JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1

Overeat greedily (4,1,3,2,7)

10 Roomy (8)

15 Humorous play (6)

16 Smart pithy remarks (10)

17 Was Ceylon (3,5)

19 Use over again (7)

21 Indian instrument (5)

22 Harmless (9)

25 Of the greatest (9)

27 Abandon (7)

29 Diverse (6)

33 Trapdoor (5)

34 Drink (8)

36 Narrow place where

39 Uncooked (3)

41 Pickling liquid (7)

42 Grinding teeth (6)

43 Writer (6)

44 Fuse together with heat (4)

45 Immediate (7)

48 Public vote (10) 53 Origin (7)

57 Manner of walking (4)

58 Headgear for a horse (6)

59 Muscle seizures (6)

60 Ask for (7)

62 Age (3)

64

65 Free (8)

66 Whisky plant (5)

69 Evaluate (6)

70 Offer marriage (7)

71 Hospital (9)

76 Lengthened in duration (9)

77 Gridded chart (5)

78 Lit (7)

83 Stinging arachnid (8)

84 Petite (10)

85 Yell (6)

86 Merited (8)

87 In secret (6,6,5)

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2 Idolised (6)

3 Foe (5)

4 Snoop (3)

5 Robe (4)

6 Vogue (7)

7 Drink of the gods (6)

8 Celebrity (4)

9 Similarity (8)

11 Chase after (6)

12 Determined mathematically (10)

13 Has (4)

14 Began (7)

18 The very lowest (4-6)

20 Pb, a metal (4)

23 Insure (5)

24 Radio set (8)

26 Prehistoric (7)

28 Supervise (7)

30 Distribute sparingly (6)

31 Cope (6)

32 Concentrated (6)

35 Wear away (5)

37 Glory (5)

38 Increase (4)

40 Room in hospital (4)

45 Cast metal block (5) 46

(8)

47 Large serving dish (6)

48 Misleading clue (3,7)

49

50 Brings to mind (7)

51 Close (6)

52 Shoe part (5)

54 Balanced (4)

55 Globe-circling line (7)

56 Slight (6)

61 Tall building (10)

63 Undress (5)

67 Desire for food (8)

68 Dirty fog (4)

69 Laid the blame on (7)

72 Relating to marriage (7)

73 Wall recess (6)

74 Debated (6)

75 Swallow up (6)

79 Snow house (5)

80 Common sense (4)

81 Short skirt (4)

82 Optical glass (4)

85 Offer (3)