JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 4

Impoverished; living at subsistence level (2,3,9)

11 Protect (5)

14 Bow-legged (5)

15 German wood (5,6)

16 Deviating from the usual (8)

19 Friendly and pleasant

20 Go quickly (5)

21 Tendon in the leg (9)

24 Free to travel at will (9)

26 Overseas (6)

27 Shut (6)

31 Join together (5)

32 Squeeze (8)

34 Cooking, medicine

38 Corrode (3,4)

39 Sword (6)

40 Pungent bulbs (6)

41 Reverberate (4)

42 Foamed (7)

45 Something newly

50 Hooked needle

threadwork (7) 54

55 Frozen drip (6)

56 Table-top drink container (6)

57 List of employees and their salaries (7)

60

61 Snubbing (8)

62 Pilot’s badge (5)

65 Unlocked (6)

66 Water down (6)

67 Wisdom after the event

72 Speedway (9)

73 Open-mouthed (5)

74 Post-impressionist French painter (7)

79 Fortress troops (8)

80

81 Arms, legs (5)

82

83 Totally indifferent

84 Playing card (5)

DOWN

2 Pangs of conscience (6)

3 Asian country (5)

5 North African river (4)

6 Breathing spasms (7)

7 Previously (6)

8 Nobleman (4)

9 Gives up all hope (8)

10 Board ship, aircraft (6)

11

12 Weapons (4)

13 Struck out (7)

17 Intensive bombing raid (5)

18 Step-up in intensity

22 Spinning blade (5)

23 Surprise greatly (8)

25 Pariah (7)

26 European country (7)

28 Biased (6)

29 Spanish-speaking country (6)

30 Medical centre (6)

33 Shrimp-like creature (5)

35 Darkness (5)

36 Passenger’s charge (4)

37 Hindu philosopher (4)

42 Very discontented (3,2) 43 Spectator (8)

44 Settle on (6)

45

46 Negative votes (4)

47 Inoculation material (7)

48 Chair of state (6)

49 Volunteer (5)

51 Thoroughfare (4)

52 Of Cornwall (7)

53 Speech of praise (6)

58

59 Supercilious (5)

63 Courgette (8)

64 Swooped (5)

65

68 Charge with treason (7)

69 Fame (6)

70 Maturing (6)

71 Incapable (6)

75 Spanish friend (5)

76 Spoken (4)

77 Indian garment (4)

78 Nought (4)