 Accounts checker (7)

68 Laundry sink (7)

70 Space devoid of air (6)

71 Polish capital (6)

72 Rejected by lover (6)

75 Up until now (2,3)

77 Smooth and glossy (5)

78 Implant deeply (5)

79 Hitch (4)

80 Continent (4)

DAYDREAM SIDEWALK SOUTHPAW SPEEDILY

Yesterday’s solution

Yesterday

ACROSS: Dimple, 69 Thundered, 72 Sallow, 73 Greatcoat, 75 Theatre,

DOWN: 2 Potpourri, 3 Nails, 5 Moan, 6 Hideout, 7 23 Petrify, 24 Suppose, 25 Gateau, 27 Ugliest, 28 Collie, Vertigo, 44 Room, 45 Editor, 46 Alley, 48 Partnership, 49 54 Real, 57 Tirade, 64 Interpret, 65 Scalpel, 66 Chopped,